2 Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster

As I write this, a few miles away Stephen Hawking is about to take the stage at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. Will he sing with his voice synthesizer? Maybe make some graceful ballet moves with the chair  [more...]

First, my cat seems to have had surgery; now I have the creepy feeling that someone has been screwing around in my house while I was gone. I’m laying here in bed and turn my head to discover that the clock is  [more...]

To all the people who have called me on the telephone today: I’m sorry I didn’t answer. The luxury of the telephone is that you don’t have to pick it up when it rings. I just don’t want to talk  [more...]