Category Archives: Middle widow

On the day Chris would have turned 60

The Dawn Jogger is under pressure to be profound on the day spouse Chris Gulker would have turned 60 years old. It was a milestone that the DJs talked a lot about, both together and with their friends. There would … Continue reading

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Desmond, George and Chris: “Together” today

It was well past dawn today that the Dawn Jogger watched the Most Rev. Dr. Desmond Tutu stride down the long center aisle of Grace Cathedral, a sight that she’d been looking forward to all week. During the 80s, the … Continue reading

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Two poser morning before the big clean up

The Dawn Jogger arose with one thought on her mind – today was day one of the big garage clean up. It was at the top of the “to do” list and she’d gotten someone to help her. So it … Continue reading

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Beauty of winter, coming of spring

It was about 10 degrees warmer this morning when the Dawn Jogger set out for her Monday Dish run, a still chilly 40, producing a frosty golf course. She hit the Junipero Serra gate about the same time the sun … Continue reading

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Graduated colors, graduated life

Some mornings the sunrise is just routine, no clouds setting the sky ablaze. But the Dawn Jogger thinks there’s always some early morning payoff. Today, she noticed the graduated colors of the dry lake bed, running up to the pink … Continue reading

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Experimenting with Saturday morning routine

The Dawn Jogger has been jogging solo for over four years. But during that period that the male DJ lived with brain cancer, the two had tried to get back a bit of their Saturday morning fitness routine, which, in … Continue reading

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