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I am pleased to announce that “On God’s Radar—My Walk Across America,” which chronicles my coast-to-coast walk, is now available! Any bookstore can order it for you. For more information and reviews, to order from Amazon, or to see how you can order a signed/inscribed copy, please visit my website: About “On God’s Radar” Thanks […]
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Rule #1: If you can’t sing well, then sing loud! The waiters did a pretty good job of it on “Happy Birthday to You!” All in all, a good way to end my birthday in Honolulu. Maybe I’ll do it again next year. Thanks to my friends and relatives who helped to make it a […]
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We can see Alcatraz from our room. Didn’t even know the ship was moving.
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Heading toward the SF Cruise Terminal at 12:45pm. Can’t get out of town soon enough.
Sh’ma Koleinu
Choral Director Rita Lilly (right) led the Lafayette Christian Church choir this morning in a wonderfully sensitive performance of my composition, “Sh’ma Koleinu” (Hear Our Voice). I was honored to be present for the service as Pastor Steve Borgard spoke of the tragic shooting in Pittsburgh, and Rabbi Jay Asher LeVine from Temple Isaiah delivered […]
A Slice and a Coke
This morning I looked at lifehacker.com as I do most mornings, and found a video episode of “How I Work,” which I particularly enjoyed. Scott Wiener operates scottspizzatours.com in NYC, and began his video with a reminiscence of how, as a boy, he’d bought his first lunch, a slice of pizza and a Coke, for […]
Two Weeks in Morocco
Sharon and I are in the city of Fez for 3 days as part of our 2.5 week Overseas Adventure Travel trip to Morocco. Part of today was spent walking through the Jewish Quarter of Fez, which was a fascinating view of an ancient society. We visited one of the two remaining synagogues–Shabbat services are […]
I have one word for you: Plastic
I have one word for you: Plastic. Plastic waste has been a concern of mine for decades. (I wrote a term paper about it in 2002 when I was taking a class in California Politics and Public Policy at Calif. State University East Bay in 2002.) On my walk through California and Arizona in April […]
Thoughts on the Sabbath
From sundown Friday to sundown on Saturday is Shabbat—the Sabbath. It’s actually 25 hours just so we don’t start late or end too early. Since I started thinking about such things, I realized that of the Ten Commandments, for me the Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, is one of the […]
A Walk Around Lake Merritt
My day started at 6:30 am with a walk around Lake Merritt. Other walkers and joggers were already on the path around the lake and a number of people in small boats were sculling in the water. Canada geese and other water fowl were in abundance as well. When I moved from San Francisco to […]