A Beacon of Light

Kathy and I enjoyed a delicious Sunday night dinner at Tony & Alba’s in San José last night. It’s one of our favorite places to go for pizza, pasta, and dessert. The family-owned restaurant is located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, just west of the Valley Fair Mall and Santana Row. As a simple gesture of…

Black Friday! Yes, the day after Thanksgiving. It’s a day I normally stay home… and out of harm’s way. Today, I went out once and made two stops — Staples, to pick up my 2023 weekly planner, and Walgreen’s, to restock my supply of shampoo and Zyrtec. Such excitement, right? Hey, I’m living life to…

Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday of the year. I cherish the wonderful memories of family dinners with my cousins at my grandparents’ home on Marsily Street in San Francisco. It was there that I developed a love for dark turkey meat, homemade stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes with turkey gravy. For some reason,…

I got into my car in the parking lot outside the barber shop the other day. There it was — a single autumn leaf, perched gently upon the windshield, just smiling at me. I sat there, enveloped by the warmth of the car’s interior on that otherwise brisk November afternoon. I embraced the moment. What…

After sixteen years of blogging on the topic of gratitude, I felt it was time to make a change. I wasn’t exactly sure what that change would be. In fact, I’m still not sure. Writing continues to be an activity which nourishes my soul, so it seems natural that I would consider a new, different…