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Your pal, Jess
Ladies- I'm a single, straight, virgo/boar INTJ (age 51) who enjoys books, getting out into nature, music, and daily exercise.

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Here's a quote from Fyodor Dostoevsky to start things off right: Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

People in my past

my faceless social network
 
801: the linebargers, matsunos, joneses, costellos, and edwardses
family (tesharans and hennessys): larry, peg, greg, liz, tom, jeannine, debbie, stephanie, steve, penney, jim, vicki, erin, patrick, dan clegg, rosemarie.  annette v. riddle,
-sarah salazar.
-jay and alyce fahey, mary and james hennessy, ben and doris teshara

chess pieces: ellen, tim bishop, jeff pon, michael king, and julie castle-scott

religious: creed rafferty, koran, mohammed (mo), siva, jesus, tim bishop, devan cross.
omg (oliver my dog), david, jesse, isaiah, noah, sarah, rebecca, thomas, mark, matthew, john, mary, joseph, israel.

animals: christine scobee, erik beever, kaitlyn kat starr, duvlaca duv holland, tick falletti, oso, parrot, tiger, aunts (others: flea (red hot chili peppers), mosquito, dog (the bounty hunter), tiger woods, robin williams)

food: french, fries, brandy, hennessy, edom, brie, chip, stu, sauer, mazzola, heinze, debbie 

geography: ellen covington-french, duvlaca holland, hong, michael kong, israel, francisco, roland dubai.

karen, kirin, koran
doug biggert, smith, kapovitch
larry teshara, wahl, myer
greg teshara, adams, st. john
pat: patricia brown, zonca; patrick hennessy, sullivan
chris keck, romo, sheldon, tofer, roeske, chris; christine scobee, khoury, fuentes, dentoni
steve heuser, mazzola, malakis, hackney, dunek, clark, toloski, azevedo, pittinger, erle
larry, peggy, greg, liz, tom, jeannine, steve, penny, jesse teshara
kathy gill, ghnaim, kat starr, katie, katie wolf, caitlin, cathy blish.
kevin mulcahey, tipper, celadon
mike ruane, nathan, romo, kong, crotty, bulen, willis, mcgee, jubien, matsuno, ferry, durieux, king
john murphy, heuser, savant, torrey, champlin, mclaughlin, sims
david eldridge, storn, esteva, bulen, hanngie, lo, bartels
joe flaherty, hearney, cline, jose vargas, joel, josie, joseph (harley), joe (contractor), joe (bucket), joe ehrman

shawn and michelle, michael and david bulen;
mike and matt mcgee;  mike, miwa, mitch matsuno

bay areans:
berkeleyans: sharif, larissa, ali, nasir, tim, erin, dennis, tziporah, fazil, caitlin
bill, peter, adam, victor, armando
oaklandish: pierre basmaji, sara brown, nikki, gretchen klise, audrey kell, rebecca bonneville
san leandro: julie, sam, miette, fido, taco
dr. michelle sallee, dr. huh, dr. elisa rambo, janos zanyi mft, andrea glover, cathy farrell, 
helpers: max dolane, jc, paul
other acquaintances: young 'cere, jerilyn, walter, olivia, chris, karen, frank, deana, brooks, phil, sylvia, richard

st. stephens teachers: pucinelli, fitzpatrick, creedon, delara, harvey, corsiglia, achin, mary

ss classmates: mabel mistica, samer and kathy ghnaim, brandon sargent, matt fambrini, tracy fannin, keith madden, lori liuzzi, mark c wong, tom mallen, scott biggs, mike ruane, nathan, romo, kong, crotty, michelle hallisy, steve mazzola, malakis, nancy malik, carol jurado, maryanne barulich, andrea curtis, josette ferrer, claudia hrvatin.
-jennifer lueras, roland dubai, mr. achin

childhood friends: steve toloski, steve, dirk, wyatt, chris and kelly, miwa matsuno, christine fuentes, monica madden, rebecca edwards.

s.i. classmates: dennis unson, manuel micaller, piero isola, marco campagna, tri fritz, dave bartels, jacob wang, jim crudo, joe cline, aaron frank, pj trudell, devan cross, mike ferry, jean-claude calegari, pat sullivan, jean-paul savant, ralph barsi, tom mcguirk, heath white, david storn, joe flaherty, jose vargas, steve clark, joel tomaneng, jeff sun, eli kuo, gabe sanchez, ricardo perez, armando rodrigues, charles harrison, al madrigal, calvin lui, brian spaulding, gavin das, damon poeter, matt powell, ben kalin. joe hearney, tim leehane. -paolo maraviglia.

s.i. teachers: sister (morality and ethics) _, shaughnessy, david lorentz, peter m. devine, paul hanley, nick sablinsky, guido van rijn. donna murphy.

priests: fr. te, sauer, papa john/ papa murphy, prietto, sotelo, brown, horsefall, paul o'dell, corcoran, mccormick, bishop cummings, deacon gary west, brother draper. _

carin' about cairns:
camp royaneh:greg, rick st. john; hovey, josiah clark, chris roeske, jackie cougar crow, ken pederson, steve pittinger, charles _, pat beatty, jeff downing, drew p. jones, jack laws, jack kilmartin, steve gallagher, ed nave, pat devlin, bob wolf, chip hansel, john powers, robin praeger, chris, ted, _ kanelopolous, ed _, bruce _, andy and _ jones, greg adams, tim mcguinness, garrett dempsey, pat growney, dan paul, steve erle, bill and terry, brian heinze, wayne and candi llano, judy feifarek-tipper, _ (cope, packed parachutes), wayland _, _ (pool, managed sporting goods), scott rogers, steve haas, bernard, mike wren. itsuo tanaka. rodney. ed, george, _ flowers.
- marty, _ (diamond-r), sheridan rom, ed _, stan altshuler, doug kapovitch, bob anino

troop 14:
joe ehrman, fred dickson, roleigh warner, jackson mcelmel.
stephen, jonathan heuser, jason pett, mike durieux, john champlin, alan steele, tri, clay fritz, zach, andrew higgins, john-austin, mark saviano, mike, matt mcgee, zack thayer, chad law, chris romo.  

ucdavis integrated studies '89-'90:joncarlo ruggieri, caleb ward, mark thiess, karen wilson, erik beever, adam green, angela, tina and terra, holly johnson and treena, dan rohrer, dan sherman, betsy, stacey, whitney, wendy wichyman, megan, cathy blish. cheryl, susan, jean, stormy, michelle.

professors: scott mclean, henry mchenry, michael jubien, david robertson

the ladies: leslie servus, ellen covington-french, kathy gill, helen, lenore, mona, judy f-t, brandi odom (buffy), duvlaca holland, anna panagakis, jamie naylor, mara dale, marcy, kat starr, slb, nikki
 
friends: sara brown, fazil erdem, pierre basmaji, kathy ray, caitlin moore, sam julie miette.

old school: mary moran, holly, karen, dan, reginald, kristen, josh, jacinda, phil, jessica archer, pat giri, sarah jane hawkins, laura pinocci, ellen trainor, lara, mai, alex, alison berenstein, so, kai, nat, john sims, cassidy starfire, byron, pete, kent, steve pacelli, serena yuen, amy, rubina, connie.

auburn area: pat brown, ron, ken, michael, theresa, bruce meads, marci, betty gadberry, ruby, eric evers.
s friends: melissa and james seymour, melina and john harper, shelley, naomi, ashley

pets: ollie and marcel, zeus and pip, marsden and _, fido and taco, camille, shnoodle-dorf, squirt, shadow, lola, winnie.

crowbar hotel: four nguyen, paul gallagher, david hanggie, milton, bradley, cornelius, jeff, jesse
diamond, jasper, red, silk, boxer, khan, leto, outlaw, parrot, tiger, champ

random mix:  nina sullivan, alan anderson, tamara, lisa noujdina, lola, veronica, francesca, alan zeltserman, frank, H (calistoga artist), sofia harrison, corliss, brian shipley, joy, emily, morgan, ro-el, hernan, hermenio, mike, mike willis, nathan lane. jim marquis, yoshi tanaka, harv, barb, josie, cherie robinson, isabel.
roger (runner), gary (cook) powell (rosemont)

past docs: francine reich, paul jurkowski, betat, zeff.

'you're a crazy crew'

My schools

a fish that eats macadamia nuts

pink preschool
brown pre-school
happy hall

st. stephen's
st. ignatius college preparatory
uc davis

extracurriculars
hs yearbook editor, track, cross-country, intramural volleyball

ucd:
bachelor's degree in IR, minored in spanish
integrated studies, freshman honors program '89-'90
craft center -ceramics,
experimental college class in massage
outdoor adventures (OA) wwr (whitewater rafting),
p.e. classes in racquetball, tennis, jujitsu,
intramural ultimate frisbee and floor hockey,
lapswim at toomey pool
recreational basketball and bowling
biking with the bike team, once
aikido class, davis community
karma patrol, whole earth festival
lector, newman center
students for life

doctor-it:
life, hard-knocks, experience
purchased books, library, internet, anthony robbins

Oh, the jobs I've worked

cash money, y'all

20 jobs:
dogwalking
recycle (before there was city collection), babysit, garden/vacuum
boy scout/ cub camp counselor, camp royaneh (canoe base, pool, commissioner, cope) 7 summers
bagger (aka courtesy clerk, paper or plastic?), falletti's finer foods, albertson's
student annual fund campaign, telemarketer, davis
bellboy, hyatt regency sfo (burlingame)
ucd summer housekeeper
cook, the davis graduate
cook, woodstock's pizza, davis
selling cookies, corona-lotus, SF
deli-counter, davis co-op
clerk, walgreens, sf
security guard, $1.98 clearance center, sf
model, davis art center
park cars outside hospital, Sacto (cps, spg)
driver, jeeps, sf
signature-gatherer, PCI (progressive campaigns, inc.)
caltrans, nighttime roadwork, sf
best step technician, roseville
helping Sara at main element, calistoga

fellow employees:
denea (de), deedee, rod, steve, squire, cash
fff: christine, jenny, maria, lorraine, tick
hyatt: claudia, chris sheldon
walgreens: mr. ellis, mack, paul, chris, krikor, maria,
chester, claire, pat, roy, marina, summer, jesus

Oh, the places I've been

A chronology of location

-born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Annette Riddle

-Paradise, CA with birth-family

-San Francisco, CA:
foster home with Mr. and Mrs. Fiji
-adopted age 4, 380 Monticello St., SF by Larry and Peggy Teshara
-moved, 801 Darien Way, SF:
trips to Cazadero, CA (summer camp, BSA, Royaneh),
Reno NV by train,
Anaheim (Disneyland),
Virginia/D.C./NYC (national scout jamboree '85),
Annapolis MD (visiting the US Naval Academy),

-Davis, CA (matriculated at UCD, '89-'93):
bicycled to Lake Berryessa
went with OA (Outdoor Adventures) on a whitewater rafting trip, south fork of the american river.
drove to Lancaster, CA to meet Sarah Salazar, birth-sister
excursions to Sacramento, to see annual Spike and Mike film festivals
Dixon May Fair (demolition derby!), with dad

I lived in 14 places in Davis:
4 college years:
Bixby 4
(410 freshman -carlo ruggieri, caleb ward)
( 425 sophomore -mark thiess),
68 aspen village (-doug smith, mike, andy mak) plus jared
B St. (-erik beever, bob davis, john sims, sam)

staying after college:
University ave. (next to the Hillel House, across the st. from campus -bill, adam, res sacharoff, stu finkel)
apt. in east davis (-chris keck)

back to SF: 801 (-mom and dad), then room in house near stern grove (-cecilia han)
trip to Shingle Springs, CA (-kim's truck)
then a stretch at the Int'l Student Center, SOMA (south of market), SF

back to davis, round 2:
apt. in central davis (just me, visited by ellen)
apt. in east davis (-steve dunek)
-briefly homeless-
jessica's, then trailer in south davis (-larry myers)

Sacramento
Rosemont, on wildrose ave., a leone pena board and care: sally, theresa, tim and tom, steve hackney, moody) plus toby miller
Midtown apt, 17th and P (-Jim Marquis)
trip to key west by greyhound from sacramento (and all points in between), during spring break.
Midtown studio, also 17th and P (just me. Robert Thorley, landlord, upstairs)

W. Sacramento, house (-david andrew eldridge)

back to Sac,
Rosa Bagley board and care, 4 places, last one behind shopping center (-Gary, cook)
N. Sac, Wildhurst ave., room and board (-charles, eric, alethea (lee), robert, beersheba, etc.)

then jail, (Sac county, ASH -Atascadero State Hospital) 10 months.
Sac, Doug's, one night
Rosemont, again, briefly

then, back to Davis (round 3):
east davis, near cemetary (-hong, joe, jeff, brandi)
west davis apt., The Trees 
north davis apt., on sycamore

with Sara:
Roseville (campo, near rhs),
San Francisco (hearst ave., near St. Fin Bar),
Cobb (Lake County),
Calistoga (on Myrtle)
Auburn (downstairs, Ken and Michael's)
Berkeley (Haskell)
with trips to Tahoe, Ca and
China (Beijing, Shanghai, Xian)

Now: Berkeley (Russell street) (-tony, annie, mesfin, marco, alyssa, christine)

Sunday, September 8, 2013

My week

the routine, of late

daily ny times, library
daily Y, exercise (sometimes twice)
daily email, blog, etc. (e.g. wikipedia, csmonitor, okcupid, ted)
MWF 12:20p lunch, mcgee baptist church
M 2p yoga, yttp
W kaiser, 10:30a-11:30a
W walk Marcel
W 7:00p meditation, berkeley shambhala center
R walk Fido and Taco, San Leandro
R Joe Frank, 11p kdvs
Su 10a-11a, Philosophy Talk kalw
read Mad magazine, The Economist
i'll play pool with Caitlin, again
I want to visit Tom and Jeannine in SSF
my reading list is RIDICULOUS
and I listen to obscene amounts of music.

Monday, September 2, 2013

42

my age: the meaning of life, the universe, and everything!

I turn 42 tomorrow.
I'm a virgo boar, born around labor day.  hope you're enjoying yours.
There's a saab with my birthday (9/3) on it, and trucks with '71 on it, too.

I'm having dinner with family in SF tonite,
and going to Burma Superstar, tomorrow.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Spy

4 numbers:

16 American spy agencies
107,000 employees (spies?)
spending $500B (since 9/11/01)

and
10 (because it looks like I.O. -Information Overload)

Air Force Intelligence Army Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Coast Guard Intelligence Defense Intelligence Agency Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of State Department of the Treasury Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Marine Corps Intelligence National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency Navy Intelligence

the numbers work out to, by my calculation, about 360k per employee per year.