Posted in Creativity, Media on July 30th, 2006 1 Comment »
Something interesting happened yesterday in Perplex City, the Alternate Reality Game with the puzzle cards I’ve talked about before. A character died, one of the “good guys”, and one who has had a pretty substantial part in the story line. Her name was Ana Heath. This, of course, has happened before in other games… I [...]
Posted in In My Head on July 20th, 2006 2 Comments »
My wonderful daughter Evie is Seven today. I am amazed at her poise, talent, and brightness. I can’t believe it was 7 years ago that she was born. I could not be happier to have her. So join with me in wishing her a very happy year to come! Happy Birthday BooBoo!
Posted in Creativity, Food, Social Issues, wellbeing on July 19th, 2006 No Comments »
OK, back in December I posted a set of resolutions, mostly to keep myself honest by publically announcing my intentions do do certain things this year. Well, more than half of the year has passed, so I thought I’d check in and see where I am and what I need to do to get further. [...]
Posted in Media, Reading, San Francisco, Shops, Social Issues on July 11th, 2006 2 Comments »
I think this will probably be an unpopular post, especially since I’m from San Francisco. In San Francisco the bookstores are sacred places, and the more independent the bookstore, the more holy. Literary landmarks speckle the city like jimmies on a cupcake. Streets are named for poets and writers, and plaques are put up commemorating [...]
Posted in Pirates, movies on July 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Just came back from Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest, and I have to say it was wickedly fun. Absolutely loved it. Bill Nighy is truly great as Davy Jones (I just got done watching him on Tuesday in Sean of the Dead, and heard him singing “Christmas is All Around Me” from Love [...]
Posted in Politics and Law, Republicans and Bush, San Francisco on July 4th, 2006 No Comments »
In Jon Carroll’s column in today’s SF Chronicle, he really hits the nail right on the head regarding how I feel about my country, my government, and the idea of patriotism particularly on the 4th of July. He says: It’s sometimes hard to be patriotic. If you confuse your government with your country, you may [...]