I just flew in from Yosemite, and boy are my arms tired! Actually I didn’t fly to Yosemite, I drove. … Read more Starr King Mountain
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Interim Tasks
We just finished one church year with RE Sunday and the UUA General Assembly. But, of course, I already have some… Read more Interim Tasks
And Now We Vote
In the United States, the power of the President is constrained by a large number of countervailing powers. A President… Read more And Now We Vote
Staff Changes
This month we say goodbye to our long-time and well-loved Membership Coordinator, Diane Julian. Diane is retiring. We will arrange a… Read more Staff Changes
Slow News
Anxiously following the “Breaking news” satisfies our need to know, but we would get better information if we waited for… Read more Slow News
The Budget
Spring is in the air. That means it’s time for the annual meeting. I’ve enjoyed watching the budget come together. A lot… Read more The Budget
To The Bees
To the bees Seeking their future In the flowers beside me I’m not much. They investigate My yellow shirt But… Read more To The Bees
I Don’t Ask for a Feast
I don’t ask for a feast Just a meal, will do A seat, not a suite A place, not a… Read more I Don’t Ask for a Feast
Worship Theory
I have been introducing some change into our standard order of service during worship the last few weeks. There are more… Read more Worship Theory
Three Days and Forty Years
Jesus in the grave. Moses in the wilderness. The journey from an old way of being to finding ourselves established… Read more Three Days and Forty Years