An Ahwahnee AnniversaryBy Dan Schaeffer I have been told by those who claim to know (my wife, for example) that I am a little deficient in the romantic...
Sandcastlesby Dan Schaeffer It had been hectic and fast paced in our family’s lives as of late, one activity after another, one job after another,...
Sling Shots, Oak Trees, and Summer MorningsBy Dan Schaeffer It had been 27 years, and I was a little rusty, but I could feel a twinge of excitement, something from long ago...
Why I Wear a Plastic Dinosaurby Dan Schaeffer Why would a respected member of the community, a leader of hundreds, a pillar even, shamelessly walk around with a...
Our Autumn in YosemiteBy Dan Schaeffer I plant my beach chair firmly in the clean white river sand on a familiar bank of the Merced River, shoulders aching...
A Prescription for Rest!By Dan Schaeffer Tranquilizers, sleeping pills, bio-feedback, watching videos of fish swimming in an aquarium, listening to tapes of...