Maddy and I planted a Peach Tree
The variety is “Hale Haven,” and according our still-benevolent robot overlords: Developed at Michigan State University's South Haven Experimental…
Parenting
2025
2022
Career Move
The bell rings ding dong / But the wicked witch ain't dead / She's out of my heart / But still in my head / Calling me crazy and dangerous / Saying I…
Pain
Does the onion start crying / When you peel off his skin? / Do the screams of the bell peppers ring / Echoing in the oven as they're cooking? / Does…
2021
A Hello to Arms
I guess it’s just your nature / To treat her not as her own creature / But more like an arm / Cover it up to keep it warm / When it’s cold outside /…
The Three Rules
After two decades / We’re a sorry, suffering lot / Your temper and your rage— / A true despot! / But we found a way to keep the peace / (Still…
Imaginary Monster
You must be scared of it: / The monster you imagined in me / I’m way less scary than these guys ® Disney Corporation / Does it make you crazy? /…
Busted Lap
December 5th, 2021 / The world is wrong today / An Uber driver speaks of his wealth / When he's just one small step / From the corner bums and their…
Once Upon a Hot Tub
Do you know how whored I feel right now? / Frankly I didn’t know the word “whored" could be used in that way / So it threw me off— / Not that I had a…
The Macchiato Conversation
By now haven’t we all had / The macchiato conversation? / You know when you try to order one / At an authentic coffee shop— / Not a Peet’s or a…
I Don't Like My Cat
I don’t like my cat / He sits in my favorite chair / And watches me / He yells at me to get me to play with him / But then he won’t play with me /…
Rescued from Summer Camp
I blink— / Or at least that’s what I thought I did / But when I open my eyes / I realize my car has traveled— / Into a different lane / My heart…
To Return a Wetsuit
I stand a bit hunched over behind my car— / A secondhand 2013 navy blue Tesla Model S / In an empty parking lot / Between two nondescript warehouses…
El Paseo, 2019-2020
Mill Valley looks like the kind of town / You’d expect to see in a model railroad set / Minus the trains— / Tracks torn up / After a massive fire /…
2020
Stay home save lives
“Stay home stay home stay home, because the great gift you can give those you love and those who work in medicine is not getting (or giving or…
Madeline got some firsthand experience with democracy today by helping send...
272 letters to members of the electoral college asking them to reconsider their votes for Trump. There's still time to launch your own letter-writing…
Chris BucchereThe ChainI'd rather be playing accompanist and sound engineer...
to Madeline than political hatchetman to George Gascón, but this weekend afforded me a little time for both.
Will always cherish this memory. Taking my daughter...
Click for video:Will always cherish this memory. Taking my daughter Madeline to see Theo Katzman/Vulfpeck for her first concert at the Fillmore!
2019
Madeline and I lindyhopped away our blues to the...
Crescent City Maulers' first set at Swing 46 Jazz And Supper Club in New York City - Manhattan - Nyc last night. As we were leaving, the entire club…
Burratta caprese, rigatoni e polpette, rosé poached pears, and a key lime...
pie with marshmallow cream meringue from Madeline. My dear friend Natalie supplied the tomatoes, Anaheim chillis, and pears from her garden/orchard.…
Maddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for ImagineMaddy’s...
Click for video:Maddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for ImagineMaddy’s working on a new uke arrangement for Imagine
Our 4-track cover of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
Click for video:Our 4-track cover of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi / Maddy: vocals and ukulele / Me: vocals and pianoOur 4-track cover of…
InstagramMaddy and Christopher really holding down Swing Dancing Proper with...
their Father Daughter Dance Whatz Ya Moves?! #whatzyamov3 #danceliketheworldiswatching #doitforkids #dancerevolution #sanfrancisco…
After being laid up with a stomach bug, I was finally feeling well enough...
just in time to do something for Father’s Day. @_madeline_b_123 and I hit Jinx Jones and the Kingtones and Circus Bella at the 65th annual North…
Because our Relationship was Perfect
She told me it was over / Not even twelve hours ago / So I’m cleaning my apartment / Like a man on a mission / Because maybe it makes me feel better…
2018
For anyone who doesn’t already know, allow me to be abundantly clear: I’ve...
been blessed with an amazing pint-sized human being in my life, my right-on-the-brink-of-teen daughter. I’ve been particularly impressed with her…
I designed and built a giant wooden Connect-4 board as a gift for our...
daughter's promotion to middle school.We still use this!
#ukulelecover #ukulele #proudpapa #marshallamps#ukulelecover...
Click for video:#ukulelecover #ukulele #proudpapa #marshallamps #ukulelecover #ukulele #proudpapa #marshallamps
2017
Her heart belongs to daddy (for now).Her...
heart belongs to daddy (for now).Odd coincidence: I’m wearing the same suit today.
I designed and built a giant wooden Connect-4 board as a gift for our...
daughter's promotion to middle school.
How I Quit Email (and You Can Too)
CC0 Public Domain / Today, email turns 44 years old. / If that doesn't already sound odd, consider this: We upgrade our smartphones and laptops every…
Check out my daughter's haunting vocal on this Bruno Mars...
Click for video:Check out my daughter's haunting vocal on this Bruno Mars cover we recorded tonight, "When I Was Your Man"Check out my daughter's…
Zomg, our daughter made seven-layer cookies this weekend. Best ones I've...
ever tasted (and trust me I've tasted many).
When you find your daughter's April Fools' Day joke a week lateWhen you find...
When you find your daughter's April Fools' Day joke a week late
Good on You, Good Eggs
Ordering is a piece of cake using Good Eggs' responsive web site or iOS app / Even the most saintly among us have experienced schadenfreude, the act…
2016
Madeline got some firsthand experience with democracy today by helping send...
272 letters to members of the electoral college asking them to reconsider their votes for Trump. There's still time to launch your own letter-writing…
For a little more than a year, I've been the community organizer for a CSA...
startup called Farmigo that would give a generous 10% of sales to a fund that supports the garden at my daughter's elementary school. Sadly, they…
Five First Impressions of LabZero
I recently joined Lab Zero as a software developer. My friend Brien Wankel, one of their Principal Engineers, had been encouraging me to interview…
I'll be sharing recipes from my food blog as part of the Farmigo "Eat Local Challenge"
I'll be sharing recipes from my food blog as part of the Farmigo "Eat Local Challenge." (I'm the community organizer for the San Anselmo/Hidden…
2015
Last night our nine-year-old daughter took 1st place in a lindyhop contest...
against a dozen adult couples.
Cast Iron Lamb Chops
Had more fun last week with Farmigo's amazing meats, this time searing Casa Rosa Lamb Chops in my cast-iron skillet. / This meal was too simple to…
Dancers vs. Restaurants
Le Colonial Cancels Live Music / Breaking up is hard to do. / It’s especially hard when so many delightful years of swing outs, lindy circles and…
A Back-to-school Classic: Mac & Cheese
Yes, I realize that mac & cheese comes in variety of boxes and/or bags. But — as is the case with roasted peppers — the homemade version is just…
Hidden Valley Farmigo 2015: Garbage In, Garbage Out
In my line of work -- software development -- we have an old saying: "Garbage In, Garbage Out" (or GIGO for short). In other words, I could write the…