Last month, I was in Rhode Island to watch my son Ben compete in his first triathlon. And, despite the fact that, after he finished, he looked like a dead man, he was inspiring to me. A few years back I did the AIDSlifecycle ride, a nearly 600-mile bike ride to raise money to care … In San Francisco, I’ve had the best bicycle accidents
We headed to the edge of the bay, with the bride and groom first. They had completely different wedding outfits than they’d donned for the ceremony in City Hall on Thursday. Rose’s headdress was remarkable. Guests jostled for position because there were more people who wanted to push the Vardo than there were places for … The Wedding Procession
The wedding has an atmosphere of a carnival. There was the sword swallower/knife throwing act. Part of his patter was to declare to the crowd, “I’m not a masochist!” The woman standing behind me yelled out, “He sure is. I used to date him. I should know.” And there was the human-powered Ferris wheel for … Wedding With A Twist – – well, with several
Every crowd has it’s in jokes and nicknames that serve to draw a line between those who have been around for a while and those who aspire to get in. The crowd that produced this wedding was no different. They never made me feel unwelcome, but there was a level at which they were communicating … Out With The In Crowd– The Crude Awakening.
What to wear isn’t I question I’ve spent a lot of time pondering since I moved to this dusty room at the edge of town. People wear torn and shabby clothes and dressing up means putting on a clean t-shirt. I’ve got about three pairs of pants and five shirts that are in constant … What To Wear To A Wedding In A Field Next To A Superfund Site?
The Friday before the wedding, about forty people showed up to help get the party space ready. I pitched in too. We raised a colorful tent that was about twenty feet in diameter, a project that took about twenty-five helpers and a lot of head scratching to tie all the pieces together just right. We … Setting Up for Bliss!