As I continue to look through old shelves and cupboards in the house I grew up in, I’m finding occasional curiosities and treasures, piecing together some old family history. This photo popped up out of nowhere and seemed stunning to me. This is my parents about 7 years before I was born. My dad...
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The Diaspora of 13/31
We had another disconnected 13/31 this year, with runners starting at different times in some different locations. Does this bode well for its growth? Or is it more of a death knell? Time will tell… I finished my leg outside of El Sobrante in Northern California. I saw cows, coyotes and maybe a mouse...
Continue readingStability and Gratitude
Just a quick note to acknowledge that both my kids recently celebrated one-year anniversaries with their significant others. I love the partners they’ve found, and I love that I see growth in all of them. And caring, and responsibility, and affection, and conflict resolution. It’s wonderful to witness. Keep on going with your bad...
Continue readingBook Review in Across the Margin
I wrote a book review! And it’s published on New York’s Across the Margin site. You can read it HERE. Why is this significant? Well, the book recalls a murder about a decade ago which happened in Austin, and it reflects some of the class and prejudice issues we have in the city. Beyond...
Continue readingMinneapolis Bound
I purposely took a break from softball this year, in part because there wasn’t a good spot for me on the team, and I would have had to play with a different, new team. But also in part because I wanted to focus on other things like writing. The break was kind of nice,...
Continue readingFantasy Elect Interview
Hey, I won something! Last year I got invited to join a beta test for a new app under development, called Fantasy Elect. It’s like fantasy football, but it’s about elections and predicting who’s going to win congressional, senate and gubernatorial seats – and it includes other elements used for scoring like fundraising, polling...
Continue readingDitching the Fitbit
When I was traveling out west a couple of weeks ago, I suddenly got the urge to do some research about the Fitbit that’s been on my wrist 23.5 hours a day for the past 3 years. I read a few articles that talked about negligible radiation associated with the Bluetooth elements of it....
Continue readingA Slow Thought Movement?
I think about this off and on, and wanted to finally get it down in some notes. I feel like I’ve been fighting against these forces in my life where there’s tremendous perceived value in instantaneous decision-making. I’ve worked in jobs where the people who get the most attention and praise are the ones...
Continue readingThe Cross-Eyed Loon
I’ve completed a draft of the pilot episode of this Maine-based sitcom I mentioned back in May. The current name of the show is THE CROSS-EYED LOON, inspired by The Cockeyed Gull, a real place on Peaks Island off the coast of Portland. Here’s a quick summary: In this pilot episode, a...
Continue reading“Get Ready”
I heard an interview with Sheryl Lee Ralph (from Abbot Elementary and Dreamgirls) the other day. And I want to say first off that she’s great and talented and has an exceptionally resilient attitude and deserves all the awards she can get. One of the things she said which resonated with me – when...
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