Davis Life Magazine

Sometimes, you just need to celebrate.  Sometimes, you just need to celebrate with a special beer.  This week was just such a time.  Our church was celebrating its first anniversary in Davis, and for me, that was more than a reason to find something special to commemorate the occasion.  Surviving the first year as a [...]

Some things just seem to fit.  They can seem natural and not at all surprising, as if they were designed.  We talk all the time about people being meant for each other, about a career that fits us like a glove, or about parenting as something we were built for.  We all want to belong [...]

People everywhere are looking for authenticity.  Exactly what is authentic and what isn’t might be up for debate, but in a world where so much is contrived and fake and plastic, we crave realness whenever we can get it.  We want our food to be real, our politicians to be real, our spirituality to be [...]

From the Italian word ‘bruscare’ meaning ‘to roast over coals’,  bruschetta is actually just toasted bread coated with olive oil. However, everything is better with tomatoes, and it’s popular to serve this appetizer topped with those and some basil. In Davis, we are fortunate that the tomato season is extended into the warm Fall, and [...]

I confess, I like newness.  I enjoy reading the latest ideas, viewing new technology, seeing innovation on display.  I enjoy perusing new websites, new music, new gadgets, new Apple products – often to the annoyance of Apple store employees and my wife. It’s also one of the exhilarating aspects of being in a university town [...]