the ‘triangle of life’ earthquake safety theory has been touted as a better method of staying safe during an earthquake than the traditional ‘duck and cover’ method. the ‘triangle of life’ theory says that falling objects such as doors, walls, or large appliances will come to rest in angled positions, leaving triangles of space in [...]
i wrote the following for the june issue of the grubb co. newsletter. written and produced by yours truly, the newsletter goes out to as many as 15,000 homeowners every other month. as of april 22, 2010, the lead renovation, repair and painting rule (LRRP) requires that all contractors and handyman services who work in [...]
i’ve been collecting these for a while… don’t they make a great cd’s worth of song titles for cd #2? age is no longer a barrier for me in bed escape rod’s alleviation do not regret on the past i searching for new friends forget about dictionaries diameter performance is now free to try receive [...]
i don’t even remember how i met duncan murphy… was it bmug (the berkeley macintosh users group)? the suse linux office that used to be near the grand lake theater in oakland? we called duncan ‘the dunk’. he was brilliant, tortured, and lovable. he was first and foremost a geek… a very talented programmer who [...]
found this in my inbox the other day: Your Invited – The Coming Transformation of Higher Education, June 3.Please join Fast Company writer Anya Kamenetz, author of DIY U:Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education, for a discussion about how entrepreneurship and technology are changing education. seems like they’ve made things worse.
being good at what you do apparently has little to do with your ability to self-promote. take this case in point. i just finished the add-a-garage website. getting information i could use to maximize their marketing moment was like pulling teeth. they seemed to think that ‘founded in 1987′ was enough, and would reassure homeowners [...]
in the early 1860′s the seth thomas clock company began producing the regulator 2… the clock of choice for banks and railroad stations throughout the country for many decades. it was produced with minor changes until 1950, which makes it the longest produced single model in clock manufacturing history (90 years!). there were just enough [...]
here’s a picture to break a tennis player’s heart. 8-( it’s hard to remember that we’re still in the middle of a drought when there’s been so much rain of late. the california department of water resources says: As of April 30, 2010, statewide hydrologic conditions were as follows: precipitation, 110 percent of average to [...]
living in the oakland hills has its advantages… no sidewalks, across the street from redwood regional park, and killer views. more views from the deck can be found at http://www.songwriter.com/views
i’ve recently come across some musicological finds… one on the web, and a couple buried deep in the pile that was my home recording studio (which might live again some day). ‘the lost gaucho’ is a collection of steely dan songs from the ‘gaucho’ sessions. most of them didn’t make it onto the album, but [...]
it is truly amazing how many people pick up after their dogs and then carefully leave plastic bags filled with dog poop by the side of the trail… as if they’re going to come back and pick up after themselves on their way out. uh huh. sure. right. please take your crap with you. really. [...]
i’m playing tennis. i miss an incoming call. the caller leaves a voicemail. when i’m done playing tennis, i check my phone, and see that i have a recent call and a voicemail. i listen to the voicemail… which means i’m aware that that person called, yes? so why do i have to go to [...]
i used to joke that that was our family motto… until the day repressed memories of the family crest re-surfaced (i was experimenting with the therapy plug-in for photoshop):