Category Archives: Personal Journal

We felt our first California earthquake yesterday afternoon, the 4.9 centered east of us in San Bernadino County. We were in Lowes looking at bathroom tile when the building shook and rolled a little. We scurried out of the tile … Continue reading →

Saw the rubber match of the Angels-Nationals series at Angels Stadium tonight (June 15th) with Dan and Stu. It was a great game, Colon v. Drese. The box score is here. Ryan Drese pitched a 2-run, 8-inning shutout, saved by … Continue reading →

Here are the first pictures of our son. I have no idea what I’m looking at in one and a faint idea in another. Two are pretty obvious. Leda was there (imagine!) and has a better notion of what we’re … Continue reading →

Esteemed housemates: I know that this is officially a “laid-back” household, and it’s a good thing, too. It seems to me, however, that the kitchen could be so much more pleasant for all of us with a minimum of sustained … Continue reading →

You can never get enough walk-off home runs. This one clinched a sweep. It was one of three in the major leagues today. Guest of my friend Dan, I spent a nice sunny afternoon in the center field bleachers at … Continue reading →

Last night I made a spur-of-the-moment trip across the river to see Kathleen Edwards at the Paradise. I started trying to remember when was the last time that I went to a club to hear a band and I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Here’s today’s (yesterday’s, but who’s looking at the clock?) Boston Globe article on the latest Boston/Tampa Bay brawl. I was just reading along thinking my usual “who cares” kind of thoughts until I read about David Ortiz lecturing about respect … Continue reading →

I don’t know what it is, but blogging seems to make my typing/writing skills go even lower than they already are. With just a handful of entries, I could already employ a full-time copy editor to go back and find … Continue reading →

On Friday I was invited to used an extra ticket with some friends to see Don Giovanni at the Met on Saturday, April 16th. I went down on the Chinatown bus, saw the opera, and stayed with friends in the … Continue reading →

I just returned from the World Premier performance of my brilliant friend Brian Robison’s composition for “library” at MIT. Brian, an Assistant Professor of music composition and theory at MIT, wrote the following blurb for his piece: The written score … Continue reading →