[note: this is the original version of the blog entry for this date on caring bridge. I revised and toned down the language a little bit for general consumption.] No count today, ‘cos we cancelled this week. Anita spent the… Continue Reading →
From time to time, I like to take a bike ride at lunch. Two years ago this month, in the midst of a death march through the holidays, my buddy Charles Ramsay pointed out to me that there were some… Continue Reading →
Today is January 1, 2011. We had a fine Christmas with the kids around us, and we’re really feeling the love. My pretty little wife is as cute and lovely as the day we met. We’re as much in love… Continue Reading →
This post is probably not going to be about what you expected. For reasons that don’t matter, I got myself thinking about Curtis Mayfield, who died on this day, December 26, 1999. Sometimes I’m just overcome when I think about… Continue Reading →
This is the view from my office window. In the distance, across the intervening Barton Creek Greenbelt and Colorado River, you can see the skyline of downtown Austin, including the Capital. We like to joke, you can only see the… Continue Reading →
re: http://unheard78.blogspot.com/2010/06/billy-joel-rarities-and-slept-on-gems.html unheard music wrote: > I’ve never understood the cultural bashing Billy Joel gets. Thanks for your post. I came here searching for an answer to the question: of which civil-war era folk song is “And So It Goes”… Continue Reading →
I’ve recently become more and more interested in economics. for a variety of reasons. its fascinating, like a mandala. everyone sees what they want to in it. there’s psychology, and sociology, and it matters, like food and jobs, and mom… Continue Reading →
today is 9/11, 2009. I feel kind of blue today, because I’m reminded of the way we were ruthlessly attacked, and I despair that we have the collective will and capacity to do anything about it. I swore when I… Continue Reading →
once, someone asked me what inspired me to take up the piano. first of all, its more like a possession. I can’t live without it for long. but I don’t know. maybe its a family tradition. I never took lesssons,… Continue Reading →
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