The rain stopped long enough for this wild view… Yes, those are clouds dipping way down in front of the mountains.

At exactly this time — well, 3 hours ago on the east coast, actually — thirty-nine years ago, I was born. As my aunt Susie so kindly pointed out in a birthday card, in 1966: A new car cost $2,653 The  [more...]

It’s Skip Lunch Fight Hunger Day.

1: Nobody except me stops for school buses here in San Jose, despite the blinking lights and the stop sign that pops out from the side.
2: Swallowing a cough drop accidentally is very disconcerting.