• Phyllis Sakaria's "Harvest" A New Book from a Lifelong Friend,John Bertsch

    Phyllis Sakaria's "Harvest" A New Book from a Lifelong Friend

      Phyllis Sarkaria’s Harvest: A New Book from a Lifelong Friend By John Bertsch I’ve known Phyllis Sarkaria since we were both six years old, living in a small town on the edge of West Texas. That’s a considerable amount of shared history. I’ll leave the arithmetic to you. There’s something lovely a

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  • It's Hot Outside!,John Bertsch

    It's Hot Outside!

    I've lived in San Diego for over 30 years and this is the hottest summer I can remember! Our temperatures are running 5 - 6 degrees higher than average. Did you know that it was fairly uncommon to find any homes with air conditioning in the inner neighborhoods until well into the 2000's? The first t

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