My dad was everything. Kind, compassionate, warm, funny and completely engaged in being a dad. He was from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. He gave up a basketball scholarship at Duquesne University to enlist during WWII (along with his 3 brothers) to serve his country. He was stationed in Northern California…

You rhymed aura and begorra. You are my hero.

My “uncle” — actually a family friend — was Robin’s stunt man in the series. If you look at the fight scenes, you’ll notice Robin has a very Italian looking nose in some shots. When I was in second grade, my uncle gave me an 8x10 photo signed by both Bert Ward and Adam West, autographed to me. I was the coolest kid…

Wow, do I every feel you. Samies. Thank God my mom could help me navigate the sociopath my dad married.

This used to be called “slipping someone a Mickey,” referencing a Mickey Finn, a drink laced with drugs and aimed at an unknowing target. I remember when I wa entering college in 1976, my Dad sat me down and gave the college party protocol: drink only bottled beer that you personally opened and never let it out of…

I think I will start asking people why they have kids.

I just saw Blackberry Smoke and loved them!

I have seen the Dead be terrible and I have seen them be transcendent. I think it has a lot to do with synching the drugs you take with the drugs being taken by the band.

Dude, I lived right near there. Went to school with Mike Nolan and the GM’s kids in the 1970s. It was the 49er parish then. We used to ride our string rays over to the 49er offices after school and the admins would give us candy. Charlie Kruger, one of the defensive lineman, used to come over to the school at lunch…

The movie was based on a school in the district that serves East Palo Alto kids, but the school itself is not in EPA. The only public high school in EPA, Ravenswood, closed in 1976 or so when enrollment was declining. The EPA kids had to be bussed other district high schools. EPA, BTW, is not in Santa Clara County,…

Silicon Valley is the least socially conscious business community in the country. The politics are mostly libertarian, which translates into every person for him or herself. There are exceptions,  but I can remember all the way back in the 1980s when the local newspaper took the tech companies (mostly semiconductor…

This has been my theme song since the election. Hope it resonates.

Except Billy Bush doesn’t work at an inf0-tainment outlet anymore. He works for the Today show under the news division. Nothing was stopping Billy Bush from coming forward to his bosses and saying he had first-hand knowledge of Trump’s attitudes towards women and citing that conversation — even if he didn’t know the…

When the first woman POTUS is sworn in, I hope we will all take a moment to remember the unbelievable strength she displayed throughout this campaign.

She is my new spirit animal.

I wore the same expression as Ren through my entire pregnancy.

My car broke down and I got in the van of a random guy who pulled over to help me as I was walking down the highway. This was in the era before cell phones. What was I thinking? He dropped me off at the closest gas station. That could have gone so much worse.

A great writer, sometimes, but what a dick. From personal/professional experience.

I basically lived in denial that Bush was in the White House and pledged allegiance to President Bartlett. It was either that or heavy meds.

Have you been to a game at Oracle? Lots of fans exit early to get a prime spot in the background for the live local post-game broadcast, followed by the post-game dance party in the parking lot after a win. They also usually shoot off fireworks, but the early start time for the finals means it isn’t dark enough for…