This magic burn cream healed my motorcycle chrome burn in two days; I kid you not. I learned about Ching Wan Hung herbal balm years ago from a Chinese herbalist in San Francisco. Whatever’s in this stuff, it stops the pain almost immediately and heals burns in a fraction of the time than with any […]

July 16, 2021At sunrise I take my coffee to the cliffs and scan the sea through the fog. There are fishermen in pangas or skiffs—whatever the name is for those small, simple boats—in Baja they were everywhere and here, too, but here they bristle with fishing rod racks and holders, and have proper lighting and […]

Low tide 8:30am bicycling to beach under a heavy sky that seems to suppress the wind. Surfers at Cowell Beach all have long boards today to catch the small waves, two or three feet high at the most. There is a surfer on a blue board with a dog. The dog is medium-sized and short-haired […]

I am lucky to live in the wonderland that is Santa Cruz. Have you visited this crazy beautiful town and the surrounding mountains and seas? I’m just so thrilled to be back, I thought I’d share three things that give me joy now, in July. I may make this a regular, monthly feature. Hold me […]