Pause for Purpose

Book Release Party at Insalata’s

There will be a book release party for Heidi's new cookbook on Thursday Nov. 5 from 4-6pm at Insalata's. RSVP. 457-7700, 120 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo. Join our Facebook Fan Page: Insalata's Mediterranean Table. Hope to see you there! If you're not able to attend, the book will be ...

Our train just hit a truck!

Our train just sliced a semi truck in half at a crossing near Salinas. The driver appears to be fine - luckily the train missed the front of the truck. We barely felt it on the train, but came to a stop very quickly.

I found a bee in my root beer

I found a bee in my root beer today. This wouldn’t have been especially troubling, except for two things: the bee was still alive, and the root beer was in my mouth at the time. My neighbor Mark had given me the ...

Today is my birthday, I think…

Today is my birthday, I think. You see, Dr. Hennig was the one who chose my birthday. He died this year - he was 100 years old. He lived in Sedona in the last years of his life and must have been very happy there. Dr. Hennig loved to collect rocks and ...

Sign on an abandoned business

The business was called "Green Fusion" and used to sell eco-friendly products. Judging by the looks of the plants trapped inside, "Brown Fission" might be a more fitting name.

Have you ever seen anyone doing grafitti?

You see grafitti everywhere - well, maybe not the spectacular mural pictured here, but you see the scribbling on a bathroom wall, the spraypainted tags on a bus shelter, or a political slogan on the side of a building. The strange thing, when I think about it, is that I've ...

Is it possible to have too much empathy?

Is it possible to have too much empathy? Not long ago I ran into a woman walking down the street of my hometown, who I recognized from a local greeting card shop. She was dressed in black, as always, with layers of clothing from her extra-long sweater down to her ...

Solo Flight

My daughter had her first “solo” driving experience last night, although she got a little help from the control tower. Talia passed her driving test last month, but still hadn’t driven anywhere alone. She called me while I was at a noisy restaurant and told me that she wanted to meet ...

Writing in Paris

When we traveled to France in October, I arrived a little early so that I could spend some time in Paris and take the opportunity to write about what I experienced. I spent my days alternating between being a tourist - trying to see as many sights as I could, ...