Footage from Tokyo, earlier today.

He designed buildings like others design clothes — with a bit of whimsy and a lot of creativity. He was also gay. He died yesterday at age 98. I have always found it somewhat bizarre to contemplate sermons about  [more...]

I’ve been waking up around 5 or 6am here in California — it’s not really because of the time change, I’ve always woken up that early. Back home, I’d lay around in bed and waste time reading  [more...]

Maybe it’s having my Diego curled up in my lap. Maybe it’s the introduction of a slick new iPod. Could be the new shirt I’m wearing. Or maybe it’s because it’s a beautiful 69° and  [more...]