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Why we still need the ink
During a walk along North Santa Cruz Avenue, it is easy to take for granted the stack of newspapers sitting in Los Gatos Roasting...
Blum: Out of the shower, into the gallery
I usually get my ideas for articles while showering. I don’t know why this is. When I was in college, I used to sing...
The art of the helpful semi-retirement
There is a specific kind of serenity that comes with life in Los Gatos. It is a stage of existence where “high stakes” usually...
The quiet cheerleader
I have reached an age where certain physical activities are no longer in my repertoire. You will not see me performing a somersault on...
Blum: A vision for inclusion
Here goes my reputation, such as it is, as a hardnosed, take-no-prisoners divorce attorney. Truth be told, I never actually had that type of...
The civic union breakdown
After decades spent as a divorce attorney, I’ve realized that most people view the end of a marriage like a disaster movie: there should...
The Great Vanishing
If you drove down Los Gatos-Saratoga Road this morning and felt a strange, existential chill, as if a beloved landmark had been quietly snatched...
The cost of Jewish joy
Walking through Town Plaza Park on a Sunday morning, it is easy to feel insulated. We live in a town that prides itself on...
The great wardrobe change
For nearly half a century, my identity was topped by a piece of headgear: the Attorney Hat. It was a fedora of authority. As...
We have to swallow the bitter pill of preparation
Life, like a medical procedure, rarely goes exactly according to the script we write for ourselves. I recently found myself sitting in a recovery...
