Valentine’s Day train ride, Berkeley, CA. Way back when the beloved and I had our commitment ceremony, circa 1997, we made a point to celebrate all kinds of love. Familial, platonic, romantic; all of it. Â We did that partly because we were uncomfortable about having drawn people from far and
At Mama’s Royal Cafe, Oakland, CA. We went to Oakland’s legendary Mama’s Royal Café the other day as a foursome, for the first time in forever. Or rather, for the first time since the little guy was in a baby seat, which feels like forever. It’s a long period of
There’s a story that goes along with this. Â Details to be appended to this here post later tonight, after I get the kids in bed. Long ago, back when people picked up newspapers in their hands in the morning and read them, then put them down and went on with