Dave

  • Downtown Cross-Street

    December 25, 2013 The door banged open and Arnie blew in with the Santa Ana’s (that’s wind for the non-southern California folk).  “I just got off that L.A. freeway without getting killed or caught,” he said.  We knew what he… Continue reading

  • A Moment Prior to Solstice

    December 19, 2013 This morning, two days before the longest night, I walked the creek.  I came to the place where the creek widens into a large pond.  A Great Blue Heron stood on ice protruding into the pond.  I… Continue reading

  • Two Lane Roads

    December 06, 2013 Two lanes, hot weather, and apricots are of summer memories.  One memory pulls in each year with the apricot harvest.  As I migrated north from the southern California canyons of my youth, the season of memory has… Continue reading

  • Defining ‘nation’: Guest Post

    Reblogged from Faith and Values in the Public Square: Prompted by our “Insert Catchy Title Here” debate between Dr. Michael Trice and Rabbi Anson Laytner, David Bell responds to the topic discussing the idea of nation and what it means… Continue reading