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Whale Watching
When I was a teenager and didn't know anything about whales or lesbians, I heard Margaret Cho say 'lesbians love whale watching. they fucking love it.' I didn't know what any of that was. Well, Margaret Cho, you were RIGHT. I fucking love it. A whale named Pepper. A whale named Little Dimple and her calf. Who is…
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Intersections
For an all hands meeting at work, I was asked if I wanted to share a story about my life and how I got here. It has not been the easiest, holding all of these identities and selves, often in places that did not welcome me. I think sometimes of Merantau: of finding a home away from home. All of my parts and…
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Postcard from Monterey
I have a new job, which also means new views! Million dollar views, in fact. I so love this part of the world: when Sabrena and I first moved to California back in 2018, we were so excited to finally be somewhere where we could travel with our dog, Cookie. We booked a trip and came to Monterey for my birthday that…
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Gulls at Alcatraz
Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens. Alcatraz Island, just off San Francisco In the early days of Covid-19, a friend said 'we're getting old let's do old people things', so we picked 'birding'. Looks like it stuck. Here, a photo of some baby Western gulls on Alcatraz island, which has many types of birds, including falcons, and…
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A Whale of a Time
Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens, somewhere near the Farallon Islands Once or twice a year I try to get on a boat out to the Farallon Islands with birders in the Bay Area. Pelagic birding is my absolute favorite type of birding: being able to get out in the ocean and see a huge amount of sea life of all types is a treat. In…