carl sagan and the white stripe

By now, everyone’s seen the videos featuring Carl Sagan, Steven Hawking, Richard Feynman, etc. Singing! All singing by virtue of Autotune software. Personally, I find these two music videos emotionally moving, which shows that I’m a science geek, I guess. Then I heard Ann Druyan on the “Planetary Radio” podcast recently saying that Jack White [...]

seacompression 2009

Don’t put bacon on the cupcakes.

crime & punishment & burning man

Yes, it’s a highly sophisticated graphic novel loosely based on our trip to Black Rock City this year! Beware: extreme literary and artistic value may overwhelm you. For those suckers art lovers who actually read it, I recommend using “slideshow” mode and pausing it to click through each page.  That way the pictures are large [...]

Cannibal! The Musical

There is good silly fun to be had at Market Theater’s production of “Cannibal! The Musical.” Singin’, dancin’, and good eatin’. When I returned from the theater last night, Maggie read me the entire Wikipedia entry on the historical Alfred Packer, alleged cannibal upon whom the play is based. I learned that Phil Ochs wrote [...]

on the endless beach

I have some Burning Man photos to share, with several caveats and notes of interest.
- For your benefit, I did not photograph the results of the rental car/deer collision we experienced on our drive between Alturas and BRC. I don’t know what happened to the deer, but the car didn’t look so good.
- My first [...]

way out yonder at burning man

One of my favorite experiences this year was the nature tour I took outside the festival. I knew it would be a good one when we were getting on the funky old bus and the tour guide said, “Don’t disturb the bag in the front seat of the bus, there’s a live bat in there.” [...]

back from burning

After seven visits to the big, fat, whatever that is Burning Man, I’ve come to expect giant, glowing crustaceans on wheels; people dressed as Mohawk Indians on Segways; scary, hulking machines that walk;, and all that. This year didn’t disappoint. No time to write much now. Below are three photos, then I’ve got [...]

he burns in 12 days

Tutu? Check!
Multiple cans of chili? Check!
“To Serve Man” boxer shorts? Check!
Lots of blinky lights? Check!
“Sloth” choir robes? Check!
Big honkin’ hammer and rebar? Check!
Hell Huffy ready to roll? Check!