Weather-themed cocktail recipes
Four seasons, four pitchers. Make ’em in advance, chill them well, pour them out at parties, keep it flowing! All numbers below are parts to… Read More »Weather-themed cocktail recipes
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At Richard Feynman’s grave
Yesterday, the family and I went to the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles for some pig-snout tacos, after which we headed to The Last Bookstore to… Read More »At Richard Feynman’s grave
I submitted 3 panels to SXSW for @cdbaby & @bookbaby – please vote! Thanks!
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Anatol’s chess variation
My son’s not a bad chess player, considering his age and the fact that he’s just as happy to play any other game with me,… Read More »Anatol’s chess variation
Alan Lomax’s archive of field recordings now is available for free online!
In 1995, I was running the Philadelphia Music Conference, one of the country’s largest music/business gatherings. It was that year when I discovered world music… Read More »Alan Lomax’s archive of field recordings now is available for free online!
My first book of poetry is now live on Amazon.com!
When I was at the San Francisco Writers Conference for BookBaby, I participated in the late-night poetry reading – and the poets encouraged me to… Read More »My first book of poetry is now live on Amazon.com!
Father to a 7-year-old existentialist, part 2
Yesterday, Anatol brought these home from school. He was asked to do some writing about what he wanted to be when he grew up, and… Read More »Father to a 7-year-old existentialist, part 2
RIP Peter Bergman
Peter Bergman, founding member of Firesign Theatre, died last week. If you haven’t heard them, break out your headphones and check out my two favorite… Read More »RIP Peter Bergman
Father to a 7-year-old existentialist
Last night, we were eating dinner at a stargazing gathering in the Mojave desert. Anatol made a comment about death, and I commented, “That’s my… Read More »Father to a 7-year-old existentialist
Book review: Nicholas Humphrey’s “Soul Dust”
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the dinner I had at Nicholas Humphrey‘s house while visiting the UK for the London Book Fair.… Read More »Book review: Nicholas Humphrey’s “Soul Dust”