Much has already been written about the excellent new album Get Up! from Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite. But enough good cannot be sa...

No way. I went to get some delicious food at Marla's the other night, and she told me that her son, Matt, had now started up a late nig...

After a series of unusually summery January days here in Venice, the clouds returned yesterday, making it a perfect art gallery and reading ...

The sun was brightly shining in Venice today, as I got up early to watch President Obama be sworn in for his second term on Martin Luther Ki...

Just look! Counting blessings, every single day. Especially in January.

I thought it might be nice to take you along on my morning walk at the beach today. It was chilly, pale silvery blue, invigorating, and enli...

Happy New Year, People! In the interest of shining a light on the things that are still awesome about living in Venice in 2013, I recently ...