I’m starting to rev up for the next post in the “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series. This is the one that will deal with 9/11. I find it helps to make a public declaration of intent. … Continue reading →
Well, I’m home. I’m thankful to have had an uneventful return trip. But today has been a very hectic and busy day getting myself reorganized–or rather, that is, beginning to get myself reorganized. So, no time for blogging today, although … Continue reading →
This morning I leave San Francisco for the return trip home. Taking the day off, hope to return to blogging tomorrow.
Continue reading →A museum completely dedicated to the works of Magritte is in the planning stages. His most famous work, of course, the apple-in-front-of-face “Son of Man,” will be there.
Continue reading →In San Francisco today, and it’s not even foggy. I am fortunate enough to be staying with relatives/friends who live not far from the Golden Gate Bridge. Who doesn’t love San Francisco? It’s such a unique and lovely city–and of … Continue reading →
Dreaming of what? Of real estate. I picked up one of those “Homes and Land of the San Fernando Valley” freebies from the supermarket. Glossy pictures of page after page of home listings. Most of the actual buildings look surprisingly … Continue reading →
I had no idea when I planned my trip, but it turns out that today is Disneyland’s 50th birthday. Well, it seems serendipitous–after all, I’m here, it’s here; a rare confluence of events. But no, I won’t go. I must … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Thanks for all the good wishes on my trip. I’m here in very sunny (and mega-hot) southern California–the San Fernando Valley, to be exact, where many of the people I’m visiting happen to live. I am just touching base for … Continue reading →
Today I’m setting off for California, to Los Angeles and then San Francisco to visit relatives and friends and even to see a few sights. I should be gone until July 25. I do plan to post fairly regularly, since … Continue reading →
How was my Fourth of July? Just fine, thanks. To begin with, the weather, which had been fairly vile for weeks, turned magnificent for the entire weekend. Unless your goal was to swim (which mine wasn’t), it was perfection itself. … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but this story fired my imagination. It is the stuff of which science fiction movies are made. My first reaction was sheer awe. But my second reaction was, “Hmmm, I guess Star Wars wasn’t such … Continue reading →