Earlier this month I said goodbye to my long-term friend, home, traveling companion, and coolest step-van ever. I had the step-van for 22 years, which is longer than the average marriage lasts so saying goodbye wasn’t easy. I felt as if I had experienced a Read more
Every year, the Friends of Rose Creek partners with I Love A Clean San Diego to get trash out of the creek. We’ve been doing this for fifteen years now and have averaged four tons of trash per year. Now some years it was more Read more
I am in the process of looking for an editor for my novel Falling From The Moon. This is a bit like online speed dating. The editor I chose will help me polish the novel. I’ve talked to a few editors at this point and Read more
On Saturday, March 2, I will be presenting a paper at the American Academy of Religion Western Region Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. As part of the Religion in America section, I will participate in a panel on “Resistance and Complicity in Read more
As an FYI, I am the Executive Director of the Friends of Rose Creek, a community group in San Diego working to protect and enhance our local creek. On Sunday, February 10 we will be teaming up with the University of California, San Diego Natural Read more
Friday night I had the amazing opportunity to be part of John Beebe’s lecture on Constructing Cultural Attitudes Through Psychological Types. He spoke about a number of interesting topics, but the one I enjoyed most is his discussion of the Wizard of Oz and how Read more
Every holiday season I lead a few bird walks along the Pacific Beach portion of Rose Creek. This time of year is full of winter visitors as well as our local birds. The winter visitors come down from Alaska and Canada to spent a few Read more
This line has explained so much in life ever since I heard Gary Busey say it to Kris Kristofferson in the 1976 remake of A Star is Born. The changes are hitting me hard and fast. After teaching as adjunct faculty in the San Diego Read more
Last night’s Friends of Jung Friday lecture featuring Phil Cousineau was inspiring, electrifying, and insightful. The title of the topic was “The Secret Life and Death of Sisyphus.” As Cousineau pointed out, Albert Camus ends his essay on Sisyphus with “The struggle itself towards the Read more
What a great time in ABQ (as the locals call it) . Visiting with my friend Jennifer Simpson of Plume – A Writer’s Companion, we woke up at 4:00 a.m. (yes it was rough) and ventured into the cold morning to see hundreds of hot Read more