Gratifying

Biff’s Bagels in Flagstaff, Arizona – named in honor of a sweet dog named Biff. The whole place is festooned with dog photos. Fine bagels, fabulous homemade granola.

Daring rescue of whale off Farallones On the front page of today’s San Francisco Chronicle, the amazing story (by the excellent Peter Fimrite) of a brave humanitarian act. A humpback whale was discovered by fishermen trapped in a tangle of crab pot lines and struggling for her life. A rescue party cut her loose – … Read more

After two weeks of getting nothing done due to illness, I got my energy back in a major way and I’ve been on a cleaning and throwing-away binge for days. It started with the t-shirts in my bedroom closet. They’re on shelves, and the shelves were just a jumble of knotted, crumpled fabric. So I … Read more