The New Americans
On Tuesday night I was able to catch part of Steve James’ (Hoop Dreams) new documetary, The New Americans on PBS. It was really well done and when it comes out, I’m gonna rent it on DVD. Here’s an excerpt from an NYTimes interview: HALE Where did you...
This is not up to my potential
This past week an old high school classmate came into my work – “Miracles Cafe” a small independent seaside coffeehouse – and asked me the inevitable: “So … what are you up to these days?” She said it with such cheerfulness...
Why "El Oso?"
El Oso means “the bear” in Spanish. It unfortunately carries no sophisticated metaphor whatsoever and is not a literary allusion. Nor is it descriptive: I am a small, approachable white boy – about as fierce as Woody Allen. The story goes like this:...Latest Photos
