Whale Magic On Maui

Whale Magic On Maui

by | Mar 18, 2026 | Nature

It’s one thing to watch a nature documentary with incredible close up images of whales frolicking in the ocean while David Attenborough intones about their majesty and splendor. It’s another thing to stand on shore and observe actual whales through binoculars. But...
Musings On Technology

Musings On Technology

by | Feb 28, 2026 | Meditations

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut once said, “Computers are robbing us of the ability to be human.” This was decades before personal computers, smartphones, Siri and artificial intelligence became a normal part of everyday life. Vonnegut looked into the future and didn’t like...
An American Villain

An American Villain

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Meditations

My country is enveloped in a miasma of fear, anger, hatred and cruelty and one deranged narcissist bears sole responsibility for it all. Like the villain in the Harry Potter books whose name dare not be spoken I too will not speak the name of this modern American...
Lights, Camera…Action!

Lights, Camera…Action!

by | Jan 27, 2026 | Friends & Family

Floating down Alberta St. we’re in the flow amidst a slow moving stream of humanity all of us lazing on a Sunday morning. We have a vision: drinks and pool and extras willing to be in our movie but it’s got to happen organically so when we stop looking that’s when we...
Weir Everywhere

Weir Everywhere

by | Jan 11, 2026 | Music

Well here I am again, writing yet another tribute to one of my fallen musical heroes. Bobby Weir, the guy who stood between Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh for 30 years while their band created musical alchemy, the likes of which the world had never known before the...