I am noticing patterns in nature recently. I’m attracted to the randomness, repetition, and flow. There is something soothing and yet also exciting about the patterns.   Clearing the clutter from my desk, I found a scrap of paper where I had written, “harvesting the year.” I suppose I “harvest the year” when I look for themes in the gratitude cards that I have written throughout the year. Harvesting thoughts, ideas, and experiences from the past is a fruitful tool, a starting

Happy Holidays May you celebrate the holidays with wonder, creativity, compassion, and good health. May the New Year bring peace to all! Below are a couple of links to bring you delight: Sting performing Soul Cake with a full ensemble Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birding - a free documentary film

Nobody knows it, but I have a plan. Even I didn’t know it until I started to put some of my ideas down on paper. I feel better having thought this through and getting it out of my system. Perhaps you have an idea that’s been brewing?   My plan is also motivated by the fact that The New York Times recently wrote an article about Oakland’s trash problem. And then there is the excellent podcast East Bay Yesterday by Liam O’Donoghue with an episode entitled, “We let everybody

Bandaloop performing in downtown Oakland, July 24, 2025 I had decided that I wouldn’t send an October newsletter because I didn’t have...