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Monthly Archives: June 2023

THE NEW NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY “TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED” CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME.

If you love cycling or if you just love looking at the fabulously beautiful French countryside (like my mother used to do), you’ve probably watched the Tour de France. The brand new Netflix documentary, “Tour de France: Unchained”, is a big surprise for me. The 8…

A LOVE LETTER TO SAN FRANCISCO

My favorite city is hurting and could use some love and special care. Drugs and the homeless continue to be a gargantuan problem to solve. Many national retailers have departed downtown diminishing some of the vitality. Prices are atrocious for both rentals and for retail. Some of the press ( especially…

POWER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH…FAVORITES CLOSE TO HOME

This is the first in a series of photographs which hold a special and very personal meaning for me. Each has a unique story to tell and make me happy. I chose to start which photos close to home. In the future I’ll post powerful photos from some…

MARLA AND I RETURNED TO THE CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART WITH THE GRANDKIDS

I have had a number of passions over the years and one of them is a love of Asian art. Japan captured my interest as a small boy when my mom showed me a Japanese Satsuma bowl given to her from her mother. While taking care of grandchildren in Dallas…

ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE PLACES…A REDWOOD FOREST

My earliest memories of growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area always have one common component,…redwood forests! My mom and dad as well as my grandmother and grandfather, loved taking picnics among the redwoods in the Oakland Hills and around the Bay. I think my mom enjoyed…