Want to send flowers to San Francisco, but can’t afford an entire bouquet? Flowers for Al and Don is accepting PayPal donations. That’s where I sent my money. The San Francisco Chronicle picked up the story. As did the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Zoe Trope is a Dancing Queen. Watch me dork out in public. I really liked her book.

Zoe Trope — at first — might make you a little jealous. No. Wait. At the very first moment you learn of her, she might make you viciously angry, raging against the injustices of the world, that a fifteen-year old girl gets her memoirs published, her diaries made into a book with a Dave Eggers…

Lisa writes: If this isn’t worth of a Pamie PSA ™, I don’t know what is. Today a coworker of mine had a thought to send flowers to a random couple waiting in line at SF city hall. He called a florist and they agreed to do it. He told them to deliver to any…

Cal had a bad morning. We took him to the vet and he got a shot and he’s fine. If there’s one reason to love Cal’s lack of short-term memory, it’s that he’s never bitter when he gets back from the vet. In fact, you can watch him forget it just during the drive home.…

On getting older and wiser and irrationally afraid of death. Just a Number…

I got drunk-dialed last night by someone I hadn’t heard from in three years. It must be because AB reprinted my recent message to her.

I want you to know that I’m at a Starbucks next to my night job and I came here early with my computer just to write these for you. Why? Because I’m clearly in love with you more than I love myself. Like Wynonna, “I forgot to put myself on the list!” Kick it. [db]…

I wrote a piece about the Oakland Book Drive for CaliforniaAuthors.com. I can’t say enough how proud I am of you guys.

It’s that time of the year again. The Sixth Annual Valentine’s Day Poems. Wow. Sixth. Who feels old now?