Last week I attended my favorite “green” or sustainability conference of the year — the Fortune Brainstorm Green Conference.  I particularly enjoy hanging with people that are true believers like Joel Makower, Rick Ridgeway, Bill McDonough and Rob Bernard, and listening to the interviewing style of the Fortune writers covering the event. But driving back

Today I am going shopping for groceries with a big smile, because this Sunday I am doing something I absolutely love, and that is cooking for a group of people. For me cooking is a creative outlet much like poetry or painting, it springs from the heart. This weekend is going to be fantastic because

The other day, I joined my daughter and her friends who were hanging out at the beach. Maybe it was the sun reflecting on the surf that caused me to reflect back on all that’s happened since I used to routinely visit the beach — not just as a place hang out with the kids

I have long heard about the trails at Rancho Santa Fe, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to add these strangely beautiful paths to my hiking venues.  I spent almost four hours navigating their many twist and turns, which sort of reminded me of those we regularly encounter in life. Traversing these trails,