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Boston: A Cradle of Liberty Where Freedom Still Rings Out
The Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians in 1776 from the balcony of the Old State House (shown at night above). John Adam’s bright and articulate wife, Abigail, wrote to her...
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A Trip to the Cannabis Fair? What??? No Way!
I didn’t know what type of things I would find at the Cannabis Fair, but a painting of George standing in the middle of a marijuana farm and glowing green wasn’t one of them. Occasionally, I slip in...
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Escape from Alaska… Part II: The Friday Essay
Woodland buffalo like this guy have become fairly common when driving through portions of the Yukon Territory. As noted in my last Alaska blog, Peggy and I took these photos two years ago when we drove...
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Quirky Berkeley— I Return to My Roots
Sproul Hall, the administrative center of UC Berkeley, looks imposing. It comes with a welcome sign now but it wasn’t so welcoming when I gave a speech while standing on the Dean’s desk at the height...
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Speaking of Afterlife, Did Pop Actually Haunt Me?
One of my favorite photos of my father taken by Glen Fishback at his studio. Do you believe in ghosts? I’d like to say I don’t. Their existence isn’t rational. There is no scientific evidence that...
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The Earth Is 6000 Years Old… Or So My father Told Me
My father. I believe this photo was taken by Glen Fishback of the Glen Fishback School of Photography. I invited my father, Herb Mekemson, up to Alaska for his 80th birthday. My brother Marshall put...
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My Rock that Was Peter Ends Up on an Active Fault Zone
I checked our library and found about 100 books relating to spirituality that I have read over the years. This is a sample that I pulled off of our shelves. Peggy served as a principal of a public...
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Tarzan Shows Me the Light… The Friday Essay
The Episcopal Church in Placerville played a significant role in my life for 16 years. In my last Friday essay on Finding God in all the Wrong Places, I learned that some miracles are best witnessed...
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