Old School

Old School

One of the things I treasure most of Dragon’s is his last Spotify playlist. Each one of those songs brings back specific times with Dragon. Dragon would blast “Sail” every night coming back from water polo at Northwood High School. “Hero”...
A Thousand Winds

A Thousand Winds

Happy Easter weekend, everybody.  I know many of you were on vacation this week, enjoying Hawaii, Italy, Korea.  I hope you had a wonderful time and are getting home safely.  We were in Korea during this Spring Break week in 2014.  That same...
Desert Wildflowers

Desert Wildflowers

California has been in a devastating drought for the last few years. The wildflowers in the desert love the water, but because of our drought, for the longest time, the spring bloom has been sparse. This year, the rains finally came. This year, they said, it would be...
Catchers in the Rye

Catchers in the Rye

I opened the newspaper today to see a photo of teenagers rushing the water at Saturday’s lifeguard tryouts in San Clemente.  They were competing for summer jobs at the Southern California beach.  The photo and accompanying story made me think of one of the...
Ghosts of Ourselves

Ghosts of Ourselves

As I took Hannah and her friend Ashley to school this morning, I saw ghosts of ourselves.  Last year, well, 2014-15 actually, I would take Dragon to school every morning at around 7:30.  We’d leave the house and drive out towards Tustin Ranch Road.  On...