Two weeks ago, my friend Eva’s niece, Amanda, and nephew, Alec, were killed in a car accident. They were only 9 and 7 years old. Their mother was speeding and didn’t have seatbelts on the kids.
All of a sudden, every moment we had together was precious: the trips to Golden Gate Park, the swimming pool, the local […]

 Mary, it was great to see you for dinner. Thanks for taking “time out” to have a nice evening together. When I wrote “How We Will Be Remembered,” I never imagined an incident that would cut straight to the chase. (See entry above.)
The past two weeks I have been spending a lot of time climbing with friends from my women’s […]

HI Stacey
Thanks so much for dinner the other night. I ate myself silly. That ice cream isn’t going to make my harness fit any better, or the 5.10s any easier.
I read your recent post about how we want to be remembered, and I liked the reminder to remember to enjoy the here and now, and […]