Image via Wikipedia Reading through my Twitter stream lately is a little like stepping into a stadium full of angry, outraged birds. Lots of protests and stirrings on both sides of the pot, peppered with a few whispers of wisdom from time to time. Escaping the din, I open my email to find a zillion [...]
I’ve been reading and brain-picking for months on this topic, trying to understand it and trying to come up with how I feel about the possibility of making a longer-term commitment to a country that is known to consume empires. It’s more than theoretical to me — a close relative spent a good chunk of [...]
This is not an uncommon sight in Half Moon Bay. Young migrating sea lions battle El Niño currents to exhaustion. When they arrive at what appears to be a safe harbor, they become entangled in the kelp beds as they search for food. The lucky ones get out. The less fortunate fight their way to [...]
