My wife and I moved to San Diego from Washington, DC almost eight years ago. DC is a city of politics, activism, and engagement. World affairs are present in people’s minds and protests are a daily event in our nation’s…
Yearly Archives: 2012
Other Uses for Money
This is a breaking news update. I need quarters for parking meters and I find the money has been taken out of the cubby in my car. Then I find my mug of spare change has disappeared from my dresser. …
Children’s Museum
If you have kids and live in a city with a children’s museum, take them. If you aren’t familiar with this kind of place, its often a facility with interactive exhibits for children of all ages. Often it’s just as…
How Do You Like Them Apples?
The apple is one of the world’s best and most simple foods. It can be carried in a pocket or shipped around the world in a barrel, combining portability with durability, and the best examples can remain crispy, juicy, and…
High Tech Contacts
I’m lucky enough to have some prototype high-tech contact lenses. They’ve been embedded with a tiny microchip that has a clock and calendar. This way my contacts know if I’m running late, so they can fold up an be impossible…
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Kid’s Craft Project Gone Wrong
I’ve been looking at this thing every morning for weeks. My daughter made it at school and proudly brought it home and placed it on the dining room table. “Look at my snowman, Babbo!” Is that what it is? There’s…
I Feel C A L M E R
Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer tea is my version of the Pirin tablet. Maybe it doesn’t actually do anything but I can tell you the placebo effect works. P.S. Since I stopped tweeting like a little bird years ago, I’m going…
Clair de Lune
I heard that the BBC radio program, Desert Island Discs, turned 70 this year. If you aren’t familiar, the concept is that famous guests are asked what album they would bring to a desert island. For me, I would bring…
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