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The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown Goodreads: For readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team […]

The End of the Golden Gate

The End of the Golden Gate, Gary Kamiya Really enjoyed this collection of short stories, a must read for anyone who has lived some part […]

Auburn at Cal

We try to take the kids to a Cal Bears game once a season – it doesn’t always happen – and with UC Berkeley hosting […]

Los Cabos

When Annie called me up in May asking if I’d be interested in accompanying Kevin on a surf trip to Los Cabos for a long […]

Feral

Feral, George Monbiot Goodreads: This book explodes with wonder and delight. Making use of remarkable scientific discoveries that transform our understanding of how natural systems […]

Kirby Cove Camping

After all the places we’ve visited around the world, the campsite under the Golden Gate Bridge at Kirby Cove remains one of my favorite spots […]

Last Cabin Hurrah for Summer

We made time for one last hurrah at the cabin before the kids go back to school next week, some magic weather up there for […]

Who Gets What and Why

Who Gets What and Why, Alvin E. Roth Goodreads: A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities — […]

The Undoing Project

The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis Goodreads: “Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to […]

Escaping the Heat

17.3 miles of singletrack, a chance meeting with an old friend and a magic afternoon at the beach!

Cabin Week

It’d been almost three years since Lisa was last at the cabin (I made a trip with the kids last harvest), so fun to get […]

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Dan Harris The meat of this book could have been written an about five pages… Goodreads: ABC News anchor Dan Harris […]

South Fork American River Whitewater

Ever since we took our first whitewater rafting trip with the Munselles down the Trinity when Max and Cam were in preschool I’d been waiting […]

AVS Graduation

This is going just way too fast… Lilia’s time at Alexander Valley School came to an end today with a quite moving graduation ceremony for […]

The 2023 HFFCF Fair

It was all systems go this weekend for the annual HFFCF fair after a year of 4H meetings and a couple of months work raising […]

The 2023 Healdsburg HFFCF Parade

The annual HFFCF parade the Thursday before Memorial Day is hands down my favorite community event of the year. So many awesome floats with thousands […]