Karin KawamotoAlice, a person in a poodle suitFor 18 years and 23 days, this 10 lb. creature filled my world with unconditional love.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Karin KawamotoSummer Vacation Time? Please Keep It SmallHey there. So, this armchair contact tracer (I did take and pass the Johns Hopkins U. Covid-19 Contact Tracing Course with a 97% — still…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Karin KawamotoWhat To Expect When The Pandemic Hits Your TownPeople who live in places where your numbers are going up…here’s what’s about to happen: suddenly people from all parts of your life will…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Karin KawamotoNew Year’s GoodbyeA few years ago, a friend who I met when she was a foreign-exchange student from Finland came to visit, just after the new year. I hadn’t…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Karin KawamotoSinging Goodbye To ChildhoodI had a thought this morning. I posted a couple of weeks ago that I’d successfully sung the worst karaoke song ever for my favorite…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
Karin KawamotoLosing childhoodThis morning I awoke to an email about the passing of my childhood next-door neighbor. We shared a first and middle name, although she…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Karin KawamotoImpractical and Practical JokersI once knew a woman who was one of the funniest and liveliest women I ever met. Before we had to show our IDs at every office building and…Aug 25, 2019Aug 25, 2019
Karin KawamotoThe last hourLast hour in childhood home. Odd. It’s a wreck. Boxes everywhere. Nothing as it was, but odder to know that soon it won’t belong to us. We…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019