Can you imagine your young kids setting off to see the world, with no real plans, little money, and no phone or internet access? “See you in a few months or years, I dunno"? Today's…
Posts published by “Steve Heilig”
San Francisco has been oft-referred to as “49 square miles, surrounded by reality.” And the fabled Haight-Ashbury district is oft-noted as the most unreal square mile therein. Every April 20th — “4/20” — it becomes…
Uh-oh; any time Gordon called me it tended to mean trouble brewing. He was a man-about town with "no identifiable means of support" who lived high on multiple hogs. People speculated he was a drug dealer,…
Vaccination is one of history's most significant health advances. But California has had outbreaks of measles and pertussis in the past year. California also has a rising number of children not vaccinated for such diseases.…
We were ready to have a very nice party, a friend's big brother's 21st birthday affair in a fancy house on the cliff over the ocean, a keg of beer already tapped and some amps…
“California vineyards bring in record crop." — New York Times, Feb. 16, 2014 (Scene: Dinner gathering of wine industry business honchos) "OK, good job this year everybody and thanks for turning up here tonite, but…
Thirst is interesting. One can go weeks without food — especially if starting out corpulent — but only days without water. Rationing ratcheted many down to the minimum required for hydration.
“Legalize pot!” What was once hippie heresy has become a bandwagon. This past weekend's “Emerald Cup” in Sonoma County has just been covered by the San Francisco Chronicle and other media as if the holy…