The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal

  in the Mission District, San Francisco

Years ago I read Manon Lescaut , the novel by Abbé Prévost that launched the charmer on her notorious career; it struck me as more of a paro...

  detail of  Laternenfest Bauhaus 1922 by Paul Klee, seen at SFMOMA

  (Douglas Tilden's The Tired Boxer: you & me both, bro) Wow, the new computer set-up is all much, much more time-consuming & ir...

My computer died on Labor Day weekend. It was sudden but not unexpected. It was showing signs, warning signs, but of course I put off dealin...

  detail of  Saint Luke writing the Gospel by Miguel Ximénez, seen at BAM/PFA as part of the special exhibit   Some Particular Heaven: Idea...

  downtown San Francisco, the soon-to-be former site of the CJM

  detail of Saint Mary Magdalene by Gaetano Gandolfi, seen at BAM/PFA as part of the special exhibit  Some Particular Heaven: Ideas of Uto...

  Minnesota Street, San Francisco

  detail of The Fish , also known as The Fish and Flowering Branch , a stained-glass window by John La Farge, now in the Museum of Fine Ar...