A Beacon of Light

“Behind every  small business,  there’s a story  worth knowing.”  Paul Ryan If you drive by 2916 Vicente Street (just west of 40th Avenue) today, you will see a typical Sunset District home — a couple of windows upstairs, with a garage door and a gated entry to the front door at the street level. Nothing…

“Just because you  have the right to  do something  doesn’t mean it’s  the right thing to do.”  Jerry Kang, J.D. In a conversation about the state of our country, a friend recently told me to check out a YouTube video by an Australian comedian, Jim Jeffries. It’s laced with profanities, but it certainly challenges what…

“Kids say the  darndest things.”Art Linkletter When my mother moved into the Villa Siena Retirement Community in 2012, it came as a bit of a surprise to my siblings and me to hear that Mom had met a “friend.” John was a few years older than Mom and had moved into the retirement facility when…