The Wind How can you talk about San Francisco without talking about the wind? Chicago is the windy city, yet, I feel, it’s been mis-named, as San Francisco indeed has some of the most extreme wind I’ve experienced. It was Saturday morning and my friend Jen picked me up at the BART station in Oakland. […]Read Post ›
Say hello to my friends.
When we consider that each of us has only one life to live, isn’t it rather tragic to find men and women, with brains capable of comprehending the stars and the planets, talking about the weather; men and women, with hands capable of creating works of art, using those hands only for routine tasks; men […]Read Post ›
I rarely do lists of links anymore. But recently I’ve found that my browsers need some space and I have too many windows open. Here are a few for spring, or for now, whatever type of season you are having there. This is the time of year where I get really sleepy, between seasons, and […]Read Post ›
When I sit and read about the beauty and wit of your country, of the beaches, mountains, food and people, i know that I am missing out on a piece of the world that i long to understand better, more deeply, with insight and passion. Your country of lovers, of people with ideas and motivations, […]Read Post ›
The dark comes earlier and earlier everyday that we move into the winter months. And with it a sudden urge to go out at night, to explore the city, to climb into inviting pubs and restaurants — to move through town with my beautiful wife on my side, taking nothing for granted, letting our hearts […]Read Post ›
From the School of Life’s blog: In advance of Sunday’s sermon by visionary architect Will Alsop, we grabbed five minutes to ask him a few questions about his underlying thoughts on the subject of boredom. You’ve remarked that if a company keeps its employees working as a rule, that’s bad management. What’s your working […]Read Post ›
