A Bibliophile’s Dream

A Bibliophile’s Dream

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Friends & Family

There’s this wonderful Hobbit hole of a used bookstore in Santa Rosa and it is a bibliophile’s dream. When I walk into Treehorn Books I feel as if I’m entering one of those archaic shops in the Diagon Alley of Harry Potter novels. There are books piled on top of...
Where I’m From

Where I’m From

by | Dec 7, 2020 | Friends & Family

We’re all from somewhere. Being from someplace is being of that place. Where I’m from is as much a part of me as the color of my eyes and the bouncy way I walk that my friends can identify me by from 100 yards away. I am from the much maligned, often lampooned,...
You’ve Got Mail

You’ve Got Mail

by | Nov 25, 2020 | Friends & Family

When was the last time you received a letter? I’m not talking about the latest fund raising appeal from Greenpeace or the water bill. I mean an actual handwritten letter. When did you last write a letter to someone? I bet it’s been a while for  both. The ubiquity of...
Paying It Forward

Paying It Forward

by | Oct 23, 2020 | Friends & Family

When I picked my son up yesterday from his past time job at the local hardware store, he told me about this experience that he had during his lunch break.  Sam walked into Burger King, placed his order and stepped aside to wait for his food. A scruffy young man with...
Baseball Green

Baseball Green

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Friends & Family, Meditations

It was another lifetime ago. Actually it was just six months ago. Spring training was in full swing. Me, my son and our baseball pals were already making plans to buy tickets for upcoming games at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Another season with our beloved Giants...
Child’s Play

Child’s Play

by | Aug 4, 2020 | Friends & Family

We were quite the flotilla. Six adults, three teenagers and two dogs heading out on paddle boards and kayaks for an afternoon on Sparks Lake near Bend, Oregon. This idyllic lake in the shadow of majestic Mount Bachelor is the perfect place to spend a lazy summer...