Nowhere Near the Edge

Living in San Francisco for substantial portions of the last three months, I have spent more time in fog in that time than in the last three...

Former Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor retired from the Court two years ago, in part to care for her ailing husband of ...

There now remains but one American veteran who saw time in Europe in World War I.

There was a time, a couple of decades ago, when the mysterious retail center known locally as "The Price Club" worked its way into...

We're finally running up against some dates that will require action. If we cannot get our house sold within the next couple of weeks, ...

A quick update on the houseselling front. We have had several open houses now, with varying degrees of interest. The first were attended m...

Just when you thought you had killed off all the bloons , they're back ! I haven't had time to play this one yet, but rumor has it ...

And I'm not even suffering this loss. Here is a list of addresses of homes lost in Rancho Bernardo so far -- ten pages of them. It loo...

Here is a recent satellite radar image of southern California: Despite what the legend says on the map, I assure you that this is not a reco...

I've experienced a number of disasters in the years I have lived in Southern California: a huge earthquake, record-setting rains, catast...

The musical score has been an important implement in the moviemaker’s toolbelt since before “movies” were “talkies.” In the hands of an uni...

The first Baby Boomer has applied for Social Security . That sound you just heard was Gen-Xers running their annual Social Security statemen...

This is why I love baseball. Without the “enlightened,” highly regulated salary cap approach of other major sports leagues (and the NHL, to...

I was just reflecting this morning, as I walked through the concourse of the Southwest terminal of the Oakland Airport for the fourth Monday...

Former U.S. Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones has confessed to using steroids prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. She raked in five medals...

Maybe it is because of our recent activities (see Michael's 6th birthday post ), but every time I look at the Oakland federal building, ...

A week ago Friday, Michael turned six. This was the year, as it was with Kelly before him, when the birthday party became a more intimate g...

It's official: the house is on the market. Not only that, it is on the cover of the local insert to the LA Times Real Estate section ...

I have a theory about human social interaction that, I fear, may only apply to me. It was true in childhood, and has remained irritating fa...

It is Barry Bonds' last home game as a member of the San Francisco Giants tonight. The weather is beautiful here in the Bay Area today;...