Yesterday I attended a memorial service for a veteran Berkeley teacher. Keith Conning (obituary here) taught at King Jr. High and then Berkeley High School. I’m not sure if I ever had Keith as a teacher (my memories of that era are somewhat blurry), but I do remember Keith over the years. The service was […]
Category: Family life
A group of posts reflecting on growing up in Berkeley.
In June 2023 I lost my brother Calvin to cancer. He was only 64. I guess I should be happy that deaths in the family followed the “right” order: My grandparents died before my parents, and my parents died before my brother. But I’m still angry. Not angry at Calvin, nor the medical system, nor […]
Using a thermometer chart to help kids understand budgeting and saving.