When I found out that Steve Jobs passed, my life with technology flashed before my eyes. I’d been preparing for this since Jobs stepped down as Apple’s CEO a few weeks because. Still… I tried to explain to my students … Continue reading
Unless you are one, you’ll never undersand one. I’m convinced of that. Because it’s irrational. It’s not anything that can be understood logically. When the panic sets in, when the manic descends upon you, when the engine revs, and the … Continue reading
I absolutely cannot wait to buy Season 4. I’m at times frightened and comforted by the realitis of this show (although I’m always quick to point out that everyone is much better looking on this show than it was in … Continue reading
I turned on the television tonight after a long day of running, reading, thinking, and relaxing. I felt good, better than I expected on this long weekend. For addicts, long weekends are hard. I fight the urge to leave my … Continue reading
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. — Steve Jobs … Continue reading
In the months after I quit drinking I worried that as I made my way back into the world that I’d become the lamb sent to slaughter. “I’m a wolf stripped of its claws,” I told the psychologsts I sought … Continue reading
Today was a good day. It’s 3 a.m. and I just put down the paint brush for the night. I spent the last four hours caulking and painting the new trim in my home, and painting three doors. I didn’t … Continue reading
It never feels this way while you are making them, but when you are finished it always feels the same way. Trust me on this.
Life. On Writing. Science + Tech. Teaching. Travel. Those are the Categories on my site, the big buckets under which I live my life. They just evolved. I did not set about choosing them when I started writing on this … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about anonymity quite a bit for the last few months. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed the end of privacy. At this year’s South by Southwest Interactive Conference, 4Chan CEO Chris Poole disputed that nothing, saying anonymity is … Continue reading
