There’s an article in the paper about my Dad. What’s more exciting is that they did an online segment with video, so you can actually see Dad play the musical saw. One of my favorite things is to get Dad to bring the saw out when company comes. I love the way jaws drop; people […]
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The apple does not fall far from the tree in my family. We tend to have such strongly recognizable stamps from generation to generation that one could accuse us of cloning. The point here? I went to watch my brother teach World Civ at the local college. He’s good at it, but he’s the kind
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My palm pilot has a very discreet little camera on it. This is handy because it means that when Grandma is telling a story I can record her without her feeling self-conscious. This is great, except when said palm pilot freezes dumping ten minutes of really interesting stuff about the school wagon she rode. I
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Oh my. Jen Stark creates amazing sculptures out of construction paper. That’s right, you remember the stuff you used in elementary school, and how it would come in that fantastic pack of rainbow colors. There are gorgeous things at her site, including a short animation done with construction paper that’s like a kaliedoscope, spinning and
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The last of the extended family left today. I should explain that my family is like something out of Norman Rockwell. I’m talking reunions, Christmas Talent Shows, and being close to people who are third cousins. I mean, Walter is actually my 1st cousin twice-removed, which means that he’s my grandmother’s first cousin. I grew
Walter’s memorial service was today. It was a simple, but moving service. It’s amazing how easy it is to laugh with these folks. One of the things we found was a newspaper article about a letter that Walter had written home to his mother during WWII. The rest of today was probably too personal to
I had forgotten that one of my favorite cousins was getting married this weekend. I landed safely and on time, went by the house, showered and went to a wedding. (I had wanted to attend, but was afraid to make plans because of our ever fluctuating move date.) It was a lovely ceremony and they
I’m writing this as a way to process. I’m on hold with the airline right now trying to get a bereavement fare because my uncle died this morning. Walter is not technically my uncle, but emotionally that’s what it feels like. He’s my grandmother’s first cousin, which makes him my first cousin twice removed. In
We just returned from the winebar Vino, run by Rob’s old chum Chuck Furuya. May I say, that if you are in Honolulu and want to have a nice range of wines and a pleasant evening, go to Vino. We’re hoping to take Rob’s folks back to the main restaurant, Hiroshi’s on Saturday. We also
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Look! The Dr. Who anthology that I’m in, Destination Prague, came out today. Oh my goodness. I’m such a geek, because you know, Dr. Who! I think that my early watching of Tom Baker’s Dr. Who really marked the beginning of my geekhood. (Dad? Care to comment?) It is especially apropos that Destination Prague comes
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If you can, today, seek out a puppet show whether that’s a live show or something on video or film. Puppets are one of the oldest forms of theater and have had so many different incarnations, it can’t be hard to find one. You just have to look for them. Don’t know where to start?
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We had a very relaxed day today. I wrote for a bit until I felt the need for a nap. Then we went out and had udon at Rob’s favorite udon restaurant. He took me on a drive up a very long, very winding drive up a ridge, but I can’t remember the name of
I just got a rejection note today which included the line, “On an unrelated note, I wanted to say great work on the Scalzi/SFWA video! Very nicely done.” Why thank you, thank you very much. Here’s another. (Yes, Eric, I know I need to add the fast voiceover at the end.)
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Our flight out was utterly uneventful. We both napped some. Rob read the NY Times. I wrote and got about 2000 words in. And then we waited for our baggage to arrive. The staff seemed to be engaged in a slow motion Laurel and Hardy film, which anywhere else would have involved much running around
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Modern Mechanix » Puppets Made from Light Bulbs Guido Daniele does amazing body paint. See that picture of the athlete? She’s naked. (Thanks to momk for this) The Cube – An hour of experimental television produced by Jim Henson before the Muppets. (Thanks to Jeremy Tolbert for this one.) We’re boarding now.
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