Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting on the key ingredients that make relationships—whether between couples, friends, or work...

The other day, I was about to toss out the usual newsletter that comes with my wastewater bill when something unusual caught my eye: a...

During the winter storms a tree came down at our place in the mountains. A very close thing it was - trees are amazingly heavy and once...

There are two laws which have been adapted in my county that are quite disturbing. Section 16.30 Riparian Corridor and Wetlands...

I have taken some time to travel and visit grandchildren so far this year and am finally back in the office. On my trip I visited the...

I don't know about you, but I really like special dates and times, especially pi related times. As I write this post, it is 1:23 on Dec...

This weekend we participated in an Alpha Training Lab. What in the world is that, I wondered. Never heard of it before. Turns out it...

While getting out the Christmas decorations I ran across an old photo album from the 1920's of my Grandmother as a girl. The tiny photos...

Tolerance is defined as putting up with something unpleasant and it has become the watchword for Santa Cruz. Sets a pretty low bar as...

We attended the Yellowjackets concert at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center last night. Incredible what four guys can create with their fingers and...

In the hushed quiet, as her lungs sought each breath, she offered a gentle squeeze to my hand. Though words eluded her, her silence spoke...

Today a box arrived from Amazon with the last book of the series. Sixteen books and a Prequel, and I reached an important goal. Of...

Sometimes you can look at life's circumstances and you understand what happened. It is not good, but it happens. Here my grape vines...

A day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a day filled with awe and wonder. It had been a number of years since my last visit, and we...

Currently 120 children are enrolled at Green Valley Christian School in Watsonville California. We have survived 2 years of Covid remote...

Today we received the first printing of In the Beginning... the first book of the Runners Series. Pretty exciting.

I was asked to help fund a project in Africa to produce charcoal more efficiently. I was caught off guard by such a proposal. I began...

There was a day when removing a tree stump was a major undertaking, and could take weeks of work. As I read the reports of the pioneers...

The inflation rate is reported to be 4.9% this month. This is not the experience most of us are having. My friend had his instant hot...

Remember the movie? Bill Murray, Warner Bros. 1980. The gophers made a worthy advisory, and so it seems for the owner of a vineyard. ...