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Vacation begins

We are back in San Jose, and I feel toasty and happy and fairly relaxed -- given that these days …

Sometimes I'll feel my future open wide, and suddenly I'm able to see it like it's happening right this moment... …

Yesterday Erik sent me this excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell's new book, Outliers. In it, Gladwell examines outstanding achievement in several …

Mommy, Erik and I went to the Getty Center today. They have a sketching gallery, which I'd never noticed before! …

I need to learn to paint. Markers just don't do it. 😐 Read More "Tree"

I decided to take some time this Veterans Day to learn something about contemporary veterans' issues. As a hardcore pacifist, …

The lady on the left is adapted from this Hiroshige print, while the one on the right was inspired by …