BurningbirdIn my late teens I was going out with a guy who was heavily into hydroplane racing — stock outboard racing to be exact. Brian raced A stock, one of the smaller types with a maximum speed of 50-55 MPH. I became a fairly decent and respected crew member, with Brian as well as other […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to pack I go. No time for sleep I’ve a schedule to keep And movers to hold if I’m slow. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to photo I go. No time for sleep I’ve a schedule to keep And pictures to capture the […]
I knew today would be one of those days when I put on a black shirt and black denim pants. My only color was a turquoise necklace – primitive silver encasing the brilliant blue of a clear Arizona morning. I bypassed my usual music, turning the radio to a station that features the likes of AC/DC, Pink […]
Rule number one if you’re taking a break from your weblog: turn off email notification for your comments. I kept responding to the comments rather than working. Speaking of working, the main reason I was taking the break was to finish my writing on two books for O’Reilly: the Essential Weblogging book and UNIX Power […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m burnt to a crisp and have little to offer. No new whimsey such as the Tim Tam Scandal. No metablogging about journalism. And especially, no fighting the good fight. (Not to mention that I’m faced with two immediate book deadlines.) So, Forgive me, but I’m taking a short break. In the […]