A few years ago I went to see my brother in New York, where he was living at the time. He co-wrote a modern version of Othello set in the 1960s with…
Month: September 2018
Day 37: My Collaboration with Charlie Chaplin
A few months ago my wife and I went to a silent movie performance in Downtown Sacramento, where we listened to an organist playing an original score to a Buster Keaton movie…
Day 36: Think about trees!
I’m a big fan of trees. If I’m out on the front porch, I often look across the street to pay attention to them. Sometimes when I’m jogging, I’ll just start looking…
Day 35: Braving the Mind Field
I don’t know about you, but for me, my mind sometimes plays tricks on me. It can suddenly start clouding my head, and for awhile it feels like storm cloud has just…
Day 34: Creating a Legacy… One Thought at a Time
Last night I spent a few minutes reading over some of my prior blog entries for this 365 Day Blogging Project. One thing that struck me was the variety of types of…
Day 33: Just Say No
(Disclaimer: This post is NOT about drugs or the 1980s anti-drug campaign spear-headed by Nancy Reagan, although I probably am the poster child for that program, as it worked on me… but…
Day 32: What I Learned from My Cat Merlin, aka The Futility of Trying to Change Others
As a child, I had a cat named Merlin. She was my first love. Merlin was getting old. I don’t remember exactly how it started, maybe I heard my mom talk…
Day 31: Becoming a Clarity Sleuth
I am becoming a big fan of the idea of clarity. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised: I spent most of my life confused about things, struggling with ideas that didn’t make…
Day 30: How to be a Perfect Misanthrope (ie the Rules of Social Isolationism)
In life, all too often, you hear about things like building friendships, having a happy social life, and doing fun things with others. If you are reading this blog post, you probably…
Day 29: Blog on the Go
Today is the first day during this project that I am blogging somewhere other than home. In fact, I am in Oakland, California, staying with my wife at a friend’s AirBnB near…