What is BIGFACE?

 Yesterday I met Terri for a latte ($9 and delicious!) at Jimmy Butler's pop-up coffee shop at Valencia and 22nd Street. We have no idea why it is called BIGFACE, but it is a fun and friendly place. Jimmy plays for the Warriors and is currently on crutches but fans keep coming in to soak up the atmosphere. The best part for me, of course, was catching up with Terri and I enjoyed my nice long walk in the lovely sunshine.

happy Heist brunch

 What a cheery little restaurant on Post Street! But best of all was catching up with Dancing Jen over my delicious French toast and latte. The rains came down but I made it to Macy's for some smart shopping, a very good Wednesday indeed.

Oscar prep

 Yesterday I watched The Secret Agent on Prime on Samsung. Today I will do a little research about Brazil in the 1970's. I did like this movie and Wagner Moura is quite wonderful ~ we loved him as Escobar in Narcos, remember? Next up is Hamnet and I will skip F1 and maybe Bugonia? I need to stock up on microwave popcorn as there is rain in the forecast. Rain = movies.

today a salute to they/them

 Give Us Your Pronouns

They say,

give us

your pronouns.

So proud

of themselves

for asking.

Give us your

pro nouns.

Tell us how

you would like us

to refer to you,

your pronouns

your for nouns

for people

for places

for things

the proper noun

for you is

your pronoun

which you should

give to us. Give

us your

pronouns. Please

help us

refer to you

correctly.

We don’t

want to make

any mistakes

with your pronouns

which are yours

and you have them so

give us your pronouns

give us

this day

our daily

bread

give us time

give us

a bloodhound

with no sense

of smell.

Your pronouns

your canine

lost

in the woods.

~ Stacey Waite

“Give Us Your Pronouns” from A REAL MAN WOULD HAVE A GUN: by Stacey Waite.
Published by University of New Mexico Press on February 18, 2025.
Copyright © 2025 by Stacey Waite.
All rights reserved.
Reproduced by Poetry Daily with permission.

Super Bowl Bunny

 Well, Bad Bunny was the highlight yesterday. OK, that and the bratwurst at Heidi and Rob's. We were glad that the Seahawks won and the kicker guy deserves a raise. Ozzie the cat had his back to the tv as I made nonsensical and uneducated comments about "the pocket" and the red zone. Now, let us focus on baseball again, right?

some great tv

 Riot Women is such a glorious and fun (and sad) experience from British Television. I get this on Prime but don't ask me how that works. And yes, there will be a Season Two. Hooray! Check it out...

home, hearth, cat and memories

 It was warm and beautiful in Santa Barbara and Ginger Two took good care of me, as always. So, from the top:

.Lunch at Elwood in Goleta after I deplane

.Orange tree in Ginger's back yard

.Beach walk with Skylar and Ginger 

.Gorgeous sunset at the beach

.Lunch at Summerland Beach Cafe

We also had a lovely time with G's friend Betsy and we three actually went clothes shopping (me!) at Natasha's in downtown Santa Barbara. 

And a special thanks to Mr. and Ms. Blogmaid for picking me up at SFO yesterday. No easy task.