A good walk (not) spoiled – a photo blog

by | May 23, 2007 | News

Since I was 25 or so I’ve this goal regarding my writing career–I want to make enough money from my work that I can comfortably afford to treat my dad and two of my longtime golf buddies to a golf weekend on the Monterey Peninsula. We would play The Links...

From This High Up, He Said, People Look Like Ants

by | May 17, 2007 | News

Viewed from an altitude of 37,000 feet, the Earth looks a lot different than our everyday experience. The majestic Rockies are a bumpy patch of acne. Mighty rivers look like static, crooked lines. Teeming cities become their smoggy, Google Earth counterparts. We build...

The March of the Dreaded Zultons – Part 1 of 2

by | May 2, 2007 | News

In the late 1940s, musician Les Paul began experimenting with a machine that allowed him to record himself playing music, and later record another track while listening to the first. In 1947 he released “Lover (When You’re Near Me)”, a song that...

Cable Internet for dummies

by | Apr 26, 2007 | News

I like to think I’m a reasonably smart guy. At the very least I am somewhat technically-inclined. I can build a computer from individual parts, I learn new things pretty easily, I even set up home theater with a sound level meter so that anyone who sits on the...

I hope the statute of limitations has run out on this

by | Apr 18, 2007 | News

One day, in college, I went over to my friend’s apartment. His name was Mike. We were playing Super Nintendo and I happened to look over at his kitchen table. On it stood a pyramid of soft drinks–Cokes, Sprites, Diet Cokes, etc.–and next to this was...