Wisdom
Home is where the heart is
Originally from Oklahoma, I moved to San Francisco in my twenties and lived there for three decades before leaving twenty years ago. Since then, I … Read more
80-1000-4000: Playing the numbers
Although I have little interest in the Bible, I know that the book of Psalms notes that our days are numbered. In thinking about that … Read more
Cars, My Old Man, and Life
A few months ago, I posted a memoir about my father and what he taught me about cars. I have just submitted an edited (and … Read more
Outsmarting life
Slogans and tag lines are ubiquitous—every organization seems to have one, an unfortunate symptom of our society in which absolutely everything is for sale and … Read more
The ephemeral present
I’ve been thinking recently about the past, in particular the thirty years I lived in San Francisco before leaving in 2005—memories of spending Saturday mornings … Read more
The path ahead
Somewhere down in my to-read pile of books is the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. It is about a young man … Read more