Views by the Bay

On Memorial Day it's appropriate that we honor the forgotten : We do not need to glorify war to give thanks for their sacrifice. Young m...

Several members of my household are fans of Lost , the six-year television series that ended last week on ABC. A complicated multi-year stor...

In lighter business news--although it does involve a crime--a Disney corporate communications employee has been charged with trying to sell ...

Yesterday the altar was draped in red, the color of Pentecost. Less familiar than Christmas and Easter, Pentecost (“Whitsunday”) is the thi...

Apple stock has corrected about 10%--right now it's $245--from its all-time high. One analyst says that the market is underestimating th...

The universe tends slightly toward matter ---instead of matter and anti-matter in equal proportions--which is why we’re here to talk about s...

Giants closer Brian Wilson saved the game against Houston on Saturday after an epic (hyperbolic adjective, but hey, I’m in sportswriting mod...

As someone who’s been afflicted with hay fever all his life , I’ve often stifled sneezes while in public. But this behavior can be dangerou...

The WSJ gives tips on how to manage an introvert . First, of course, you have to recognize us them. Here are some identifying characteristi...

Thank you for drying our tears when we got hurt. Thank you for leaving work to take care of us when we got sick. Thank you for cooking our f...

The monkey mind is bemused by the rat-tat-tat of events. As my portfolio melted down like a Himalayan glacier, I stared at the New York Tim...

Equity indices' recent upward momentum stuttered this week because of Greece' financial troubles, then reversed definitively when th...

Conflicted thoughts about Arizona: Like most outsiders, I had a negative initial reaction to Arizona’s immigration law. I can see why—alth...

May Day is lei day in Hawaii Flowers and garlands everywhere… May 1st is the day of celebration for workers’ movements everywhere, but many...

I’ve observed civil marriage ceremonies while on business at city hall, but the first time I attended one on purpose was last Friday. Despit...