We didn’t usually have to leave the waterfront for entertainment. Waldo Point was its own ongoing movie and endlessly entertaining. But when Mark Whittington, the Independent Journal reporter for southern Marin, came over to my…
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“Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes As I answer the ringing phone, I am distracted by my cat chasing his tail and do not hear the brief telltale…
My friend is sick and in bed at home, dying. (I know, bummer of a blog post, aye? Would you rather I did movie reviews? Don't answer that.) I had a high school counselor give…
Yosemite 2010. It was an epic trip. My climbing buddies from our J-Tree adventure, some of their siblings, my son and of course, our climbing guide. We arrived a lot later than anticipated to our…
Fort Bragg City Council was going to allow a fundraiser block party in the streets of the city. Then they canceled it and kept a $5,000 deposit EcoMotion laid down for the event. Now, after…
Studio Odd Hours, which you may or may not remember, has ceased to exist. For those of you who did not know of the “intelligent, New American Art” displayed in downtown Fort Bragg, or who…
In a historic protest on July 21, members of dozens of California Indian Tribes and their allies marched through the streets of downtown Fort Bragg protesting the violation of indigenous fishing and gathering rights under…
Somehow, losing the world should have been harder, but much of the ride was exhilarating, even fun. It feels like this to be in the car that’s crested the first long climb on the roller…