My aunt Dalis sent me a few old pictures yesterday, and I was completely struck by how different I look now versus five years ago. In December 1998/January 1999, my family and I flew out to Seattle to visit Fred & Dalis there. It was immediately after I finished my college classes and literally less …

Apparently, Al Gore was given an award at the annual geekfest Webby Awards June 6. Says Yahoo news: “Gore, who was pilloried during the 2000 presidential campaign for appearing to imply that he had created the Internet, won a lifetime achievement award for providing crucial political support to the technical development of the World Wide …

Last night, I went with Rachelle to see the Water Tower Theater‘s latest offering, “Living Out.” The story was about a woman from El Salvador who is seeking work as a nanny in Los Angeles, needing money so she can bring her second son to the US from back home. It was hilarious, touching, and …

I heard on the radio (love me that NPR) yesterday about Terry Schiavo’s autopsy report. Two things stick out to me about this story: The coroner presented a conclusive opinion that she was completely brain dead AND blind. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who was so eager to render (as a doctor) his professional opinion …

Bring your minds out of the gutters, kids. I’m talking about a movie Daniel and I watched last night called Dirty Filthy Love. The IMDB one-line description explains it all: “A man’s life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette’s Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.” I …

Other bloggers I know use clever nicknames for people they blog about but don’t wish to identify. And because what I’m about to say is relayed out of much frustration, I’m going to do the same. Since I know most people are blissfully unaware of what (exactly) I do all day, I won’t bore you …

Matt picked up on my Monday morning scare post from earlier and posted his own (lengthy) commentary about the little e-documentary-flash thing. I posted a (lengthy) response. Go over there, read it, and chime in! (I know many of you have feelings on these kinds of things…)

My father’s biggest source of entertainment may very well be (when he’s actually on the mainland) thwarting the wily squirrels trespassing on their Main Street property. One of the best gifts I’ve ever given him was a “Squirrel-Be-Gone” birdfeeder, and he’s got a growing collection of t-shirts with variations on the theme of “death to …

Here’s an interesting / scary presentation of where the media could reasonably be in 2014. Freaky.

Last night, a group of eight including Daniel and me went to Poor David’s in Dallas to see the incomparable Asylum Street Spankers, an Austin-based band that I seem to love more with every passing day. Daniel spent yesterday and a good deal of Friday building a fence with his dad, so I hadn’t necessarily …