Views by the Bay

The wasps have been buzzing around the front yard for over a month, but I hadn’t been able to find their home until last weekend. There were...

We were able to skip the visit to the neurologist in 2005, but 19 months was a long time to go without a CAT-scan. We gathered the old X-ray...

Rockfish . In the large salt water tank the rockfish parked itself directly above its picture. One has to capitalize on the moment, b...

It’s easy to say now that the Monterey Bay Aquarium would have been a resounding success when construction began in 1981. Anything re...

I added a couple of items to my post of June, 2004: I remember when my Dad Drove me to Little League three times a week and helped me work o...

About an hour ago I groggily awoke to the shaking of the bed. I looked across to my sleeping companion. No, the tremor wasn’t due to her res...

The annual Foster City Arts and Wine Festival has grown from a few wine-tasting and art booths to a carnival of rides, music acts, and exhib...

I rolled over and peered at the alarm: 6:06 a.m. As usual, I was awake before the alarm had gone off. 0606 on 06/06/06. If I were superstiti...

The courtyard of Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma County . It's been a busy week---wrapping up school, hosting visitors, and tending t...

Her drawl is as captivating as her laugh is infectious. The manners of the Southern gentlewoman hark back to a gentler age, but don’t let he...

In Las Vegas you need to pace yourself. It’s easy to lose discipline and increase the stakes, either because you’re winning and “playing wi...

[not to be confused with the website of the same name] One doesn’t escape Las Vegas unscathed. Even if one has managed to minimize the dama...

Coca Cola Museum The warm afterglow of the pinots and chardonnays had faded. The desert sun dispelled the memories of last week'...

One rarely hears his name mentioned any more (and, when it is, he is often mistaken for a Star Trek character), but 60 years ago Dr. Benjami...