Last night, I dreamt about vampires. I was in a big quasi-Victorian room like an old-fashioned laboratory with card cabinets and nooks and doorways. Most of the dream consisted of me locking windows because it was going to be night…
Kyle is from Kentucky, so at some point, we decided to have a Kentucky Derby party. Here are pictures. Guests begin to arrive: Marcia Chris I made bourbon balls and Derby Pie and of course, we got KFC: Fried chicken,…
My new article in the North Bay Bohemian looks into how California is spending the money we give them for schools. Maybe the problem isn’t so much the amount of money in the system as how the money is being…
Check out my cover story in the Pacific Sun about Marin County poets. I really liked doing this one. Not only did I get to think about poetry for a month, I got to interview respected poets like Jane Hirshfield,…
Kyle’s newest TechTarget article is up: Data center consolidation, virtualization: Ultra-dense server deployments. I have no idea what that means. Still, proud! ETA: Also, this one: Lights out management: How to administer servers from the Bahamas. As far as I…
This was an eating weekend. I had a big gourmet meal on Friday, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Saturday, and BBQ on Sunday. As such, there isn’t a lot to talk about except, “Boy, that food tasted good,” and “Ugh,…
Check it out! The Polish Translation of Kyle’s book Linux Multimedia Hacks. In Poland, Linux makes women swoon in ecstasy. By the way, lately I have had articles in Hispanic, North Bay Biz, Pacific Sun, and the North Bay Bohemian.…
I helped my parents move this weekend… in the snow. They are moving to the Sierra Mountains, up by Yosemite. So we dragged my mom’s paintings and my dad’s tools through the muddy paths lined with three feet of snow.…
Check out Kyle’s new column at TechTarget! If you are a computer geek or simply tech-inclined, you will enjoy this column.
I’m in the process of re-designing this site. So you may have to look at some weird things for awhile, like the current banner, for instance, until I have time to make a new one. In the meantime: You’re coming…