Category Archives: humor

Buying cars and studio portraits: same revolting experience

Posted on October 20, 2016 by stillalife

I’m about to shop for a new car.  Ever since the “good Samaritan” jammed the gearshift in my 2004 Subaru in the process of towing my car, which had a dead battery caused by the body shop that left the back door open too … Continue reading →

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More adventures in Iceland: eating putrified shark

Posted on June 23, 2016 by stillalife

I can’t write about Iceland without talking about the food. Fresh Arctic char, perfectly prepared lamb, creamy yogurt, roasted root vegetables, tasty ice cream, every kind of homemade bread, fish soups, smoked fish and meat, were on the menu every … Continue reading →

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Need baking lavender, fig vinegar, or asafoetida? Call me.

Posted on May 9, 2016 by stillalife

Some cooks are not tied to recipes. They make use of whatever ingredients they find in their cupboards or their refrigerators, and rather than search grocery stores for exotic ingredients they’ve never heard of, they create interesting concoctions using what … Continue reading →

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Sick of on-line ads? No one cares.

Posted on April 16, 2016 by stillalife

Are you sick of on-line advertising?  Don’t bother to say yes, because it doesn’t matter if you are.  Ads now follow you everywhere you click. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the Tom Cruise futuristic movie, “Minority Report.” In this, the … Continue reading →

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A lifestyle, not a diet

Posted on April 12, 2016 by stillalife

They tell you it’s not a diet, but a lifestyle.  They’re wrong. It has to be a diet: I’m hungry. Nutritionists advise us to stop eating sugar, not the natural sugars in fruits, but added sugars found in everything from … Continue reading →

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Yearning for the occasional grouch

Posted on March 11, 2016 by stillalife

Work friends and I sometimes went out to lunch at a family-run BBQ joint. I call it a “joint” because “restaurant” did not come to mind in this former auto body shop. As strange as it sounds, people didn’t just … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by stillalife

I haven’t blogged much this month — or even this year — so I’m wrapping up 2015 with the summary we just sent to friends and relatives out of the area. Meanwhile, may you enjoy the end of 2015 and … Continue reading →

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Putting early learning to work with literary agents

Posted on July 22, 2015 by stillalife

Recently, I had a chance to do what I do best, namely, read aloud in front of an audience. Not exactly a big claim to fame. Since I was attending the annual Pacific NW Writers’ Conference at the time, reading … Continue reading →

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What does the internet say about you?

Posted on April 27, 2015 by stillalife

It turns out you don’t need to take a nude photo and post it on Facebook to earn a bad reputation.  You just need a presence on the internet. I discovered this when I was looking for the phone number … Continue reading →

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New Years’ Resolution app

Posted on January 1, 2015 by stillalife

I’m sharing one last tale from 2014, one of my stranger experiences. It started when a friend and I took a bus to downtown Seattle in early December, and she showed me an app on her phone called OneBusAway. I … Continue reading →

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