I bought a guitar last month. I’m not sure why except that I thought it would be fun. I’ve never taken to playing an instrument before. My first and last attempt at musical training ended early in my elementary school career (the violin) for lack of enthusiasm/patience/interest. I bought a Seagull S6, an acoustic 6-string, [...]

Day 3 of the Clean Living Room Experiment is well under way. Our children are spending their last precious days of Summer vacation with their aunt at the beach. She has them for a week and, yes, we’ve already sent in her application for sainthood. I thoroughly cleaned our living room the morning after they [...]

In the spirit of Dive Into Mark’s list… Guitar Noise, an awesome blog for guitar players of all levels, especially this section for beginners. An online metronome, because I don’t have an offline metronome. Guake, which lets me access my terminal almost as fast as I can think. Frati Gelato Cafe in downtown Fullerton. rdiff-backup, [...]

Intense. A modern take on historical drama, The Tudors season one brings us the court of King Henry VIII (Queen Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn, “burn them at the stake,” all that jazz). Performances are outstanding all around, sets and costumes are lavish and convincing. The Tudors is intelligent, exciting, visceral, sexy—if not totally historically accurate. More [...]

Wife: Your seatbelt is off! Me: I know. I’m putting it on now. Wife: Ack! We’re driving! Me: You know, as the driver, you’re responsible for your passengers’ safety. Wife: I’m not responsible for you. You’re an “adult.” Me: I’m pretty sure I could convince a cop that I’m retarded. Wife: No doubt. Me: Hey!

When I have random thoughts I write them down, or Jott them, or record voice memos. Sometimes they accumulate into something cohesive and meaningful and less random. This… this is some of the more, uh, entropic stuff. So, Cuil. I don’t think it’ll catch on because people would rather google themselves than cuil themselves. The [...]

I’ve just published a new article over at The Blogfathers regarding online privacy, photo sharing, and blogging about your kids. Please visit and share your comments. Here’s an excerpt: I’ve often considered the important issue of online privacy for myself and my family. I’m not concerned with any of the crazy kidnap/murder/stalking scenarios that the [...]