Topic: Mill Valley

My night at the Oscars

I learn not to impersonate Colin Firth and walk the wrong red carpet. Is Helen Mirren sitting in my chair?

Pedaling into a new way of life

A small boy discovers the freedom of the open road from his trusty two-wheeler.

Thanks for reading me – and occasionally laughing

I’m turning off the keyboard on my humor dispatches. Remember, I was only trying to summon a wry smile.

Why don't people act their age?

I don’t want to Twitter and Tweet. I want to play bingo and enjoy the early bird special.

Guys need their own Valentine’s Day

Why is it men are always the ones buying the flowers and giving the gifts and making the dinner reservations?

Yachta, yachta, yachta: Why I am a landlubber

For one thing, we continue to go out on the water with the same equipment that Columbus used when he missed China by 6,000 miles.

My transition to becoming a Brit

I realized I had officially embraced my wife’s native country when I no longer giggled at pictures of Prince Charles opening a butcher shop while waving a mutton chop like a broadsword.

A sampling of New Year’s resolutions

Angelina Jolie vows to adopt the Vienna Boys’ Choir, while Barack O’Bama plans to learn more Don Ho songs.

Why I live out of my wife’s suitcase

When I pack for trips, my suits come out rumpled like a flag football. So I leave the packing to her.

What Thanksgiving leftovers are in my fridge

The inventory includes some some vegan stuffing that if not eaten can be used as insulation.

Stop outsourcing my customer-service calls to India

When I call to make an airline reservation, they think I’m ordering chicken tikka when I’m just trying to get an aisle seat.

Here’s the exam financial advisers should have to pass

What do you do when a client says he’s going to replace you with a new broker? Remind him he’s your son.

Why I am not a handyman

To me a table saw is a weapon of mass destruction.

Dining out requires too many decisions

We now have to choose among 26 kinds of recently discovered fish and pick a dessert from a six-tier cart pulled by an ox.

My interminable flight with a crying child

We yank toddlers out of their playpens and put them on vacation-bound planes so they can appreciate the glories of the London theater. Why?

And the (zillionth) winner is ...

With some innovative – and ludicrous – new prizes, the writer honors, well, just about everyone

Why I buy things I shouldn't

It started with that wool scarf in Paris and now has escalated to buying a lifetime national parks pass and dining on sea slugs.

Why I buy things I shouldn't

It started with that wool scarf in Paris and now has escalated to buying a lifetime national parks pass and dining on sea slugs.

Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells

The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.

Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells

The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.

Fortunately, the British are coming – with their names

Fortunately, the British are coming – with their names

They have always been more creative with monikers: Consider Tom, Dick, and Harry versus Drusilla, Prunella, and Cuthbert.

Americans put themselves on the path to green careers.

Interest and job openings grow in a variety of eco-friendly fields.

One writer's view of Chicago versus California food

In the Midwest, you need a bib to the deep dish pizza and hot dogs with 'the works.' In Marin County, it's vegan soul food and other organic edibles.

One writer's view of Chicago versus California food

In the Midwest, you need a bib to the deep dish pizza and hot dogs with 'the works.' In Marin County, it's vegan soul food and other organic edibles.