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One week ago today, our boxer, Jack died during a Sunday morning walk around the neighborhood. I knew he wasn't well in the last couple of years, but did't want to admit that he was getting old and his health was failing. The gregarious and easy going Jack smelled everything along the way. That is how dogs usually see their world, by their sense of smell. His death was sudden and quick, his heart failed. He collapsed and his paws were sprawled on the pavement. I quickly held him up to try to revive him at the same time calling my partner to come over and help me. But sadly, the remaining minutes we tried to save him ultimately turned to comforting and looking at him with compassion until he took his last breath. It was devastating. I cried and cried. We lost someone who was part of our family, our life for almost 10 years.   So, today, I'm celebrating his life and sharing his image to remember that he wasn't just a dog but an amazing addition to the fa...

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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou

1 package of lasagna noodles 1 bag of spinach leaves (I used baby spinach) 1 jar of spaghetti sauce-tomato and basil is good 3 cups (or so) of shredded mozzarella 1 little container of Ricotta 1 bunch of fresh basil a bit of thyme Preheat oven to 350°. Cover the bottom of a lasagna pan (I use a glass pyrex one) with a spaghetti sauce. Layer the dried lasagna noodles horizontally to cover the bottom. I end up having to lay one vertically to fill the space. You may have to break the noodles to fill in the gaps. Put teaspoon sized dots of ricotta on the dried noodles. (Just put them in a haphazard manner). Scatter some mozzarella on top of that. Put a layer the spinach on top. Mix the sauce with fresh basil and thyme. Drizzle 1/3 of the sauce on top of that layer. Don’t worry if it looks too dry. It will get moist. Layer the dried noodles again. I change the direction of where I put the vertical noodle. Follow again. You may end...

Members of the extended UCSF community, including their families and friends, on Sunday joined with 25,000 other people to fill Golden Gate Park to raise money for research and treatment programs for those who are living with HIV/AIDS and to help prevent new HIV infections. “You helped make a powerful statement, and your fundraising efforts helped us raise $3,502,729 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and 63 other Bay Area HIV/AIDS organizations,” AIDS Walk organizers said on Monday. “Thank you for making this year’s AIDS Walk San Francisco such a success!” While donations are still coming in, the amount raised so far is a million short of the near-record $4.5 million that was raised in AIDS Walk San Francisco 2008. But the crowds gathered in Sharon Meadow looked just as large and seemed as spirited as in previous years. For its part, the UCSF contingent, consisting of nine separate teams and more than 200 walkers and volunteers, raised about $30,000. That’s down from the $53,0...