Hiking—Always Hiking [image: Selfie of me on a redwood trail  Leo is visible, blurrily, behind me.] I gave a live video  public comment  (at...

A scene from today's hike at Skyline Ridge [image: Young white man with short brown hair, from behind, hiking a wide trail under tall oa...

Baby Iz versus Pandemic Iz [image: Two photos: Left: Iz as a baby wearing overall made from marbled green fabric; right: Iz right now wear...

We are also Always, Always, Always Hiking. [image: White teen boy with short brown hair wearing a baseball cap, seen from behind, sitting on...

We are fortunate in that we can all learn and work from home during the pandemic lockdown, now on week…10?  Maybe? Time has lost any meanin...

FOAM PIT! [image: Distance view of Leo about to jump into a foam pit, seen through black safety netting.] Someone turned nineteen very...

Let me wipe off my still-foggy glasses and explain why that title may not mean what you think it means. This past weekend, Leo participate...

A Mother's Day gift from Leo.  [image: Small decorated terra cotta pot with emerging seedlings. A printed icon attached to a popsi...

Because I am very smart, it only took me ten years to realize that Zion National Park is a mere three-hour drive from Las Vegas, where we ...

The Monsters, Inc ride is a perennial fave. [image: Leo in front of a "We're Monsters, Inc." poster featuring four monste...

[image: Smiling Leo, taken this morning.] Leo turned eighteen years old today. Like nearly all parents of newly-minted-18 year olds, I c...