It was a laid back Christmas for us in Sonoma County, but we made the most of the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s […]
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People I Want to Punch in the Throat
People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen Mann Goodreads: Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her […]
Christmas 2019
Pop Pop came to spend Christmas Eve with us – with new tetherball pole in tow – and spent the night so he could wake […]
Alexander Valley School Christmas Performance
A few short clips for the 2019 Alexander Valley School Christmas performance
Alpine Meadows Bluebird
An exceptional day to start this season!
A Christmas Carol
A day in San Francisco to see a Christmas Carol. We were there during one of the craziest storms I have ever seen, but that […]
Tree Time!
‘Tis the weekend after Thanksgiving, so it’s time for our 2019 tree!
Against All Odds
Against All Odds, Craig Challen and Richard Harris Goodreads: “I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. […]
A Celebration of Carol
A slideshow of photos celebrating Carol Young’s life
Lake Hennessey Trails
Awesome new trail in Napa this afternoon with Wild Man!
Before I Forget: An Early Memoir
Before I Forget: An Early Memoir, Geoffrey Blainey Goodreads: Now in his late-eighties, and listed by the National Trust as a ‘Living Treasure’, in Before […]
Greg Halls Visits
We knew we might lose power during Hallsy’s visit, but didn’t bank on the Kincade Fire resulting in us being evacuated at 1AM during the […]
The Ravenmaster
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, Christopher Skaife Goodreads: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to […]
Byron Bay
Lisa and I’d been saying for years that the last two Aussie weddings on our docket will be the Fulton wedding (which we attended last […]
The Baldwin Wedding
The photo ream from Todd and Celia’s wedding in Byron Bay
Back to Kirby Cove
After such an awesome time last year camping at Kirby Cove, I had some of my colleagues help me snag another campsite this summer (which […]
How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Michael Pollan Goodreads: When LSD […]
Principles
Principles, Ray Dalio Goodreads: In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years […]
Happy Birthday Max
Wild Man turns six!
MacKerricher Camping
A magic weekend up on the coast camping with Amy Munselle’s extended family (all 24 of them!). Bluebird days at this time of year are […]