Six hundred miles and millions of poppies on California’s Interstate 5 — and one more Sunday NYT crossword puzzle bites the dust. Read more.
Barbara’s Riffs on Life
California’s Golden Poppies Aren’t So Golden This Year — They’re Orange
This year’s California Golden Poppies are a richer, darker — orange — color than I’ve ever seen in the Bay Area. Credit that winter rain? Read more.
Cathy Guisewite: I Can’t Wait to Spend Time With This Funny, Wise Lady
Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist and author of “Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault,” writes the way I want to write: with humor and grace. Read more.
Joe Biden: I’m Rewriting That Post I Wrote About Joe
Joe Biden is a good guy. But he doesn’t get it. This touchy-feely stuff has never been OK. He needs to own up to that. Read more.
I’m Back! The Writer in Me Is Back With a Book Pitch
I’m back at the keyboard and hard at work on the book pitch for my project. What do you think? Read more.
Scott Newhall — Herb Caen Reminisces and So Do I
San Francisco columnist Herb Caen wrote that Chronicle editor Scott Newhall believed “the mad world of journalism could be madly entertaining.” Read more.