First you notice the city. San Francisco from 30,000 feet is a tiny holdout at the very tip of a cloudy peninsula. As you begin to descend you’ll see bridges and ocean, mountains and hills, as well as a patchwork quilt of skyscrapers at the northernmost tip. But from this height it’s still a city, just like the...

I recieved a call from my boss yesterday. Who my mother rudely described as, "mouthy". I asked what she meant by that and she said they, "sounded like they would not use one word where many would suffice". Indeed. I might use the expression, "Wordy" but probably not. My mother is quite blunt at times. Nonetheless,...