That was the prompt this morning at the Mesa Writers Group – it was my first time attending as the guest of Hap Ziegler. After introductions where everyone commented on media, TV, books, and movies they'd consumed recently it was…
Like everyone else this year, I’ve fantasized about travel. First to loved ones near and far, but then more exotic places, too. A recent getaway wishlist quickly filled the back of an envelope: Austin, Bend, the San Juan Islands, Nova…
The agenda includes an item regarding the success of the 2019 Woodsmoke Reduction Program. This triggers a thought – I'll share my recently updated Wood Burning Restaurants and Grocery Stores map during Public Comment.
It was 4:30pm Tuesday Oct 30, 2018 when I was riding northbound on my bike on State Street. Ironically, I was coming from City Hall where I had interviewed for the Transportation and Congestion Committee. Earlier, on my way to…
As traffic backs up, your commute to work sucks. In transportation circles it's called congestion and there's only one cure: widen the road. Or so urban planners, Caltrans and most city Public Works people have thought, but there's a conundrum…
Angel investors love to ask, “What's the exit?” When they invest in a high-tech startup, they want to know how they'll get their money back, plus a big return. I'm a long-term angel investor dabbling in website development, in this…