A Different Semiquincentennial

250 Years of What? On June 29, 1776, five days before Philadelphia’s Declaration was signed, a different founding took place three thousand miles west, on the shore of a California lagoon. Spanish soldiers and Franciscan friars said the first Mass beside a creek they named Arroyo de los Dolores, the Creek of Sorrows. Within months … Read more

Living wage: probably not

We have been acculturated to the language of equity masking a reality that simply doesn’t add up. When a business is telling you they pay a living wage, 9 times out of 10 they either don’t understand the term or they are gaslighting you. This is allowed to happen because most people don’t do the … Read more

my birthday wish

Music-making belongs to everyone. Here’s what I built to make this real—and why I need your help this spring.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​