Monthly Archives: April 2014

“To be alive at all is to have scars” – John Steinbeck, The Winter of our Discontent I know, I know – many parts of the US had a winter to remember this year, but here in California it was … Continue reading →

I was saddened to read that one of my favorite writers, the novelist and naturalist Peter Matthiessen, passed away this past weekend at the age of 86.  In addition I was also a little shocked to see that my favorite … Continue reading →