In 1999, I was stocking frozen food at a San Francisco Health Food Store and chatting with my friend Dan Moore, a painter and bicycle messenger (and now square dance enthusiast!). I was bemoaning my lack of success with writing and dance. There in the freezer aisle, in our padded gloves and box knives he […]

Two days ago there was a ladybug on my kitchen window. Now there are five. From where do they spring? Although if yesterday’s balmy temperature and soft winds are an indicator, then perhaps they are a true symbol of spring. I often wonder, if we analyzed our daily lives the way we analyze our dreams, […]

Sometimes you do things that you just don’t mean to do. Sometimes some other part of your brain takes over and does what you don’t want it to.

Ladeling up myself a bowl of home-made white bean stew, dressing it with marinated tomatoes and goat cheese and pouring myself a glass of wine, I think to myself - gee, I sure am getting good at being a loner. Though I have a vague sense of responsibility to make the most of Friday night […]

I think the Dictionary.com people have a camera trained on my abode. Else how would they know I needed a NEW term for this condition?

A good friend of mine teaches Calculus at the University of Chicago. Over brunch this week-end I told him, “I sometimes wonder if I should take more advantage of the fact that you teach math, considering how much help I need with it. I really should be exploiting that part of our friendship you know.” […]