Category: someone else’s life

  • A Trip to The Sea Ranch on the Northern California Coast

    This last weekend we had a chance to get away, and so we headed up to The Sea Ranch. It is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s the kind of place where Zoom can run along a path next to the ocean. That leads to a view…

  • Step into the Light onto New Holy Ground

    Sean and I have been at odds with one another over some lingering divorce issues. Suffice to say that divorce is never, ever easy, even if you have legal professionals like jennifer croker sorting out all the tedious financial matters – there’s still the emotions to deal with. Two lives…

  • Thanksgiving In Vegas

    Hi guys, I just floated in from Vegas. My family decided that this year, instead of everyone traveling to my parent’s house, we’d all fly to Vegas. We rented a house off of VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner). All in all, it was a great time. We did a decent…

  • Voice of a Stranger: New Insights on the Vietnam War

    As an undergrad at University of California, Santa Barbara, one of the most popular courses was called “Voice of a Stranger.” It was a religious studies course, taught by Walter Capps. The idea behind the course was that sometimes a “stranger” may challenge our own beliefs, offer us insights to…

  • The Lessons Taught by an Aunt and Uncle

    A couple of weekends ago, my sister, her husband and I went back to summer camp. My sister and I had attended Kennolyn as campers, went through the Camper in Leadership Training program, and went on to be counselors and Directors ourselves. Camp was a life changing event. We learned…

  • The Good Witch Goes to the Chiropractor

    Yesterday, as I was face down on the chiropractor, I heard someone walk into the waiting area. Dr. Steve and I were chatting away about allergies and weird stuff that people tell him. And about gas. Getting along with my chiropractor always makes my visits more positive. Anyone with back…