The Lens: What disaster “territory” do you live in? As a San Franciscan, I live in earthquake territory. As such, I am prepared for a sizable quake – somewhat. Being a native in this city, you’d think I’d have a…
Doing the Right Thing
The Lens: The Magnificent Seven. This last week, seven Republican Senators had the nerve to vote contrary to the popular stance of their party. It was a remarkable crossover, the most bipartisan impeachment vote in history. For some, it was…
What the Heck Is That?
The Lens: Funny how the memory works. One memory leads to another, and another, and so on. I read an article recently about aging and forgetfulness, of particular interest as I get older. There was good news in the article.…
Go All the Way
The Lens: I feel the need for some levity these days. While things are improving, I still find the pure levity I used to enjoy elusive. So, I did a bit more reading of my past writings when my sense…
It’s an Experience
The Lens: Do you like quiet? I prefer a degree of daytime quiet. However, unless I am trying to sleep, I find daytime silence unsettling. I need some kind of background noise. Are you a background noise person? If so,…
Believing the Unbelievable
The Lens: Pandemic Christmas. What did yours look like? Our pandemic Christmas looked drastically different than our usual Christmas. In a typical year, we would spend Christmas Eve with my side of the family, anywhere from 15 to 20+ people.…
Misunderstandings
The Lens: A short read today. I’m on a roll with my Christmas movies. Last night we watched our must-see Christmas movie: White Christmas. It was a long-time tradition in my family growing up, and has continued with my own…
Reflection
The Lens: My oldest son came over last night to watch a holiday movie with us. We had already watched “It’s a Wonderful Life,” so I told my son he could pick from one of our other favorites. Holding up…
What Do You Mean “Was?”
The Lens: I was watching the morning news recently and was struck by a network “Coming this Fall on TV” commercial. I tape the news each day and went back later for another look-see. Here are the stats from the…