California

Sometime during the night of November 7th, 2018 the winds shifted over the Sierra Nevada. Winds blowing east from the Pacific were…

Getting lost isn’t bad. I’ve had some of my best adventures when I’ve gotten lost. Case in point, recently I was on…

On December 6th, 2020 San Francisco locked down for the second time in nine months. You could almost hear the collective groan…

Tell someone you’re going to Fresno and you’ll get a strange look. It’ll be the same look whether you’re in California or…

This self-guided tour of the Charles Manson murder sites in and around Los Angeles is designed to take three hours. By following…

At Windy Point in Palm Springs the wind is said to blow so hard that you are advised to wear goggles and…

Believe it or not, the Right and the Left are at it again. Among other things we’re squabbling over that old saw,…

Steve Jobs was a jerk. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a visionary. In fact, Jobs was almost singlehandedly responsible for making…

My kid doesn’t pay me lip service. When it comes to the important stuff, she doesn’t tell me what I want to…

I have quit drinking. After 40 years and thousands of gallons, it’s time to give my liver a break and wash the…