Every December, I make my resolutions for the following year. What I make aren’t so much resolutions as significant phrases that capture what it is I want to concentrate on in the coming year. They always sound a little like New Age campaign slogans, especially if you put the year…
The beginning of August heralds the end of summer and the height of the sun’s scorching potential. Here in Castro Valley it is 86 degrees. We’ve closed all the windows and turned on the upstairs and downstairs air conditioning units for only the second time all year. Even with the…
When I was in high school, no day felt complete unless I had practiced my flute for at least an hour. Maybe it’s because I’ve always been a mentally scattered person, but there was something about playing scales and etudes on the flute that focused my mind and rendered it…
It’s hard to believe that the summer solstice was only a few days ago. It’s the longest day of the year, but it’s the one that makes me contemplate how swift summer is, since we lose about a minute of sunlight each day from now until December. Everything in our…
