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The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project: What Was It About?

  In November of 2016, I found myself increasingly distressed by the tone of civic life, not just in America, but around the world. There was a new level of just plain, low-down meanness. Name calling, threats… it seemed as … Continue reading

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Pin Tales: The De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

This was one of those that was both not as good as I expected, and much, much better. Because The De Young Museum is running a “summer of love” – themed exhibition, I thought this would be a great place … Continue reading

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Pin Tales: Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco

This is the stop that almost didn’t  happen. I was tired and dejected after our stop in the Haight Ashbury district. It wasn’t that people had rejected the Safe Harbor Pin — most of them had no idea they were … Continue reading

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Pin Tales: The Church Ladies

With thanks to Janice Jow, who suggested writing down and sharing the stories from The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project. This is about the day I met the Church Ladies. I was “churched” growing up, which is to say … Continue reading

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Field Guide To Love Bead Safe Harbor Pins: The Health Care Pin

If you’re new to the Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin and you see one “in the wild,” on someone on the street, in a restaurant, at school, at work, or any of the places you might find cool people, you … Continue reading

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