Kildeer
I see a kildeer couple on the lower levee this morning loitering on an inhospitable edge of hard pan, a track of decomposed granite and gravel, racing back and forth [...]
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May, 2026
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May, 2026
Dark and Deep
There were only two prompts for today's piece: "the woods are lovely, dark and deep" (a line from Robert Frost's Stopping byWoods on a Snowy Evening) and "Things Change, Even [...]
3
Apr, 2026
The Labyrinth, an Easter Adventure
I originally shared this post two years ago after an enjoyable trip to the coast. I consider it to be a wonderful Good Friday meditation. Last week I was generously [...]
20
Mar, 2026
Vacation
Allow me to share a parable my late friend Craig told me: Before we are born, we are hanging out on the astral planes, having fun with our friends. Then our [...]
20
Jun, 2025
Solstice
In celebration of the solstice, I'm reviving a piece I wrote several years ago after a morning volunteering at a hospitality center that serves breakfast to low-income and homeless women [...]
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Nov, 2024
Blue
I started writing this piece about my friend Craig several years ago. I thought I had lost it, but I found it again as I was purging files this summer. [...]
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Oct, 2024
A Parable in Defense of Democracy
For decades there has been a debate about how government could and should raise money to pay for public services like schools and police protection, road maintenance and garbage disposal. [...]
20
Sep, 2024
Equinox Thoughts
It’s been a weird summer. In fact, it’s been a weird summer regarding the word “weird,” so maybe in the interest of accuracy I should say it’s been an unusual [...]
4
Jul, 2024
Hopes on the 4th
Good morning. I’m writing this the day after the U.S. Supreme Court released its bizarre and historically ungrounded opinion giving the former republican president and all future presidents immunity from [...]
29
Mar, 2024
Adventure in a Labyrinth
Last week I was generously invited to join a group of friends who have been meeting every year for decades to whale watch at Point Arena Lighthouse. On our third [...]