On Boxing Day: Find Respite (and movie-makers) at Rock City

When you get together with one of your best friends on Boxing Day — and your idea of a good time is NOT heading to the mall — it’s best to head outdoors.  For us, that meant Rock City on Mt. Diablo (in Danville, CA): a place where wind and sky meet rock and earth,…

Rx: Grab your camera and go! (Write Every Day, 21)

Self-care in these perilous times, they tell us, is critical.  The world — well, the US — seems to be falling apart into a political heap of turds and every day brings us closer to the demise of democracy.  I make it a point to be in the fight, to write and call my reps,…