On this Memorial Day, I'll take my marching orders from the Queen, the Boss, and the drummer.

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Graphic by Terelle Jerricks

The marine mammals of SoCal have been in mortal crisis for 2 months. I’ve been dealing with the DA event as a volunteer at the Marine Mammal Care Center. I wrote about the crisis and the need for volunteers for the Earth Day edition of Random Lengths www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/202...

The evening included longtime activist Theresa Bonpane and historian Heidi Tinsman. Parra’s hymn “Gracias a la Vida” united Chileans resisting Pinochet’s authoritarian regime, years after Parra’s death in 1967 by suicide. Last night, we sang it together as a blessing and a call to action.

Last night I attended a tribute to the late, great Chilean artist and musician Violeta Parra that was also a celebration of the publication of “Thanks to Life,” a comprehensive scholarly biography by Ericka Verba.

Joan Didion in "Los Angeles Notebook," 1965-67. Once again, she warned us.

Brilliant sunset and super low tide tonight. Our neighbor snapped us walking and our dog running with strangers.

Waving hi in La Jolla.

There were these crazy ripples in the sky at Cabrillo Beach tonight. Venus lurked among them and a jet navigated their squiggly trails. They looked like water breaking on shallow shores or the sand patterns beneath the waves.
The world turned upside down. Anyone know what these clouds are called?

Saturday morning Cabrillo beach

Remastered recordings by the Gits remind us what was lost when Mia Zapata was killed.

Pink sky.