This post is somewhat beyond the scope of what I usually write about but since I had such an amazing experience I felt that I simply must pa...

I took the whole week off this week and I am spending it in my favorite place which is a wooden bench in my own back yard. I have been in a ...

Yesterday I saw the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for the first time. The story is loosely based on a short story th...

A couple years ago I wrote a piece aout "Muñecas de Cartón" which are dolls made of papier mâché that were popular with little gir...

My friend Tancho just posted a recipe for Capirotada to his blog, " Rancho Canyon Cookbook " and it reminded me that this is the s...

I have a new hobby. My old Ma used to say that I need another hobby like I need another hole in my head but nevertheless I have a new self ...

I just read that the Olympic officials are blaming the death of Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili from the country of Georgia on "h...

One of my favorite activities is to photograph old buildings and street scenes and then compare my recent photos with photos that I find in ...

It has been a heck of a week, my friends. A week ago Friday evening I came down with a bad case of the flu. For three days I stayed mostly i...

Oh, me, oh my, oh moo. I have come down with the flu. Whatever will I do? Forget about the swine flu. Methinks I have the elephant variety S...