Briefly Noted…

“…I said that I had typed up something I wanted to show him. I had found notes that I had taken after 2 interviews with the UC psychologist I saw in 1955. One set of notes was on a torn-out notebook page, the other partly typed with handwritten notes added. Reading them, I said, I had been struck by how they seemed to address the very things we were talking about, and discouraged by how little progress I had made toward addressing these things during the 45 intervening years.”

~ Joan Didion, in discussion with her therapist, in Notes to John

Joan Didion on book cover of Notes to John

Fortnightly Dispatch No. 12 — Dispatched

Issue No. 12 is now out in the world.

Highlights include: A visual diary of our trip to San Francisco to celebrate the wedding of our friends Frank & Celeste, A piece from the NYT in praise of over-stuffed bookshelves, a video that may get you thinking about this truth: If we don’t use analog materials, then they’ll eventually go away … and the usual round-up of “notes and photos.”

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The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles

Fortnightly Dispatch No. 09 – Dispatched

Issue No. 09 is now out in the world.

Highlights include: What it means to have enough, how to find all things interesting, Austin Kleon on “Comfort Work,” interview with Jonathan Smallwood on daydreaming, a lesson from Earnest Hemingway on why you should plan your weekend, and a round-up of photos from the past few months in the Journal section.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano
Kai | Mission San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Safe Harbor is a State of Mind

“‘Safe Harbor’ is a state of mind… it’s the place – in reality or metaphor – to which one goes in times of trouble or worry. It can be a friendship, marriage, church, garden, beach, poem, prayer, or song.”

~ Luanne Rice (American Novelist)

Photo: Handheld with my Apple iPhone, @ Dana Point Harbor on the evening of the Holiday Boat Parade. A wonderful evening.

A Moment – Kayaking Lake St Clair

Two quotes come to mind as I reflect on our family time kayaking Lake St. Clair on a recent trip to Michigan.

“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.”

“My little boy yesterday … my friend today … my son forever.”

kayaking Lake St Clair