life

What Happens When You Break Your Collar Bone?

January 20, 2011

This happened to me Sunday morning: broken collar bone. There isn’t much to tell: motorcycle, damp rode, poorly inflated tire, thugs. That last bit is slightly interesting because it was the cause and epilogue of the accident. I was riding around North Beach where there are sometimes some pretty thuggy types driving around, looking for [...]

New Health Bill Wont Pay for Aborton

November 9, 2009

So there’s this line, this amendment in the new health bill just passed by the House, which stipulates that someone choosing the government coverage option will not be covered for abortion costs. Naturally, pro-choice advocates are furious while pro-life folks are hailing it. I, for one, don’t see how it’s necessary, strategically, for the bill [...]

What Is “Maturity?”

September 27, 2009

What’s the point of being mature when you’re dealing with a tough social situation? Let me put that another way, because it does us no good to ponder the use of maturity until we really know what it is. What is it to be a mature person?

How to Lead a Good Life: Advice

September 13, 2009

After reading a blog about some life advice…, and another about the simple things in life (a topic I know my mind wanders to when I’m working round four in the morning), I thought I’d compile a few of the great pieces of advice I’ve heard and took to heart over the years.

How to Get Monopoly Rich, Quick

September 10, 2009

It’s almost two in the morning, and I’m up playing Monopoly, dreaming, as every kid does, about all the wealth he’ll command. Trouble is, it’s just a fantasy and, well as I’m doing, happy as my life is, I don’t own much. So what’s a free, white, non-landowning male to do? So far, all I [...]

Dolores Park at Baker Beach

August 30, 2009

I’m sure a lot of my love for Baker Beach stems from having grown up in Southern California where, most any day of the year, I could enjoy a hot lie in the sand, a cool, uplifting swim in the ocean, and a general enjoyment of seeing bodies of all shapes and sizes wearing very [...]