Monthly Archives: July 2010

daniel + megan: Year Four

While vacationing on the beaches of San Diego this past week, I had a chance to reflect on our marriage. This past year of our marriage has been my favorite so far, although each year has been special in its own way.  This year was an adventurous one for us: We decided to throw caution...

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Sasha Teaches Us How to Be.

Sasha is the daughter of Sonia + Kurt. Allow her to teach you How to Be. Sasha is an expert in how to play, and like her parents, she is an excellent teacher. So, this is Sasha’s first lesson in How to Be: Feel. Rugs made of alpaca fur are soft; lie on them whenever...

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Summer Love

This summer we’re getting to know our home, California. So last night, we visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for a fresh perspective. We pondered what it meant to be photographers in light of Magritte’s painting Ceci n’est pas une pipe (translated as: “This is not a pipe”). Did I shrink, or...

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How I Met Bob Taylor: A Guitar’s Journey Home – Part II of II

Bob Taylor comes across as a personable laid-back guy in his shorts, sandals, and Taylor t-shirt, but it didn’t take long for me to realize what a sharp and innovative mind this man had. Warren and Bob chatted for about an hour while a number of staff members listened in. They were as curious as...

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How I Met Bob Taylor: A Guitar’s Journey Home – Part I of II

This story begins in 1975 in a largely unknown guitar shop in Lemon Grove, CA, just east of San Diego.  Warren Brown, a man who was to become a good friend of mine years later, had walked into this shop upon a friend’s recommendation.  He walked out with a new guitar, hand-crafted almost entirely by...

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