This time last year I never would have dreamed of having a four-day weekend. In fact, this time last year I worked the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Labor Day weekend. You…

I am as disappointed in myself as you are that it has taken me five days to post about my week-long trip back to the East Coast. Usually I return to Los Angeles…

Has it been two weeks already? Where does the time go? Answer: I think scientists believe it points in the direction of entropy, but the last physics class I took was in…

Sometimes you have to leave town. Even if for one day. Even if “leaving town” requires only an hour’s drive and you’re technically only traveling through one county. 2015 has been a brutal…

Hey kids. It’s me. I bet you thought that I was dead. Sorry, was I just quoting that song from the end of Billy Madison subconsciously? Pardon my penchant for reciting lines from…

Ahoy-hoy. I’ve been back on the East Coast for the past week. A combination of work and R&R brought me back. In between doctor’s appointments, three full days of work, and countless…

By now you likely noticed I’m not updating this page much anymore. You might even have noticed that old posts are disappearing. After ten years (3/10/05 was my first post) and 3,500+…

Awoke with a start Monday morning. Following a good night’s sleep I was out of my house and on my way by 11am with a croissant and a venti latte from Starbucks.…

One of the longest-running gags in my sister’s social circle is how she loves to compete in cooking events, but she never wins them. In fact, at one local bar she’s taken…