Life
- August 19, 2024
Animals Out of Control
A few days into the Olympics I was frustrated with the coverage. I wanted a variety of events without consigning myself to…
- August 5, 2024
The Secrets of Scots
The bus driver in the Highlands clued us in on the secret of forecasting Scottish weather. We were passing alongside…
- July 22, 2024
Find Your Happy Place With Happy Planet Index
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” …
- June 10, 2024
Miracle Soil
I have healthy amnesia with respect to planting veggie gardens. Every few years, I give it another go, forgetting the…
- June 3, 2024
CaliTexas 2
Texas has a lot going for it, as I shared in my last column: a profusion of Blue Bonnets (lupine)…
- May 13, 2024
CaliTexas 1
The solar eclipse totality was our dazzling first taste of Texas. Pre-eclipse, at LBJ National Historic Park west of Austin, we started…
- April 22, 2024
The Splendor of Biking Santa Barbara
Call me provincial, but I believe the Gibraltar Road bike ride stacks up well against any road ride in the…
- June 29, 2020
Santa Barbara Library a Candy Shop For Mind And Soul
The public library was my first love outside the family. My relationship mirrored what Susan Orlean describes in “The Library Book”: “I loved…
- June 15, 2020
Black Lives Matter
Last week my email teemed with what I feared were mere platitudes about Black Lives Matter from organizations with which…
- June 1, 2020
Triple Emergencies II — An Illustration
Last column, I wrote about the co-incident and related global emergencies of pandemics, climate change, and biodiversity loss. A friend…