Just what I always wanted, a jury summons for federal court. Once upon a time, I served on a jury. It was truly an enlightening experience and I even made friends! It was also so incredibly maddening that I hope… Continue Reading →
It’s striking how many times in the last year or two I’ve heard some version of “You, too? I thought it was just me!” or “Is <insert literally anything> weird now?” Last week it was, “Has dating changed?” Yes, lol. … Continue Reading →
Always mixed emotions this time of year…happy about cooling temps, sad about shorter days. For now, things are pleasant on the Bay Trail.
Writer’s block has plagued me lately, with a half dozen half-baked essays started yet refusing to settle into place. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career it’s that when words fail, switch to pictures! And so I… Continue Reading →
Ever watched or read High Fidelity? Until that, I thought I was the only person who created random lists of songs. It’s always satisfying to find out there are others who are the same kind of weird as you! Fun… Continue Reading →
A memory popped up today of this whimsical piece, Dragon Lucky by Hung Yi, welcoming visitors at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco years ago. It’s such a delight! Every angle is amazing, covered with colorful symbols of luck… Continue Reading →
Since 250 is a mess, let’s roll back 50 years and look at my dad’s photos from Disney World’s Bicentennial celebration, America on Parade.
Last year I read a book called The Measure that has stayed on my mind. While not a perfect novel, it does exactly what speculative fiction is meant to — challenge your understanding of yourself and the world, and give… Continue Reading →
The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever, and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.
Way out in the San Pablo Bay is a small harbor that’s home to a restaurant and music venue whimsically called the Sailing Goat. To get here you drive and drive, first through a desolate stretch of abandoned buildings fenced… Continue Reading →
Very sad to read about the death of Dan Fontes, who created the iconic, ivy-grazing freeway giraffes (officially, the Giraphics) in Oakland. His mural series has brought whimsy to the concrete jungle under 580 since 1984! Long may they graze.
Last weekend I was on my way to the Marin Art & Garden Center to meet friends and even though I’d looked up venue photos and mapped it (more than once)…it didn’t click until I was nearly there that I’d… Continue Reading →
Around me, friends and colleagues are scrambling to reinvent careers in this cratered market. Because my brain turns everything into a pop culture reference, all I hear is a loop of Ross screaming ”PIVOT! PIVOT!”