Closing out a very hard week

A ‘chick flick’ (Linda’s description, not mine) shows (L to R) Linda (a lay eucharistic minister), the Rev. Frannie Hall-Kieschnick and the Rev. Beth Foote presiding at Sunday’s 10:30 service at Trinity. The sermon, which beautifully helped us walk through the stages of lamentation over rector Mike Spillane’s death, was delivered by Stanford’s Rev. […]

A Windy walk, a fond goobye

We walked an hour and twenty minutes at the base of Windy Hill today, scene of many cherished hikes with Linda and Cassie in years past. Good workout for me…
Mike Spillane’s public memorial service is today at 3:00 PM at Trinity. Saying goodbye to a great guy…

Conflicted about the Pope, circumnavigating MP, a Linux mini-laptop

The Pope has expressed some admirable sentiments since arriving in the U.S., but there’s one phrase I have a problem with. Commenting on faith in a secular democracy, he said ‘faith is not a private matter,’ suggesting, I am guessing, it should be enforced, presumably by the Church. Judging by some of his previous comments, […]

The to-do list

On today’s to-do list: shop for a new WordPress template for gulker.com (!) We need a way to better handle the short-post format.
The Pope, in Washington, called for “Americans and their leaders… to base their political and social decisions on moral principles and create a more just society. ”
Calendar spam: Can it be? An appointment […]

Tuesday musings

Mike Spillane’s passing leaves me very sad, but to be true to his spirit, life, and the blog, must go on. Thusly:
The Pope is visiting the U.S. this week, and I am very interested in learning more about this man and his ideas. I have been a little leery of Benedict, given some of […]

Sad news

The rector of our church, the Rev. Mike Spillane died this morning. Mike was 58 and leaves his wife, Julie and their school-age children Kim and Brendan. My deep sympathies go out to all three. Linda and I really feel a deep connection with Julie and the kids - we know some of what […]

Los Angeles Herald Examiner photo staff

What a crew, and what a night. Paul Chinn, former Herexer and current S.F. Chronicle photog sent me this pic of a pretty scary group. L to R front row: Dean Musgrove, Chris Gulker, Leo Jarzomb. Back row: Jim Reubsamen, Xavier Mendoza, Paul Chinn, Rob Brown and Mike Mullen. Thanks, Paul! I’ll have more […]

Easter: one small resurrection

We walked around Lake Lagunita this afternoon, after Easter services and lunch with John, Julie and Grace (as seen on Linda’s blog). This was a small, personal resurrection of sorts: after 17 years of jogging around Lagunita’s path two or three times a week, I returned today for a 30 minute walk after an absence […]

Amazing Grace

Our granddaughter, Grace, was baptized today at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Our good friend, the Rev. David Perry presided, thanks to rector Rev. Mike Spillane. David and wife Ricki came down from Portland for the event, much to our joy. Picture shows (L to R) Greg Brown, Julie, John and Grace Getze, and Godfather Anthony […]

Golden Gate sunset

This photo was snapped from the 4th floor of the Bay School in the Presidio, where Linda and I attended a function for the Beatitudes Society. Christine Pelosi and Marcus Borg were the featured speakers…

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