I really don’t know why I get like this on my b’day, all mournful. But things like this do help: I’ll come back and finish this post at the other end of my birthday day. Other End of My Birthday Day To quote Yo-Nenny’s friend, Thomas, “Man, I’ve never been this old before.” If it hadn’t been for my friends and family, I’d probably have been in the garden all day eating worms. But my […]
Read moreMonth: May 2008
Forbes Island
Here’s a 4.5-minute radio piece I did for the BBC in about 1987: a story about a guy named Forbes Kiddoo and his island. It was quite a cool place. I wonder whatever happened to it. Oh, check it out. It still exists, now as Forbes Island Restaurant in SF.
Read moreThe Knock at the Door
One of the most amazing experiences of my life was getting to work for two months in South Africa, where I co-produced two documentaries and did some radio production training. I was incredibly lucky. It happened because a good friend believed in the project so much that he got it funded by two US grants and sponsored by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA). The radio programs were about specific aspects of life […]
Read moreMuscles
My poor little muscles have gone all floppy this week as they’ve sat around watching me work on the computer. So yesterday Anna and I took them for a walk in Briones Regional Park, on a six-mile trail with 1700 feet in elevation gain. Anna’s wearing the cowboy hat she bought in Death Valley. Our destination was a small, fuzzy, round peak where, inspired by total isolation and the 360-degree view, we spontaneously broke into […]
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