everwas :: Alameda

Democracy in Action

One of the final acts before changing our address to NYC was to mail in our ballots for the upcoming

My Medium post announcing a big change

Julia just graduated from high school. It was strangely anti-climactic. She put on her graduation regalia and headed out the

Ever since they shut down the Air Naval Station on the western end of Alameda, there has been a number

My island home plays a bit part in this lovely story of the “spoon wars” in the Times earlier this

A large earthquake off the coast of Alaska last night set off tsunami warnings (that were later cancelled) up and

One of the local sushi restaurants, Kamakura, suffered a fire a few weeks ago and people have been writing letters

I think it’s charming that the California State Legislature opens the session with a prayer from a Buddhist priest. I

Each year the guys on my block take turns dressing up as Father Christmas and sit out on a sled