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Bill Maddex and I grew up a block and a half away from each other–Jewish children of academics growing up in the punk rock, californicated, drugged out, university town, post hippie enclave that was Eugene, Oregon in the eighties. Bill opened my eyes to a bunch of things. He was using email in ‘86. He […]

What’s great about camping is that it makes menial labor seem so much more tolerable. There is so much menial work involved in camping. Pack, unpack, set up tent, cook, wash dishes, make fire, clean up camp, and on and on. There’s nothing else really competing for your attention, so you kind of get into […]

I live in a big apartment complex in Mount Rainier Maryland, in a fairly urban environment, about 1000 feet from the boundry of Washington DC. My neighbors are pretty wild, with loud music and parties and so on, but they aren’t the only wildlife. A fork of the Anacostia river runs by my apartment complex […]

One of the fringe benefits of having an older brother was having the chance to raid his bookshelf. I found all kinds of cool stuff there, Richard Brautigan, Tolkein, and of course, Vonnegut. I’m sure everyone has their favorite Vonnegut, mine is the book of short stories, Welcome to the Monkey House. It’s full of […]

This was one of my best yet. Got lot’s of phone calls, did El Salvadoran brunch with friends and relatives, had a few drinks at Tryst, and followed it up w/some chili cheese fries at Ben’s Chili. Thanks everyone for partying it up with me.

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For our cousin. You rock Peter.
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There is a game going around the blogosphere where people mention 5 things about themselves that most other folks don’t know, and then they select 5 other bloggers they’d like to know more about. Andy Carvin tagged me awhile back, so here are my 5 things.
1. Jesus was my first superhero. I’m Jewish but I […]

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I couldn’t resist the extreme closeup when I tested the webcam of my new MacBook Pro. The nostril averse should not watch this.

After a rainy walk from the First Sunday film night, I noticed my camera viewfinder had water under it. Here I share that discovery with my soon to be famous comedy partner Erzsi Pongo. That’s one of the First Sunday producers, actor, director, and comedian Victor Varnado in the background. As I look at the […]

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