Writing
Write: Road Tripping!
We just got back from a 10-day road trip. We’re tired but it was a great trip! The impetus for the trip was to visit my daughter, Laurel, down in Berkeley where she lives how for her new career as Read more…
Writing
Write: Road Trip!
A Road Trip! The classic American pastime of getting in a car and driving somewhere far away continues to be a thing, even in these days of upheaval, discord and (relatively) high gas prices. We’re going to be heading out Read more…
Writing
Write: What Value a Life?
Here’s the Good News: I’m not going to go deep and dark and try and shed any new light (as if I could) on matters of personal choice involving human life. No, rather, I’m thinking today about taking a life. Read more…
Writing
Write: Lazy Sunday
I’m having One of Those Days. It’s one of those days between days. Between finishing something and starting something new. A day where the potential is there, but there’s a benefit in not jumping in too quickly. Benefit in just Read more…
Writing
Write: Scammers!
We were nearly the victims of scammers this week. And we only avoided it because my wife, Christina, has a pretty finely tuned red flag detector. Let me tell you the story. We’ve been battling a bit of an insect Read more…
Personal
Write: I Broke My Nose!
I was sitting in an ENT Doctor’s Office recently and he asked me a very unexpected question: “When did you break your nose?” I looked at him confused, thinking at first he was joking. I told him, “I’ve never broken Read more…
Writing
Write: Reiki Circle
My wife, Christina, invited me to join her to try something new this week. I joined a Reiki Circle! It was hosted and led by a Reiki Master (I saw her flyer, so I know it’s true) and it was Read more…
Make
Make: Star Wars Style Mounting Board
I made a thing this week and thought I’d go ahead and write about this one because I think it’s fairly representative of how projects happen for me these days and how I go from idea or need and iterate Read more…
Writing
Write: Animals!
One of the pleasures of our new place is that since we’re no longer in an urban neighborhood, we get to see animals that we just didn’t have much exposure to. What was once a rare and noteworthy thing risks Read more…
Writing
Write : Doing Time
This story comes from around 1985, give or take. This story is about when I did time for my crimes. When I went to the Big House (jail). When I had to repay my debt to society. This started one Read more…
