In both reality and in metaphor there is no better way for me to celebrate...
our wedding anniversary than to experience the #superbloom from the ridge of the Tam Watershed with my wife of 13 years.
2017
An Unlikely Cure for Procrastination
“It always seems impossible until it's done.” —Nelson Mandela / We all have tasks that—for whatever reason—we just don’t want to do. / They might be…
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
Here's something good about San Francisco (and our beleaguered country):...
): listening to local legend and ace of bass Pam Brandon singing the national anthem at her own citizenship ceremony.
The Quest for Better Tests
Over the past twenty years, I’ve written my fair share of unit tests, mostly just covering the happy path and sending in some bogus inputs to test…
I made up a drink tonight: The Angry Vegan-American Coffee
1c unsweetened almond milk / 2 shots of espresso / 4oz bourbon / Shake over ice, garnish with whipped cream, a cinnamon stick and a sprinkling of…
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…
Not my best wave, but the best one ever caught on video (h/t...
Click for video:Not my best wave, but the best one ever caught on video (h/t Carroll)Not my best wave, but the best one ever caught on video (h/t…
I Made my Wife a Bot for Valentine's Day
This morning I rolled out Tink, a simple interactive chatbot I wrote for my wife as a gift for Valentine's Day. / Every few days, Tink will text my…
SpotifyChrisB's iTunes, a playlist by Chris Bucchere on...
Spotifyhttps: / open.spotify.com/user/1241621489/playlist/6lZT3dNpKIgwiMo7Sqtyqy
Fall down 69 times, get up 70. Happy birthday to a model father, always...
ready with a witty aphorism for every situation. But more importantly always there for us—in every situation! Sending love. 70 more!
SpotifyRob Dehlinger's Teen Years, a playlist by Chris Bucchere on...
Spotifyhttps: / open.spotify.com/user/1241621489/playlist/0vl9caV48NRFwrjGy20K6f
Rainy Day Meatball Pizza
Whaddya supposed to do when it won't stop rainin? Make meatballs, then make meatball pizza, obviously.
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…