I Don’t Know the Answer to a Blessed Thing
May 9, 2026
“I don’t know the answer to nothin’ about a blessed thing.” That’s what Mac Sledge, played by my favorite actor of all time, Robert Duvall, said near the end of Tender Mercies, after his daughter was killed in an automobile accident. He’s overwhelmed because he has been blessed with love and simple beauties, and then hurt to […]
Alzheimers / Colorado School of Mines / Dementia / Eckhart Tolle / Malibu / Robert Duval / Run Screaming / Tender Mercies
Old and New Little Rock Memories
April 8, 2023
I went back this week for a short visit to my hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. I’m proud of being from Little Rock. It’s very different from my Malibu home of 30 years (and yet there are many similarities), and it’s full of so many memories that made me who I am. These memories I […]
Arkansas / Beatles / Malibu / Tornado
Yogi Berra Would Not Have Liked Malibu Summers
July 22, 2022
No one goes to Malibu, my home since 1993, in the summer. It’s way too crowded. OK – that’s a stolen line. The famous Yankee catcher/American philosopher Yogi Berra said that about a restaurant in New York. He was a quote machine. But truly, there is no worse time to be in Malibu than the […]
Bike Riding / California State Parks / Los Angeles County Parks / Malibu
Halloween, Closed Drawers, and Empty Nests
November 2, 2021
Halloween is a big deal in our neighborhood. Our area is one of the few places in Malibu where streets are lined with houses arranged on traditional blocks, on a semi-traditional street grid. Malibu is dotted with large houses and properties spaced far apart, many of which are second homes that are dark at Halloween, […]
Costco / Empty Nest / Halloween / Halloween Tree / Malibu / Marie Kondo / principalchef.com