Four months into my wandering, I’ve darted out of California and back a couple times, but mostly enjoying summer in the Golden State: beaches, the Sequoias, good friends, lakes, rivers. Getting ready to leave Northern California for the great swingRead more…
An open letter to the State Parks of California
Dear California, I’m writing to let you know that my dog is not a terrorist. And in general, dogs do not have sufficient umbrage or concentration to be terrorists. “Dogs shall be kept on a leash no longer than 6Read more…
Unending Ponderosa
The long volcanic slopes of the Trinity mountains all running down and away from their bare father, Mt. Shasta. The Swedes stopped too too soon in the Dakotas. These endless pines were waiting quietly for them.
The Great Escape
The slopes of Mt. Shasta soared distinctively above us. No one had let the mountain know that it was September, and long exclamation points of snow marked the only slopes in sight not crowded with pines. I was visiting aRead more…
Teaching of Absurdist Comedy
It’s Sunday morning in Oakland, about 9. As I left Derek’s apartment, he looked at my badly arranged overnight bag (and my computer bag and my day sling bag) and said, “that’s a lot of stuff”. I shrugged. I’m bigRead more…
Leaving Folsom, CA
The old town sits quietly quaint above the brick powerstation museum and the cold dark of the American River where it runs out of narrow canyons below the Folsom Lake Dam – and, surprisingly, below the part of the riverRead more…
The Big Project
I’m working on the New Samurai Code, and it just got a website! The initial post talking about my vision for the Code website and project is up too. check it out!
The Travel Plan
This week, I’m heading out of Ojai! I was planning to leave today but my car’s getting fixed, so I’ll need to leave tomorrow instead. The first place I’m heading Is LA, to visit my dad for a week orRead more…
The Going is Coming
In 2002, I followed the call to leave Sacramento and open an Aikido school, ending up in beautiful Ojai. Another call has come. I’m not sure what exactly I’m going to do, but in early May, I’m going to beRead more…