The Uncarved Block

I drove from Oakland to Los Angeles on Thursday. I couldn't help thinking what a supremely inefficient way it was to get my body from on...

I think that I am a supremely lazy person. All things being equal, given the choice between doing something and doing nothing, I tend to cho...

This morning the song in my head was Rebel Rebel by David Bowie. Why? How did my brain pick that song? I own Diamond Dogs and the other al...

I finally hired a contractor yesterday to create my dream home (a whole nuther story there.) I guess it shouldn't come as too much of a ...

Warning, this is a rant. I'm not wanting my blogging to turn into a series of diatribes, but whats the point of having a blog if you can...

California is on fire. There are currently over 1000 fires burning in the golden state. The sky over my home in Oakland has been gray with ...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the apparent human need to record one's thoughts. Or maybe the goal is to declare one's ex...

Recently I watched the movie " How to Cook Your Life ," a documentary about Zen Cooking (more about that later.) Coincidentally, t...