My Pandemic Brain
It all started with the onlaught of Zoom meetings. I called it the Zoom Apocalypse. Zoom meetings were busting out all over my inbox. It got to the point where I couldn’t keep them straight. I was worried I’d miss a meeting; not sure which one was in what group? What time? They began to run over each other.
read moreWe Are Not All Getting Through This together and I’m Not Ready to Get My Hair Cut
We keep hearing that “We are all in this together.” I’m betting there is a large segment of society that would not agree: They have lost their jobs. They’ve lost their business. They lost their home. They’ve lost a friend or family member to the virus. We are...
read moreZoom Gloom – Or How I Survived the Zoom Apocalypse
When all this “sheltering in place” began here in Northern California a month ago, going online for my writer’s group meeting was a novelty. We are fortunate to have a Zoom guru at our club who set it up, and she helped our speaker show their slides for the presentation.
read moreDistraction in The Time Of The Corona Virus
Like everyone in Northern California on physical “Lock Down,” all that was a familiar part of my day is now gone. It didn’t happen all at once, but drip by drip, my life grew smaller and smaller.
read moreWhat Are The Real San Francisco Values — Part 1
The list of San Francisco haters includes some big names, including Newt Gingrich (Former House Speaker), House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois), and Fox talk show host Bill O’Reilly. Also included in this list is Dan Schnur, a Republican media strategist.
read more“Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America” a book review by Geri Spieler
Rebecca Lester’s book “Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America,” attempts to cover the medical communities’ Herculean efforts to cure a wide range of eating disorders. The book focuses on the complicated relationship between the attempts to treat those who suffer from eating disorders and the apparent failure of the system to heal them. And at its heart, Lester writes, “It is critical to understand that eating disorders are not about food—not really. They are about a deep, abiding, toxic shame and self-negation that is so embedded that it may never fully be eradicated.”
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