City night beat

February 27, 2015
I awaken in the dark in a hotel on Powell Street and look at the clock. It's the middle of the night downtown and even in the late dark the city throbs and...

A day in the Castro

February 17, 2015
There's no place like The Castro (district) in San Francisco, not even Greenwich Village (which is hallowed ground, thanks to the 1969 Stonewall riots that began the...

Making peace with my hometown

February 11, 2015
I have a difficult relationship with my hometown. It’s a Rust-Belt city in western New York State that’s been on an economic decline for a very long time.  This...

Is my city really better than yours?

February 9, 2015
Sometimes the Fog City isn't foggy at all. Sometimes, the day is so spectacular that you almost expect the Chamber of Commerce to come out to capture the sights for...

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

January 25, 2015
You've heard the expression, right? You probably didn't know its title, which is To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time. Virgin or not, everyone can appreciate the...

Walking the San Francisco Embarcadero

January 20, 2015
Many San Francisco mornings start with fog. It's why the place is sometimes called Fog City.  The fog wreaks havoc with my fine, curly hair which I take great pains...

How to overcome fear of flying

January 5, 2015
Airplane disasters tend to bring out every fear and anxiety we've ever had about flying.  We can't escape the days of hyped up media coverage-- so much overload that...

I’m not who I thought I was

January 4, 2015
If you're descended from Sicilians you can be part just-about-anything, because the island was constantly invaded. You can be a dark-skinned Sicilian descended from...

Life on board a Viking ship

December 30, 2014
Even after poring over the beautiful color brochures we received, I wasn't sure what to expect when we booked our Viking cruise.  You've probably wondered the same...

Holding a moonbeam in my hand

December 27, 2014
If you think you saw this already, you might have. It accidentally posted a few days ago and I pulled it back until today.   There I was, cruising down the...

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