Tag Archives: california

Pinned

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I was coming home from the gym the other night and I saw a guy decked out — head to toe — in fraternity gear.  Now, this guy was either a) an extremely old-looking student; b) coming from an alumni … Continue reading →

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A Little Faith

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Scintilla Project, Prompt 6: Talk about an experience with faith, your own or someone else’s. When I was at my parents’ house this past July, a number of utterly bizarre things happened.  First, in a Sauvignon blanc induced haze, I … Continue reading →

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Great Indoors

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Scintilla Project, Prompt 4: Talk about your childhood bedroom. Did you share? Slam the door? Let someone in you shouldn’t have? Where did you hide things? I always felt bad for kids whose parents cared about the “look” of their … Continue reading →

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All This

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I had brunch with a friend from California today, insofar as I could brunch.  But that’s a different story.  My friend had lived in New York for a year before returning to the place from whence he came.  From whence … Continue reading →

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Synecdoche

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The trip to Napa had a bit of back story. In the days before we left for San Francisco, the financial news outlets kept saying Armageddon was over.  The Dow had reached 13000 again – the first time since the … Continue reading →

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Number Ten

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I’m running my tenth marathon on Sunday.  More on the whole experience later.  But it got me thinking about running (which I am ALWAYS thinking about).  When I am not swamped.  Which I have been.  But more on that later … Continue reading →

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Nichols Canyon, Redux

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I went to see the David Hockney exhibit at the Royal Academy early this evening.  There were a variety of reasons that I went, but the primary one was that I do love Hockney’s work, and the idea of what … Continue reading →

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Fire

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

I confess that I have a thing for expensive candles. These days, I am not sure whether I have many vices, or few. I am, however, pretty sure that I have always had a thing for fire, generally, and candles, … Continue reading →

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Slouching Towards Reykjavik

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Frederic and I have been talking more, in a manner reminiscent of how we spoke when we were Just Friends.  Can men and women ever be friends?  Does the sex part always get in the way, as Billy Crystal once … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dragon

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

It’s almost the Lunar New Year, I reminded my mother on Friday night, did you get your haircut? We are not Asian, for what it’s worth.  But we’ve spent a lot of time in Asia.  When my parents were in … Continue reading →

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