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 […]
Chronology
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 […]
Healdsburg Knights Soccer Season Opener
A great 4-2 season opener win for Max and his fellow Knights!
Healdsburg Junior High Soccer Season Opener
Our little number three and the rest of the Healdsburg Junior High team trounced the visitors 9-2 for the season opener!
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 […]
Powder Haus Christening
Adventures during the christening of our new cabin in the mountains!
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 Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bill Bryson This guy just doesn’t write a bad book… Goodreads: From one of the most beloved […]
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 […]