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The Netflix show “Kiss the Ground” describes how unplowed, unpesticide covered dirt is the best choice we have to deal with global warming. All those weeds and plant debris grow bacteria, bugs and worms that eat up a tremendous amount of carbon. And the soil becomes productive with a minimum […]

I like the words. Harmonious habits, like the earth spinning daily into the Sun. And our planet rotating around our solar system giving us different lengths of days and temperatures on a habitual expected basis. I first heard the phrase from my friend Matt. Going to church is a harmonious […]

Einstein figured out that time is not constant and is dependent on our perceptions of motion.  Quantum Mechanics tells us that all matter can change dependent on our observing it.  These are cracks in our cosmic egg of what we may think we know to be real.    A very […]

I woke up this morning and slipped into a pair of metaphors, They don’t fit like they used to. Elastic a bit frayed, seams not so solid, They still capture the skid mark residue of old poetry. Yet, they do, do the job, If you’ll pardon the pun. Metaphors and […]

I teach a movement class every Tuesday at 6:00 AM from the Yogalution Studio here in Long Beach. On this day I walked into an empty studio as the classes are all done on Zoom. The room is big enough for 40 students with curtained windows facing the street.  The lights, […]

We walked from the Long Beach Peninsula to Trader Joe’s this morning, approximately 2 miles each way. Our quest was to get some kitchen supplies and to accumulate some steps on our Fitbits. My measure of self-worth and human value has devolved from my checkbook to my daily walking steps. […]

A young mother came in to the office during this lockdown, (I am considered essential), she told me of taking her 3 year old son out to the lawn on a hot day and squirting him with the hose…..”shrieks of delight” is how he responded she said. I cannot remember […]

While jogging this morning and feeling smug about empowering my immune system with movement and aerobics I was listening to that part of my brain that likes to worry.  I do not need any blue tooth or headphones to listen to that narrative. I am reminded of my favorite Mark […]

Richard Torres and I were best friends in High School.  I lived in his home during my senior year in high School.  The Torres family took me in.  We have stayed in touch now for close to 60 years. Richard went into the hospital for a knee replacement during the […]

The US Marine Corps   The US Marine Corp’s birthday is November 10, 1775.   Sabatino’s Restaurant on Balboa Island hosts a buffet for Marines who have served our country.  The Sabatino family has felt the loss of several sons serving in the Marines.  This luncheon is to honor them and […]