Thoughts
Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), Part 1
It was about four hours into the hike when I started to scratch the surface of why I wanted to do it. Jalisa got me into backpacking about six months after we met. I had always been interested in backpacking, but I was never able to explore it due to various...
The Problem with Ilhan Omar
Two Jews, three opinions. Jewish proverb Many people in the Ilhan controvery are citing that because some Jewish people didn't take offense, that it's not a problem. We, as Jews, have a long history of maintaining our own opinions, holding others' opinions in mind,...
Moving On
If you've visited any of my sites before, you'll know that I love life. I'm adventurous, trusting, and formidably optimistic. I love people, I love art, and I love living. The time has come for me to give up owning an insurance agency. Marketing and operating remotely...
D’var Torah: Vayechi 5779
A farewell to San Diego
Apologies
I'm so tired of apologizing. When I was a child I had a bodily problem which my parents regularly got angry at me about. I had no control over it, yet I apologized for it constantly. I went to numerous doctors and internists, only to have them admit it was...
Grandpa’s eulogy
On November 9, 2017 my grandfather was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer -- where is not important. He died in the earliest hours on November 11, two days later. This was the eulogy I read at his funeral My grandfather, Roy, was a man of incredibly few words. He was...