Mendoza’s back. Let’s just start there. He’s home and he’s safe, and aside from suspiciously dirty paws and a hoarse throat, nothing’s wrong with him. It seems that while I was weeping inconsolably and staggering around the streets of Vallarta [Read More]
Nearly fifteen years ago, in throes of early adulthood (with all the experimentation, drama, and voluminous hair that implies) I decided to get a companion cat for my cat, Donita. Donita was a black and white domestic short hair with [Read More]
“Severe headache and eye symptoms” are listed as indicators in 66 diseases, including “Arctic Bearded Seal Poisoning”, according to the curiously-named wrongdiagnosis.com. (There’s a lesbian joke in there. I’ll let you find it.) Seven days of radio silence may have [Read More]
I had something special lined up for tonight: a return to the light, funny, self-deprecating posts of yore. I was going to make y’all laugh. And then the election results came in. Those of you who know me know that I [Read More]
I don’t want to be a one-trick writer known only for her tales of DANGER! so I’m going to get this out of the way early. As in Africa, in Mexico there are many dangerous things. I had a sense of [Read More]
The BBC delivers a typically-restrained and well-edited story on the The Chosen Few lesbian football team out of South Africa. It’s only 2 minutes, 11 seconds and does a good job of presenting a snapshot of the dangers (violence, rape, [Read More]
In some ways soccer brought me to Africa, so it seems fitting that my last full day on the continent will be spent completing a soccer-related task. Let me begin at the beginning. For the first 35 years of my [Read More]
It’s 3pm and we have been up since 6am in order to make it to Boulders Bay and back in time for lunch (which was delightful – I recommend the chicken salad at Table Thirteen, 78 Victoria Junction, Cape Town). [Read More]
I don’t know when the penguin obsession began but after missing them in Argentina (Buenos Aires is too far north), I am determined to see them while I am on the Western Cape. And I don’t mean those benumbed beasts [Read More]
As if the lions, holdups, puff adders and giant cockroaches weren’t enough, Craig and I decide to go shark cage diving. The shuttle picks us up at 6am and we drive 2 hours to Gansbaai. When we arrive the driver [Read More]
