The Year in Review

Psssssst, here’s America’s dirty little secret: There is no record of anyone ever keeping a New Year’s resolution.

Bask in the Blessings

Remember back when I accidentally drank decaf coffee for a few days and thought I was dying? That gave me perspective like nothing else.

In these days before Thanksgiving, we sit by the fire and listen for “returning feet and voices at the door,” as per Tolkien.

Thank you, LA. Sometimes you really come through.

Friends gathered for a surprise bash in the backyard. Still not sure how my daughters pulled that one off.

Best grilled swordfish I've ever tasted, and the gin was really great too.

It was an easy ride to Santa Barbara. You just follow the pumpkin stands along the 126, from Santa Clarita to the sea. Cowboy country.

A wedding damps our cynicism, lights some inner circuit, the kind we had as kids and then lost.

Posh’s wedding dress has been in a box in the basement for almost 40 years, getting dry, getting brittle.

Here come the handsome groom and the Florida-bred bride. There might’ve been gold dust in her makeup. Had to be platinum in her hair.