Continue Reading So long, California It’s been a long week and I am tired, back home. Not many of my own words, then, today, other than that…
Continue Reading Christmas in SoCal I guess they are dreaming of snow…. Rumor has it that decently-sized christmas trees in Laguna Beach go for $200 and up this…
Continue Reading Mission San Juan de Capistrano If I were the praying kind, I’d say my prayers have been heard with last night’s Alabama election results. Maybe where they…
Continue Reading Orange County Known for Disneyland and surfing, Orange County south of LA is often mistaken for the stereotype of liberal California. Which turns out…
Continue Reading California On my way down to California this weekend I sat next to a chatty guy on my right and a video-playing guy…
Continue Reading Sanctuary Hard to keep up the cheer after this week’s news, from California to Israel, but I am determined. For the last installment on…
Continue Reading Tokens Some of the things that are left behind in cemeteries have a heart breaking quality. Others are fan fare. And some just lift…
Continue Reading Jewish burials Cracow As far as I know – and correct me if I am wrong – an orthodox Jew cannot be buried in the…
Continue Reading Taphophilia Another word you really don’t need to cram into your brain – but it is a term for people like me, who…
Continue Reading On Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places “Empty, hollow, thud,” is a phrase frequently heard in this household, muttered by various members of the family. It is meant to…
