Berkeley coffee going to be just like it used to be

Voters reject measure ordering only organic, fair-trade or shade-grown brands to be sold.

My sister-in-law is still hospitalized, but she's in much better shape than she was. We've been helping out with the kids for the last three weeks, but as she's needed less attention from her husband, he's been able to spend more time at home. At this point we sleep in our own house at nights, which is a blessed relief.

What she has is a rare blood disease where the immune system destroys the body's own red blood cells, causing severe anemia. It's pretty nasty, but it can be managed with steroids to suppress her immune system.

Life has gotten predictable enough that I can plan on finding ten or so minutes a day for blogging. So I guess I'm back, at least for now.