Everyday I rotate my globe to a different place. Today I looked at Africa, and Tanzania in particular. I've been on safari once a number...

When it rains a lot, any tree not firmly rooted or slightly tipsy from disease, will fall. This week, I looked out the window to see a...

The cruise industry, while not back in full swing, is definitely back. It's easy to tell by going to Cruise Mapper where you can see the...

Years ago, when I took a life drawing class, the teacher asked our model to change poses every 15 seconds, then every 30 seconds, and...

As a member of the Los Gatos Saratoga Camera Club, I have the opportunity to submit two images a month to a competition. The club hires...

After staying at home for most of 2020, Glen and I decided to cautiously venture into the world for some local multi-day trips. In...

This year my inner student has been doing much more traveling and socializing than last year. As a result, I've taken fewer formal...

Consistent with 2020, I continue to follow my "No Excuses Workout." Except this year I had more variability in my steps due to the new...

More time seems to have past than it has since I read my first book of 2021—Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide. A non-fiction book, it...

Most resolutions I've made or have heard other people make, have to do with trying to correct a self-perceived flaw—lose weight, stop...

After several days of rain, the sun came out. As it warms the earth, moisture is evaporating and creating an ethereal mist, rising...

I'm not sure why, but I decided to photograph feathers today. I usually find a fair number of feathers lying on the ground, particularly...

One of the things that characterized 2020 was the cancellation of musical performances and events. At first, most of us thought...

In November 2019, I was a panelist at King’s College London, for an event about the conductor Constantin Silvestri. I showed a few...

Everyday is a holiday for me, but today started with a light blanket of snow. With temperatures dipping into the 30's last night, the...

When I was working, Apple gave employees the week between Christmas and New Years, and sometimes a day or two before or after. I would...

We spent Christmas Eve at Treehouse Tavern listening to music and eating an assortment of hors d’oeuvres. Treehouse Tavern is a 180...

The last time I visited Yosemite Valley was in April, 2018, for a workshop given by The Ansel Adams Gallery—In the Footsteps of Ansel...

Last year, a friend suggested that I join ASMAC, the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. I was hesitant. Although I...

I can’t remember the last time that I attended a choral concert. All of the chorus works I’ve heard in recent years have been part of an...