Sep 11, 2021loveNow that the team is in orderAfter 40 years of doing just me, 41 is the time for the team, finally finding the partner I deserve. In the Phoenix heat last year, I...
Aug 26, 2021friendsPickles and Heineken at the Cellar DoorNeeding an outing after a day in, Scott navigated us to the great lake of Ontario while I ordered the certified check to buy our Baby...
Feb 19, 2019friendsUn Año Hasta 40As I sit on the lanai of my La Gomera San Jose studio apartment, I'm astounded at my life. In the past few days I've had to resist a few...
Feb 8, 2019friendsEn el año pasadoIn the past year. . . Having everything in walking distance used to be a dream of mine, but as I grew out of my idealism and my teenage...
Jan 25, 2019friends“We only destroy the things we do not value.” Rachal Carson Silent Spring 1971In October of 2013, I made my grand trek to visit the Great Smokey Mountains for the fall colors. I'd planned for years to see this...
Apr 5, 2018friendsBroccoli Tree Parable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyJop31cmY Share it or lose it? This parable delineates what sharing does. When we share, there's often...
Mar 11, 2018adventureSecurity Breach. . . or Grandma's Ghost???Putting together a photo book isn't quite the easy experience it shoud be, but after scattering Grandma's ashes last weekend, I wanted to...
Mar 8, 2018adventurePassing Under the Golden GateRarely can an event be executed with such grace, dignity, and emotion as you hope for as you plan. The ash scattering of my grandmother...
Feb 27, 2018friendsBirthday BellyBirthdays tend to run the gamut of highs and lows, so I apply the principle of "hope for the best, plan for the worst". I love...