A Hippie At Woodstock

A Hippie At Woodstock

by | May 8, 2023 | Music

The summer of 1969 was the summer of Woodstock. While the festival was unfolding at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in upstate New York I was at the Jersey Shore on our family’s annual week long vacation. I was fascinated by it all.  Hundreds of thousands of young people...
The Pitch Clock

The Pitch Clock

by | May 5, 2023 | Meditations

Our hyperdrive, instant gratification, attention span of a flea culture has recently become more so: there is now a clock in a baseball game. Up until the start of the current season, there were no time limits in baseball, the only major sport without a clock. Since...
Spring

Spring

by | Apr 14, 2023 | Nature

Spring. Is there a more glorious time of year? The other seasons all have their upsides. Summer: the heat and sunshine, the lazy river and the ocean, barefoot days and a cold Mexican beer just when you need one. Autumn: the golden glow of the vineyards as their leaves...
Let It Rain

Let It Rain

by | Mar 3, 2023 | Nature

  Rain, rain, rain! I’m so delighted to be experiencing actual winter weather for the first time in a long time. Too much of a good thing you might say? Never! The news media is doing its level best to try and rain (pun intended) on our parade. Hyperbole like...
Abbott’s Lagoon

Abbott’s Lagoon

by | Feb 20, 2023 | Nature

Point Reyes National Seashore, Valentine’s day 2023 The last raindrops drift away, they splatter our windshield with kisses of winter. Grey skies give way to blue, a patch here, a patch there. By the time we begin our hike the storm clouds have retreated to the...