An important lesson

I’m a bit ashamed that I haven’t posted anything here about the horror at the Russian school. I’ve been scouring the foreign media reading about, because there’s been little information in the  [more...]

As I was driving home today in the rain, surrounded by drivers flying down the slick roads with their lights off, I looked up into the rear-view mirror. There was a large van or SUV behind me. It took me a moment to  [more...]

Closing a purchase of a house is different here in California. Back home, closing is the day that you sign all the papers, hand over some money, and get the keys, a big ceremonial day. Here, I’ve been signing  [more...]