When a public library is as central to the community as are the schools, we can bet the town is a great place to be, Whether it is the quilt exhibit, artists displays, community meetings (“Great Decisions”), or representative authors, the library has something for everyone while applauding the communities treasures. Recently, David Dodd and […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What will the dystopian work world of 2041 look like?
Historians are great at looking at the cyclical nature of civilizations rise and fall. The study of the past is seen as illuminating the future. Wise man not make same mistake twice says Confucius. However, I have never been much of a student of the past though I love its stories. In the case of […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What might we learn from reality shows?
It isn’t often that I have had huge blocks of time to allow multiple reality shows of one venue to wash over me. However, my recent recuperation from hip surgery allowed me to indulge in the home renovation shows, home search and the baking competitions. Who knew that I would gain some awareness I didn’t […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: Have you begun your descent into binge watching?
I found out about binge watching somewhere in the middle of my discovering the plethora of made-for-TV movies. I had only, naive me, known of the word bingeing when it came to food. Checking the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries I learned that bingeing is defined as a short period devoted to indulging in an activity […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What might you want to know about our Vallejo DMV, the written exam and the real ID?
Five years ago, I took my written exam. I remembered a test that required reading the driver’s handbook, a long line at the DMV if one did not have an appointment, a paper test and an eye examination. Thinking of that experience was very vivid. Five years seemed just a moment ago. I couldn’t believe […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What are some rules for old people?
These were written by a child living with her old Aunt Millie. She wrote a list of rules that should be followed based upon her observations, here they are: 1 Do not suck in soup or other liquids. 2. Do not chew with your mouth open. 3. Don’t talk while you are chewing. 4 Try […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: How well are you connected?
Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD and James H. Fowler, PhD wrote the book “Connected” in which they determined the importance of the people, family and friends who are in our network as to who we are and what decisions we make. Moving from the idea of total independence they affirm that we are all interconnected […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What are the advantages of returning to the same vacation haunts over the decades?
Twelve trips to the Hawaiian Islands has taught me a thing or two. Until this latest trip to Maui with Bob Silver, Marlene Faysal and Garland McClure, I had not realized how many decades had past since I first visited Oahu in 1965 when I was 25. With six trips to Maui: when Lahaina was […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: Do you have a scary story to tell?
Several weeks ago I was in the audience at Berkeley Rep to see “Imaginary Comforts, or the Story of the Ghost of the Dead Rabbit.” Sometimes Berkeley Rep’s selections are really out there. That was true of this presentation. which had asides about a rabbit and a rabbi that was supposed to be humorous (a […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What is ikigai?
Having 60 years of making new year’s resolutions behind me, gets pretty old, and I am getting pretty old myself. So I decided to leave my usual process behind me. I always resolved to lose weight, and exercise more. Here it is two days after the new year and I am inspired to follow the […]