
- 4 days ago
- 7 min
The Music That Made Me
My adventures in underscore, part one. Music isn’t just one of the great joys in life. As far as I’m concerned, life is better with...

- 6 days ago
- 4 min
The Longing
In a house full of toys and games, what more could three boys want? Longing for something out of reach was a familiar feeling in our...

- May 6
- 5 min
“The awful thing about life is this…”
Film school and California culture were a shock to my system. My first semester in the SF State Cinema Department was thrilling. Moving...

- Apr 29
- 4 min
A Toast to Innocence
Unraveling the hidden layers of my school picnic. Today’s the day! Even though it’s a school day, everything is going to be different!...

- Apr 21
- 5 min
An Apple a day for 35 years
My special relationship with one brand of technology. My wife Paulina and I are completely in sync with most things, but one point at...

- Apr 16
- 5 min
Bugs Attack!
My uneasy relationship with insects started at an early age. I don’t like bugs. Slithering, crawling, flying, it doesn’t matter, I find...

- Apr 11
- 4 min
Art Imitates Life, or Vice-versa
Memories of teenage movie making and its consequences. The sickening crunch of glass and plastic replays in my head as I step onto the...

- Mar 31
- 4 min
Birds Do It. Bees Do it. Do I Have To?
We Interrupt this Program for an Important Message. The sound of gunfire has subsided, replaced by the whirr of the speedboat engine. The...

- Mar 18
- 5 min
Back to the Desert
Sometimes the right words can hit like a force of nature. I’d forgotten what a good movie Lawrence of Arabia is. When my pal Doug invited...

- Mar 4
- 3 min
Truth and Justice Aren’t Enough
Who says superheroes and religion don't mix? I’ve always liked a good slogan. As a second-wave boomer raised in the heyday of Mad Men...