The elderly man is chatting me up as we’re rolling him to the ambulance. If I said his frailty did not remind me of dad in his last days I’d be lying, and there’s no reason for that. We’re rolling him on the stretcher to the ambulance and he’s just being him. Not that I know him well, having...
Sep
07
Worst of Times
Lu Fareed is a PhD candidate conducting research into local government leadership, using the Covid pandemic as a case study. He interviewed me for his research. The transcription of the interview follows (thank you, everyone at Seaside):
Crisis Leadership Interview...
Apr
03
Totems
Ooo, let’s go up there! Amanda has seen the condors in the distance, soaring over the bluffs in Pinnacles National Park, and she wants a closer look. So, up we go. A girl – no, young woman – after my own heart.
Been more than a year since I’ve seen Amanda, Colin or Marcia. Hundreds of...
