July 4, 2022
Hosting
Often, on late summer afternoons, when it’s not too humid, I will sit on my…
June 27, 2022
Slow Leak
Over twenty years ago, I dated a car mechanic who probably got tired of hearing…
June 20, 2022
Swing
Over a decade ago, I attended a week of training in San Francisco led by…
June 13, 2022
Luck
It must have rained during the night. Not a deluge, but the sidewalk still had…
June 7, 2022
Toastmasters – District 30: Member Spotlight
Deborah Hawkins is a member of Toastmasters International. In a recent member spotlight interview with…
June 6, 2022
Barefoot
The other morning, I marveled at the lushness of the grass; the way individual blades…
May 30, 2022
The Craftsman
Several weeks ago, I attended a concert at Seman Violin, a wonderful, small venue that…
May 23, 2022
Back on the Bus
Years ago, I cobbled together a living from a mixture of activities. We didn’t refer…
May 16, 2022
The Color Purple
Alice Walker wrote The Color Purple forty years ago. The story is told from the…