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…
Larry Lessig has pulled together a legal defense team for electors who are...
considering voting with their conscience but worried about legal consequences.
I've been conflicted for a long time about whether to affect change from...
within the broken Democratic Party or from the outside, but now I've decided that Heidi is right. If we stand a chance of defeating the darkness that…
Wishing my father-in-law Rick Leeds a happy 75th birthday...
in the grand Sicilian tradition: a tray of raw meatballs for his next batch of sauce
There's one thing upon which my many writing mentors have unanimously...
agreed: Never (ever, ever) use a Hitler/Nazi/Third Reich metaphor. Now I understand why they told me this. They wanted me—and everyone—to wait for…
Last summer we acquired (for free via NextDoor) a beautiful...
Click for video:Last summer we acquired (for free via NextDoor) a beautiful Cable Company of Chicago "Kingsbury" upright piano with a serial number…
Here's something #notabouttrump: behold tonight's amazing sunset!Here's...
Here's something #notabouttrump: behold tonight's amazing sunset!
With Mom after Fast Lucy's maiden voyage at Doheney State Beach. Photo...
credit: John Bucchere
So I finished my board. It took me about four months. (Because of glue and...
resin curing times, I could only do 15-60 minutes of work at a time.) I spontaneously decided to have the maiden voyage at Doheny Beach, so I'm…
When you walk your 10-year-old girl into a costume store and wonder why...
Halloween has turned into a bad porn flick #true
Who's ready for some outdoor lindy hop to stellar live music in our...
beautiful Indian Summer weather?
Dwayne Murphy's 1985 baseball card OR a perfect demonstration of how to...
properly wear a baseball cap?
Lindyhopping with the fabulous Gen Evieve...
Click for video:Lindyhopping with the fabulous Gen Evieve at a People in Plazas concert today during lunch. The band (Jellyroll Trio) had no drummer…
Tim Ryan graciously offered the solo to...
Click for video:Tim Ryan graciously offered the solo to his understudy on Help with My Friends yesterday at the Singers Marin Family Chorus…
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…
Someone gave me these #awesomesocks for my birthday. First of all, I friggin...
love them. However, there either wasn't a card or the card got detached so I don't know who gave them to me. If you'd rather remain anonymous, I…
1st 40th birthday party at the Barrel Room's speakeasy in San Francisco2nd...
40th birthday party with family at Bolinas LagoonSurprise birthday lunch with Carroll at Shed in Healdsburg3rd 40th birthday party with our…
I was going to vote anyway, but since the press has already claimed that the...
D primary was clinched by Hillary, I'm even more eager to cast my vote for Bernie. Despite his many flaws, he's the only candidate who stands a…
The Health Benefits Of Dancing Go Beyond Exercise And Stress Reducer
NPR: The Health Benefits Of Dancing Go Beyond Exercise And Stress Reducer
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…
Winter Stew
A perfect accompaniment to a rainy day, this hearty stew will warm you up from the inside out. / Yield / 8 servings / Ingredients / 1 large yellow…
The Best (Only?) Way to Defeat Trump
Disclosure: I'm no politician and I'm no political scientist. (What little I know about politics I learned by running the tech stack for the Larry…
Another line crossed: Drumpf just insulted my childhood hero, Kareem...
Abdul-Jabbar. I'm flabbergasted that anyone paying attention believes that this schoolyard bully deserves the GOP nomination. #dumptrump #notrump…
Trump, Portlandia and Fascism
When The Donald first entered the 2016 presidential race, I have to admit feeling some mild intrigue. I have respect for outsiders, for people who…
"If Trump is the nominee, Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race and...
throw her every ounce of energy into supporting Sanders. If this does not occur, the resulting consequences for Muslims and Mexican immigrants of a…
Why I Ran for President
The New Yorker: Why I Ran for President
Pomodoro Perfecto
I appreciate the beautiful and simple notion that in Italian cooking, the same four or five ingredients get remixed into completely different dishes…
Bottling day at this ultra-mini-microbrew. Six 16oz bottles of brown ale...
will emerge triumphantly from my kitchen cabinet in two weeks. Or I'll have a mess of broken glass and foul-smelling liquids and all sorts of other…
Osso Buco Pappardelle
I've loved osso buco since I first discovered it in Milan 15 years ago. Traditionally made from veal shanks, the name translates roughly to "bone…
Braised Escarole
You've probably never heard of escarole -- and that's nothing to be ashamed of. I'm always on the hunt for it, but it's very hard to find in…
Robert Reich: The Bernie Skeptics Are Wrong — Here Are 6 Reasons Why
Salon: Robert Reich: The Bernie Skeptics Are Wrong — Here Are 6 Reasons Why
Brewing My First Batch of Beer
It's going to be a brown ale (I hope). The task was straightforward, but nothing prepared me for the maddeningly repetitive "blurp" sound of the…
Meet Wendy, the 2013 VW Passat TDI. She may pollute like a motherf^$&3r, but...
she can get nearly 40mpg and cary four surfboards.
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…
Pasta con Sarde
This is my family's take on the classic Sardinian delicacy, featuring sustainably-sourced Wild Planet sardines from the California coastline. The…
2015
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance
Wired: Why 'I Have Nothing to Hide' Is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance
This year I will be...
This year I will be surfing in a Santa hat on Christmas Eve. You read that correctly.
All of Richard Feynman’s Physics Lectures Are Now Available Free Online
Science Alert: All of Richard Feynman's Physics Lectures Are Now Available Free Online