Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

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.

April 24, 2023
Fun Stuff

All the wit that’s fit to print

Golly gee! My debut in the New York Times: … more than 62,000 people logged into a geological survey Web site to confirm that they felt the earth move. Among those feeling the shake was Gene Cowan, a graphic  [more...]

November 1, 2007

On the Board

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

The Day After

After a cat nap of an hour or two — I’m not quite sure because, as in the earthquake, time seemed to lose all meaning — I’m feeling much less freaked out and much more contemplative. When the  [more...]

October 31, 2007
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Uh huh… all shook up

11 hours later and I’m in my office — on the second floor, which is suddenly scary. Let me get some coffee and I’ll be right back. So, let’s see. I think I slept a total of 2 hours last night  [more...]

October 31, 2007
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

WHOA

And there it is: my first real earthquake in California. A 5.6, 9 miles from me. I’m shaking like a leaf. My house shook like a truck hit it. It was far scarier than I had expected it to be. I should write more  [more...]

October 30, 2007
Fun Stuff

Of Guffaws and Geezers

Moseyed down to the Center for the Performing Arts last night (where, in 9th grade, I once performed on stage as part of my magnet school's "Broadway Babies II" show wearing one of those t-shirts printed to look like a  [more...]

October 30, 2007
Fun Stuff

Storm Chaser with a lot of time on my hands

I'm so excited right now: there's a thunderstorm moving in to the Santa Clara Valley. Now, a few years ago, before I moved away from Washington, DC, this would not have been very significant.

October 29, 2007