Welcome to 2007!
Let me hear from you in 2007, a year which has already seen an interminable series of expensive symbolic rituals - i.e. the various post mortem rites for Gerald R. Ford, (paid for by your tax dollars) whose funeral lasted longer than his presidency. Is it just me or...
On Babel
Once upon a time all humans spoke the same language. Really. It says so in the Bible. But then humans transgressed and did something silly. They built this really tall tower and since God had told them not to build it, he had to punish them. Right? So He created many,...
Art Attack
Last night's reception for the Intimate Landscape painting show and Laura Parker's "Taste of Place" soil installation - at UCSC Sesnon Gallery - brought out a fairly hefty contingent of Santa Cruz arts movers and shakers. Curated by Frank Galuszka and orchestrated by...
Slacker-speak
"You guys – hey, you guys. Have a good one, guys." Language abuse in America is becoming more prominant than Nancy Pelosi's bosom. Either the revenge of machismo, or the triumph of feminism – it’s unclear which – the prevailing omni-use of “guys†to denote...
Postcards from the Food & Wine Trail
O'Mei Update: It's true - no more lunch at O'Mei. Roger Grigsby, that maverick political hothead and tireless culinary tinkerer emailed me (and believe me an email from Grigsby is a lengthy affair) to say that things are going well now that he has discontinued lunches...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.