The Uncarved Block

Andrew Sez: "When life gives you some strange fruit that you've never seen before, make a sweet beverage from it which doesnt have ...

As you know, in my spare time I am an internationally renown economist. Here, then, is a modest proposal for bailing out the banking system...

I watched with interest both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions over the past two weeks. I have been tempted time and time a...

I watched about 2/3rds of the Democratic National Convention last week and was very impressed. Unfortunately, I missed Michelle Obama's...

The Culinary Historians of Northern California (aka CHoNC) had their annual Napa dinner party this week. The theme was figs, but I decided t...

This is a shameless plug for my other web sites. After all, my blog ought to be an opportunity to promote myself. This is also a blatant req...

Today is the 10 year anniversary of my graduating from Microsoft. What a long strange trip its been! People have been asking me if I can bel...

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...