by Mike Keithley

Well now, I find myself editing the Blind Californian after a seven-year hiatus. Former editor Judy Wilkinson relinquished the job to more efficiently
carry on as CCB president and gave me a new hat. Kinda tight but I'll try. "Master, just put it on with a rakish angle, and I'll catch it when it falls
off. It's full of kibble anyway!" That's King, my ghost guide dog commenting as usual. So welcome to this issue of the BC.

The fall edition tends to have less CCB business, so there's more space for you CCB members. Lori Castner enjoys making bread, complete with a recipe;
Sylvia Sugar Lopez encourages sighted people to see blind folks as people; and Susan Kitazawa asks us what we'd do if we weren't afraid. And we have a
letter to the editor. We also have tributes to Obbie Schoeman, and Al and Connie Gil. And there's several announcements you'll want to check out. And then
there's a poem by Associate Editor Susan Glass to help the music. An hey, On the Lighter Side is back!

So have fun with the fall BC and send writings to be published here, they're always welcome. The email address is mlkeithley@comcast.net, and the phone
is 650-386-6286.