Time marches inexorably onward, and here we are in this fresh part of it called 2013. I begin my third year in this city, where time flies by — it truly does when you’r... Read More
Two years ago, we moved here from a place I thought I’d never move from, and we have not regretted it. San Francisco has given us much, not only enriching us with new friends... Read More
As happy as I am in this city, some things do ruffle my equanimity. Those ear-shredding Blue Angels flew over again last month (for my feelings about those heavenly bodies, see my ... Read More
Do your readers know about Sally?” an East Coast reader recently wrote. “I hope so, and if not, they need to know about her. Good things need to be shared.” This reader, ... Read More
I wish they all could be California girls,” rhapsodized the Beach Boys in 1965. My brown hair and less-than-hard body notwithstanding, they got their wish as far as I’m con... Read More
At first, I thought I was seeing things. Or rather, not seeing things. When we first moved here, I walked out of our Lombard Street building to mail a stack of cards telling people... Read More
It started with a polite letter, weeks ahead of time, announcing that our block would be ripped up so more sewer pipes could be installed. San Francisco gave us a “heads up�... Read More
I wake up at my usual writing hour of 6 a.m., make a pot of French press, add rich cream bought from the wondrous Haight Street Market, then go outside to pick up The New York Time... Read More
Oh, good God! Could it be time to move our baby grand again? When we transplanted from NYC to S.F. and found our lovely rental with hardwood floors and lots of light, I made a prom... Read More
For my morning walk across Fort Mason for coffee and scones at Greens To Go, I enter through the Fort Mason gates, cutting across the kept lawns and roadways that bloom with someth... Read More
Hey guys, I started going to a bio-geometric integrator.” “Oh good! Well …. welcome to California!” my S.F. friends reply, laughing companionably. They actually know wh... Read More