Tomorrow will be the 14th day of this road trip. I am still at the very beginning, but certain themes are emerging. I am getting the opportunity to reminisce (mostly to myself) about the life I have lived but also and perhaps more importantly to get a clearer sense of where I am going. It Read More

I am smiling as I drive down the highway. Last week at a dog park in San Luis Obispo I tallked with two sets of people (while Jerry played with their dogs) and at the point in conversation when I told both that I was at the beginning of a long road trip and they Read More

When I was young, and working constantly on high stress child protection cases I used to love skiing primarily because I found that on the mountain I had to focus on the single thing in front of me (not crashing into trees) and consequently I cleared my mind of all other stress. Along with the Read More

Had a lovely visit with my childhood friend Heshy Goldberg. We first met in 1960 (you can do the math) when my family moved to Plainview, New York and became members of the Plainview Jewish Center where Heshy’s father was the congregation Rabbi. Along with his brother Mordechai we sat together at services every Saturday Read More

Tomorrow I will leave LA and head towards Pensacola Florida. It is approximately 2000 miles and mainly along Interstate 10 through the desert and then along the Gulf Coast. My plan is to get to Pensacola by Wednesday and then stay through New Years overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. I have no reservations or specific Read More

At the beginning of the trip (day 2 or 3) I expected to have a reaction that would either be OMG what am I doing ? what have I gotten myself into ? or OMG I can’t believe I am doing this? I am so lucky. It is Friday morning and the sun is shining Read More

I started the trip on Monday with a short drive in the pouring rain to Coos Bay, Oregon where I visited friends from Boulder who have recently moved to the Oregon Coast. I got a rather late start because I needed to watch 3 hours of Continuing Legal Education credits on video to complete my Read More

I am at the stage of life that Erik Erikson describes as one of “reflection”. I am aware that there are people who have been important in my life that I will never get to see again and some who I didn’t realize that I would never see again in time to say goodby and Read More

I grew up on the East Coast and gravitated over a lifetime to the Oregon Coast where I now live with my half golden retriever/ half irish setter dog named Jerry. I have lived a full life as a father/ attorney / political activist and mediator. My legal career has primarily involved representing battered women Read More