Sister pillow, Berkeley, CA.
I know, I know! Another bare-bones (post-skimpy) week last week. It’s killin’ me. I tell you, though. Peace, quiet, and adequate time to hunker down and do justice to all the stories and ideas floating around in the head are right there on the horizon. I can see ‘em from here, [...]

Carnegie Hall, NYC.
No, I didn’t ask anyone how to get there. But I was tempted. [See also: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" which actually leads not to the storied performance venue, but into a barnyard.]

The author at brunch, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. Photo: DeBORah.
If I told you how many really incredible people I spent time with Sunday, you would never believe me. Really. I didn’t need a guidebook to New York, I needed a guide book to my own day.
Every single one is doing major work either for lesbians in [...]

Sibling revelry, Berkeley, CA.
[Ed note: we’re off for an ultra-brief and ultra-necessary family getaway, at which I expect no internet access. Thereafter, I’m off to the BlogHer conference in NYC.  I expect much Twittering (brace yerself/apologies in advance), much photograph-taking, and maybe, if I can rig up the laptop in the late-night bathtub, some posting. [...]

Explorers, Berkeley, CA.

Brunch goer, Mama’s Royal Café, Oakland, CA.

[Ed note: These are in color, since LGBT Pride is inherently colorful. Also: more is likely to come later, along with a few notes on the day. But one had to at least share a few gay families at the Pride Parade images ASAP. Especially given what's "P," or possible, these days.  Which is [...]

School’s out ice cream, Albany, CA.
Last year, when the girlie graduated preschool, we came here for a scoop. The place never loses its allure. Or invests in other than Wal-Mart plastic lawn chairs. Or scrubs behind the counter. Or updates the vintage 1980s arcade video games (two of ‘em, which I suspect draws at least [...]