Blog Posts

  • More on Alaska

    Here’s the second installment of my and Luna’s trip to Alaska. Below a few more photos of Kantishna, at the end of the road in Denali National Park. Then on to Sitka, where we were met at the airport by a representative of Alaskan Dream Cruises, transferred to our hotel for the night, and given Read more

  • Amazing Alaska

    My grand daughter Luna (eleven) and I just returned from a trip to Alaska, a place I’ve long dreamed of visiting. It was more beautiful than I’d imagined, a country of vast landscapes, mountains, water, glaciers, rainforests, and wildlife. We arrived in Anchorage and met with cousin Ariel who is a public defender there. She Read more

  • Gasland

    I went to a local showing of Gasland 2, a movie set to appear on HBO in July. It’s all about fracking (hydraulic fracturing), the new technology for extracting oil and gas from shale. I encourage everyone to see this film. Go to the Gasland website. You can watch the trailer there for the July Read more

  • Peace Chorale Concert

    Santa Cruz Peace Chorale Shows Up You might have heard them harmonizing on stage in March at a fundraiser for the Jane Addams Peace Camp. Last fall they showed up to support striking grocery workers on the picket line in front of Nob Hill Foods, and in 2011 at the Santa Cruz Occupy encampment. Each Read more

  • How not to write a novel

    This according to Nathan Bransford on his blog. Reminds me of what is happening with my writing lately, without the clean house. However, my garden is demanding and getting a lot of attention. Step 1: Start a novel Step 2: Write 50 pages in a month Step 3: Write 5 pages in the next two Read more

  • Teaching cultural diversity

    Once again I’m teaching the course I designed in Cultural Diversity at the online midwifery school, Aviva College. It’s a small group of students this time around, a real joy to read their discussions and see them learning and growing, becoming more aware of the many facets of culture and the importance of developing cultural Read more