My Blog

In the midst of the Covid pandemic, humankind is at an existential crossroad: We can get through the health crisis and return to normal or we can realize that ‘normal’ was the problem and choose a bet...

I vacuumed the rugs, put ice cubes in my orchids, polished some silver picture frames and shot another video for TikTok. Feel very hip and competent. Tomorrow is another day. I intend to have a Zoom c...

For a number of years, the workshops and symposia at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have taught me so much about mindfulness, learning to quiet my mind and be more constructive. I learn...

I’ve heard that there are lines around the block at gun stores. I’m told people have gotten into fights in supermarkets. But what I’m seeing and feeling as I walk my dog and go to the small community ...

Okay, so let’s start with the superficial: My fingernails are getting so long I can hardly type. But they are acrylic and I can’t cut them. Ideas? I’m growing a beard. I’m caug...

Well, one good thing about sheltering at home and everything being closed: I can do more social media, including blogs. I’m sitting at home trying to imagine what its like for gig economy worker...

Not that everyone has free time on their hands. Many are working at home while trying to take care of their children whose schools have shuttered. But many do have more free time and I would like to s...

I’ve lived a long time, but this is new and hard to believe. Yesterday, production on “Grace & Frankie” was cancelled till things change. There are people on the crew and staff who won’t be getti...

Friday we held a very successful and large Fire Drill Friday in San Pedro, an hour south of Los Angeles and one of the nation’s largest ports and oil refinery complex, where oil is exported to other p...