Gwen's Dad is ill and we talk about the caregiving experience of a sick parent. We also discuss our community service with the Medical Reserve Corps at a H1N1 Vaccination Clinic.

Dave and I are on face book and having fun connecting with old friends!

In this taping we talk about the recent Jesusita fire as well as the passing of Michael Jackson (Neverland is in Santa Barbara County).

In this taping we talk about our recent cruise on the Golden Princess to Hawaii leaving and returning from Los Angeles.

We talk about the travails of making magic with our Amazon parrot and our little doggy. We also discuss our spiritual journey and our interest in the deist philosophy.

A book we recommend:

Haught, J.A. (1996). 2000 Years of Disbelief: Famous People with the Courage to Doubt. Prometheus Books. ISBN-13: 978-1-57392-067-4

Another great resource: http://www.williamedelen.com/

We talk about our our recent trip to Thailand and Cambodia and Dave's sweet surprise (announcement in the paper) for our 30th wedding anniversary.

We also discuss the excitement of the upcoming election!

We talk about our Miniature Schnauzer's (Molly) disc injury and our worries and sadness at seeing her rear legs paralyzed as well as costs that are incurred. If you are not a dog lover, don't listen!

We also talk about our support for the recent gay marriage law that went in place in California.

We talk about Dave's recent scare and an MRI and cystoscopy that turned out to be benign prostatic hypertrophy. Ah, the joys of aging! We also talk about taking good care of yourself, Hillary's concession speech and rising gas prices.

We talk about our recent trip to Egypt and highly recommend a visit!

We talk about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and their run for the White House. We also discuss the book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" by Michael Pollan.