from afternoon to evening and see-you-very-soons. Aomboon Deasy (left) celebrates the birthday of Simona Boehm with lunch at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco on Dec. 3. Photo: Nina Riggio, Special to The Chronicle ‘There Are People Who Believe in Miracles’ By Bill Berkowitz “’Tis a fearful thing to love what death can touch” — Yahuda Halevi Some people believe in miracles and aren’t afraid to talk about it. They see wonder that cannot be explained and call them miracles. Materialists look elsewhere for explanations of sometimes inexplicable phenomena: laws of science they might say. Sometimes the word “miracle” gets tossed around haphazardly,