by Bert Daniel | Jun 2, 2023 | Welcome Column
Sunday, March 15th, 1998, was going to be a day of great celebration…at least that was how I had it planned. The next day, Monday, Phillip would go in for his last chemotherapy treatment. All the testing and x-raying and scanning showed exactly what they were supposed...
by Bert Daniel | Jun 1, 2023 | Welcome Column
I want to tell you about my son, Phil. The story starts on a warm July evening in 1997. I’ve driven to the BART station in Fremont to pick up my oldest son, Phillip, who’s traveled down from school in Berkeley so he and I can attend a little bluegrass festival...
by Bert Daniel | May 20, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
A lot of good songs tell a story. Some of them have a very emotional quality. A good singer will try to milk an emotional song for all it’s worth. You can hear the extra emotion from their singing if the song is done right. I like to sing. It’s one on the talents that...
by Bert Daniel | May 26, 2023 | Welcome Column
Editor’s note: I searched the archives for a good article by Charles Brady, who passed away recently. I didn’t have to go very far. Here is the very last welcome column Charles published, at the age of 89! “I have given up the pursuit of perfection; I shall instead...
by Bert Daniel | May 17, 2023 | Welcome Column
Sometimes things happen that completely change our life direction. I know this well. If I had not taken a “gap year” in middle age to ride my bicycle through all fifty states almost thirty years ago, none of the wonderful stuff that happened after that would have ever...
by Bert Daniel | May 7, 2023 | Welcome Column
(editors note: It is with great pleasure that I welcome Rick Cornish back to the welcome column. Rick FOUNDED the welcome column years ago and I was very fortunate to be able to share a love of writing with him over many years. I thought about parsing this rather long...
