Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
RCD Espanyol vs. Villarreal, October 2018 It’s crunch time again, in European Football, as most leagues play their final game this weekend. Chelsea, Liverpool, and Leicester City (currently 3, 4, and 5, in the Premier League) are vying for the final two Champions League slots. If Chelsea and Liverpool win, Leicester City, after another strong season, goes … Continue reading The Beautiful Game
Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park Some time has passed since my last post. So, this is a longer one, but, be assured, worth your time. The confluence of middle age and a pandemic is an interesting one. Introspection upon introspection might be the best way to describe it. Time in the desert might be another … Continue reading Back to Normal?
Not Japan or DC But our low hills are bursting With new life and hope
La Jolla Shores Beach In my last post (Costa del Sol), on the purpose of work and the corresponding need for a vacation, I wrote at some length about my grandfather, for whom work was not work, but a calling. To be fair, I did mention my grandmother (Lia), but almost only in passing. She … Continue reading International Women’s Day
https://anchor.fm/john-pavolotsky I am experimenting with a new platform. Let me know what you think (and if you have suggested topics). Thank you!
A trip to Spain and the purpose of work
Good coffee stimulates good writing. El Vendaval, another gem from Verve Coffee Roasters (Santa Cruz, CA), with notes of golden raisin, stroopwafel, and cocoa, fits the bill. If I cannot travel freely, I might as well enjoy the next best thing: coffee from exotic locales, like Costa Rica. Why write? For work, it is an imperative. … Continue reading On Writing
Imagine Marbella, Cap D’Antibes, and San Remo, with a laid-back, Southern California vibe, and you have La Jolla, about twenty minutes north of San Diego, and just south, along the iconic Highway One, of Del Mar, Encinitas, and the Solana Beach. La Jolla, the jewel, is my favorite spot in California, and you will soon … Continue reading La Jolla
Olivetti Exhibit, Pisa (2019) Innovation is everywhere. During an October 2019 visit to Pisa, one of the great university cities of Europe, if not the world, I saw a poster (pictured above) for an international exhibition titled: “OLIVETTI @ TOSCANA.IT, Territorio, comunità, architettura nella Toscana di Olivetti. Recall, perhaps, Adriano Olivetti, the Italian industrialist, of typewriter, calculator, … Continue reading Innovation
One of the new favorite beans (to ponder career questions) I speak to students (undergraduate, graduate, professional, etc.) from time to time and thought it might be useful to distill my guidance and advice: Goals matter. What are your goals? To get a (any?) job? To get your dream job? To get a job with … Continue reading Career Advice
The Peninsula Hiking Club 