Ah… the weekend. Last weekend was fantastic. Read on and be jealous. Friday Night Katy and saw “Riding Giants,” a documentary about big wave surfers. (It was directed by Stacey Peralta who also did “Dog Town and Z Boys,” a documentary about skateboarding.) Very cool film. It didn’t make me want to be a surfer, [...]
We went to the 40th annual performance of the New York Philharmonic in Central Park on Monday the 19th. In 1965 the Parks Department and the New York Symphony decided to put on a free concert. They expected a “modest” turnout. Over 70,000 people showed up. There’ve been playing free summer concerts ever since. (Five [...]
Welcome to the world, Julia Fredericka Douglas (aka “Lia”)! Arrived at 2:09 am Weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces Measuring 20 inches
Full text of an email received today from my friend Scott: “going to the hospital – water broke at 2pm EST. will kep you updated.”
The term “weblog” was coined in December of 1997 when Jorn Barger launched robotwisdom.com. Everyday he posted an eclectic list of links to sites on the web that he found interesting, newsworthy, or just plain funny. In 1999 Peter Merholz shortened “weblog” to “blog” with the following post: “For What It’s Worth I’ve decided to [...]