Me ‘n Hal in 2036

May 8, 2006 | Hal, Humor, Marriage, XAVIER

At least we won’t be dressed in matching outfits. I’d like to be, but Hal won’t go for it. And I’ll bet I don’t get to drive then either.

A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fa-ah-all

May 8, 2006 | Weather

She starts… Yesterday, we woke to another gorgeous day. By 1pm, the skies were dark. At 2pm, the rain started and it poured for 2 hours. A wonderful storm: complete with a little thunder and lightening. Then it stopped and was clear and beautiful again. Like...

Berni’s

May 5, 2006 | Cost of Living, Food, Restaurants

Berni’s (BEAR-nees) is our favorite local lunch spot. It’s right in Santa Barbara, the fish is fresh and they spice it up real nice, fry it, add a little salad, maybe some papas fritas (french fries, although we have a new resolve to give up papas fritas),...

Esther, The Tao and La Vida Loca

May 4, 2006 | Amistad Institute, Culture Shock, Spanish

We are losing Esther. Life happened – all good life, just unexpected. Crazy. La vida loca. We have that in common, Esther and I. Yesterday, I was reading a passage from The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk: "In Chinese thought, events and phenomena...