On the evening of the Summer Solstice, after walking my dog and watching the sunset, I spotted a coyote trotting along the fence line between the Montini property and open space. To watch, I pulled over next to the pasture where cows were settling down... Continue
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And now we celebrate – with booze, barbecued dead animal parts, & high explosives – the birth of the most Powerful Country On Earth, created by a document painstakingly handwritten on parchment with a sharpened quill dipped in the best homemade ink in a time... Continue
Chapter 57: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 15) Jul 16 2nd night of pageant. Gov Warren was there. Uncle Charlie and Aunt Velma came up. Got to bed after 2. Almost late for scene 3. I was an actor in the Big Columbia... Continue
In a previous column about consciousness, I proposed that it is a matter of degree, stretching from the microscopic to the macroscopic, from the sub-atomic to the super-massive, and everything in between. In the smallest, single-celled organisms, consciousness appears as simple awareness, which is to... Continue
Where do you draw the line and consider someone wealthy? Is it if they own a home that is now worth a million dollars? Does it matter that they paid very little for it 30 years ago? A million dollars sounds big. In today’s world... Continue
When asked, “How are you?” I responded: “I’m in the center of the teeter totter.” Not up or down, I explained, just sitting in the middle. That’s a bit of progress, though. We’re moving away from the pandemic and a long wet winter. This time... Continue
Yesterday was one of those remarkable days. It suddenly hit me: I AM THE UNIVERSE. Now this realization might strike you as trite or simply intellectual, but for me it felt momentous, a truth I experienced right down to my gut. I’m not saying I... Continue
The sun set and the moon rose as we danced and gazed up at the rusty face of Hood Mountain and the rugged Mayacamas range. Honestly, it felt like paradise for us boomers as we boogied with others young and old at this season’s first... Continue
I am thrilled to announce that, after a long-term effort, on June 6 the Board of Supervisors approved plans to lease the offices at the Nelson Building on Lomita Avenue on the border of the Springs and the City of Sonoma for a future hub... Continue
Chapter 56: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry and Dad took monthly trips to San Francisco to purchase stock from the Decca, Columbia, and RCA Victor wholesale dealers. Larry decided which records to purchase, as he knew all the popular songs as well as classical music.... Continue