I’ve been thinking about this blog post off and on the last week or so because it frames climate change in pretty stark terms. If you’re really serious, you should also toss out your air conditioning; only heat your house if temps are down in the 40s; never travel anywhere by plane; buy local...
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Home Improvement Accomplishment
I’ve been looking for some motion-sensitive lighting for a while now. It bothers me when I go out of town for several days that I leave my porch and carport lights on the whole time in an attempt at so-called security (so wasteful). So I’m pleased as punch (punch isn’t even that good, why...
Continue readingEyes on the Brooklyn Bridge
So my dad grew up in New York. He was born somewhere around Yonkers, I think, and went to college in Queens. Then after college and a bunch of fun in the army (sarcasm) he hightailed it to California, went to grad school at Berkeley, met my mother, and…. here I am. Anyway, I’ve...
Continue readingRunning on a bell curve?
I’ve been having these nagging feelings about running lately. I’m finding myself less and less motivated to do it. I haven’t felt like this in a long time, but now, when I go out to run a few miles (as I did this week on Santa Fe’s excellent Rail Trail) I find that I...
Continue readingChip on my Shoulder
I’m not sure if it’s post-travel edginess or jet lag or the current political climate or what, but I keep finding myself with a chip on my shoulder when I’m driving or in line at the supermarket or at the airport. Any time a dude behind me gets too close or makes some slightly...
Continue readingIntergenerational Friendships
My dad and I just spent a week together in Chicago on a kind of theatrical tour. We saw shows at the Steppenwolf (I’ve always wanted to see what it was like there), Victory Gardens, Chicago Shakespeare, Second City and Cadillac Palace (wow, that’s a lot). We had mixed opinions on all those shows,...
Continue readingAdirondacks and Back
This thing happened over the weekend. Doesn’t quite feel real. Flew up to Albany, met up with some old and new work friends, ran a mess of miles in a beautiful place. I loved it, feel like I have these great lasting memories of bonding slowly over a few days, getting worn out, running...
Continue readingFinally made it
Well, I’ve been thinking about this place since February 22nd… At the end of the walk this morning, a couple of hundred yards from the rental car place, I discovered a new brewery I’d never heard of before. I’m going to make a plan to check it out. Today a friend was doing a...
Continue readingDiscussing Carrington with my Dad
I’ve been thinking about the movie Carrington lately. It came out over 20 years ago and stars Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce, about the shared lives of painter Dora Carrington and writer Lytton Strachey. I’d never heard of either real-life artist before seeing the film. My dad recommended it to me recently which is...
Continue readingBacking up the Back Pack
So I got this out-of-the-blue message last Friday from one of my favorite performance groups in town, The Back Pack. They asked if I’d be interested in taking a crash course in one of their performances and getting onstage Sunday night for a benefit night they were putting on. Though I was worried about...
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