Soul restoration: A weekend at Dillon Beach
Rising tide at Dillon Beach Something inside me shifted as we made the final turns through the emerald hills of Tomales. With …
Is shunning make-up the key to gender equity at work?
A few weeks ago, I left the house and headed to Aaron Brothers to claim my insanely overpriced but very pretty custom …
Flowers and flutterbys in photos: Happy Spring, people!
It’s been a difficult day in a difficult series of weeks and months, but with joy and gratitude I realized a new …
Saying farewell to the Boeing Stearman
1943 Boeing Stearman N2S-5 On an unusually warm February afternoon, I climbed in the big yellow biplane for the last time. I …
Why National Pi Day means so much to me
Breakfast of champions, really. We’re having significant leftovers for dinner. Yes, significant. Two kinds of pie–the beefy guinness-y pot pie variety, and …
Spring joy in photos
Blooms from a flowering pear tree, which while beautiful, smells, ahem, indecently musty. If you’re like me (and most of the people …
Fly Girl in Training: Knocking the rust off
On an extended downwind looking out at downtown Sacramento. I looked at my logbook in horror. No, that can’t be right. Did …
“Heartless, heartless Christmas witch”
For once, an ultimatum worked. I told T: “If the tree doesn’t come down today, I’m going to leave it up all …
Thursday 13: Late winter life and times
Let the world rejoice, it’s almost Daylight Saving time! Okay, let those of us who work between California and Arizona rejoice, at …
World record 50-ship formation over NASCAR at Phoenix International Raceway
World record 50-ship formation flight over NASCAR to celebrate Phoenix International Raceway’s 50th anniversary. Every pilot is certified to fly formation (“carded” …