Just As I Thought

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

If I had a million dollars

I once played the lottery when it was up to $220 million - like a lot of other people. I have since spent a lot of time trying to decide what I would do with the money (even though I never play the lottery, which makes  [more...]

On the Board

Giving Thanks

Sometimes I am lonely, sometimes I am sorry for myself, sometimes I am frustrated. But I have a lot to be thankful for.I am thankful for my family: Dad & Sally; Mom & Eddie; Tony, Karen & Hannah; Brendan  [more...]

Thoughtless blogging

What happens if you don’t have any thoughts to write about? I’m playing with an application that, in theory, should let me post to the blog directly without going through the browser, but I have nothing  [more...]

Huh? What? Did you say something?

Why have we become so noisy? Let me preface this little tirade by disclosing a terrible, frightening, personal secret. I have a hearing problem. OK, well, it’s not terrible or frightening, nor really very personal  [more...]

An angel and a devil

A great night with Sara in Phoenix! Need a dose of optimism? An example of humanity? A good laugh and a loud guitar solo? Try a Sara Hickman album! Visit Sara’s website to learn more about her. Just a quick note  [more...]

Those daring young hares

This is one of the odd sculptures in the lobby and atrium of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix hotel. As near as I can tell, these are some human-rabbit hybrid circus performers, swinging on the trapeze with their pointy ears  [more...]