A lot has happened in the last three months. Perhaps most importantly, I have moved to Albany, California–the little city just north of Berkeley. Albany is often called Kid Town with its many families with children and great schools. Albany is only the third city where I have lived in my life after Santa Clara [...]
My wacky hometown of Berkeley seems to cause a stir in the national media every once in a while. Many residents, like me, roll their eyes at the sometimes absurd media reaction to the always absurd event. The most recent jaw-dropping situation back in February was the City Council’s decision to declare the US Marines [...]
I love my Grandma! She is turning 94 this month. She makes me laugh. She is a great encourager of me and my many aunts, uncles and cousins. I have always appreciated her honesty and her opinions on many topics. She speaks with a real practical wisdom based the lessons she has learned in [...]
The two main reasons I have not been blogging much recently are that I was on vacation and that I got a new puppy. We just finished our first two full weeks with Baron. Having a dog has really changed the rhythms of my days and weeks so far. Mostly for the better. My kids [...]
