Tag Archives: Judge Blah

Ten Dollars on Number 2 to Win in the 7th Race

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

by cheri block My Great-Uncle Mike was a bookie in Oakland in the early part of the last century. As the story goes, his sister Fanny, my paternal grandmother, asked him to place a bet at Golden Gate Fields only … Continue reading →

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The Choice at Joya

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

by cheri block Saturday night, Judge Blah and I drove to Palo Alto to have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Joya. The leggy hostess seated us in a grouping of other tables for two that resembles a row-house … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe in October

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

by cheri block photographic correspondent Santa Fe, New Mexico Mild (the weather, not the chili sauce) 75 degrees The vortex swirls above, taking in all mystical people. My daughter bought a little turquoise necklace from this amazing Navajo woman. I … Continue reading →

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Judge Blah’s New Girlfriend or Rage at the Rancho

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

by cheri block I should have known. He’s been spending lots of time in Salinas and in Calistoga. Yesterday, someone driving a trailer left her at our front gate with only a binder and keys to her name. And who … Continue reading →

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Judge Blahopoulous’s Big Fat Greek Haircut

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

by cheri block On our first day in Athens, before the seminar began about the Greek general, playboy, and orator, Alcibiades, Judge Blah and I set out to explore the old part of Athens. Out of the hotel by 10:30 … Continue reading →

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Ancient Greece and Little Cheri

Posted on May 7, 2010 by

by cheri block I’ll be in Athens in a week or so, the cradle of democracy. I’ve put Little Cheri to bed and reminded her to take those rose-colored glasses off, lest she imagine the ideal Greece. She is resisting … Continue reading →

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Dr. Levitt

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

by cheri block Dr. Levitt: Hello, Cheri. Nice to see you. How long has it been? Cheri: About 25 years. I was 34 years old and anxious about random evil. Dr. Levitt: Oh yes. Let me briefly review your chart.  … Continue reading →

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Thoreau, the loon, and David Letterman

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

by cheri block Luckily, I am married to a rock solid man–Judge Blah–who has principles and values, a man whom I admire. But not every woman is as fortunate as I am to be married to such a guy. Some … Continue reading →

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A Salad for Judge Blah

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

by cheri block Last night Judge Blah joined me on my walk up the hill. We hiked in silence up the steep grade, the only sound the crunch of rock under our feet. Our yellow dog Dinah tugged at the … Continue reading →

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Prologue to the Wife of Blah

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

by cheri block Joe and I met Tuesday for lunch at a different restaurant, one close to Joe’s doctor’s office. It was good to back in our routine, slinging around literary opinions loud enough for others to hear. Joe has … Continue reading →

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