[Review] The Beautiful Struggle and Dreams of My Father
This isn’t going to be the comparative review I’d like to piece together (I’m short on time, without an internet connection, and without copies of either book), but if I don’t write something now I probably never will. I first discovered...
Fall Sun, Spider Webs, Maple Leaves, and DNTEL
Today is one of those days: typing as furiously as possible to get through what Things tells me to. But, then a ray of sun poked out, shining through the orange-tinged chlorophyll of the maple tree right outside my window. A glistening reflection off of a wee...Purpose and Ambition
When you’ve been blogging for this long – almost five years now – you begin to realize that the personal blog is something of an enclosed pulpit, a sermon to self, a sabbath reminder of your values and goals and needs and room to grow. You repeat...
Barack Obama, Patrick Manning, the Global Dinner Party, and Something to Talk About
Este artículo está disponible en español gracias al traducción de Julián Ortega Martínez. There is something desperately lonely about Barack Obama’s universe. One gets the overwhelming sense of someone yearning for connection, for something that binds human...[Music] Oakland Represent
Two new songs from Oakland artists: Via Revaz, The Grouch’s ARTSY (Give that man a Wikipedia page!): Via Britt, Michael Franti’s Say Hey:
Experimentos en Podcasteando
Revaz me está visitando acá en Medallo. Siempre es divertido poder presentar una ciudad querida, como Medellín, a un amigo querido. Aquí está en Envigado: Este año Revaz ha estado trabajando como maestro ayudante en Oakland,...[Proposal] Ignite Oakland
Compared to our neighbor across the bay, Oakland typically doesn’t have too much to show off when it comes to innovative online media. Sure, there are a few great bloggers like George Kelley, Mari, Afrogeek, and Cyrus Farivar, and at least one excellent podcast...
Querida CAD, Mis Condolencias
Mari says, after a two year break, she was inspired to start blogging again after tonight’s game … so … keep your eyes out.
In Memory of Ichiro Sasaki (1924 – 2007)
Grandpa sporting the cool kicks with his mom and dad, 1927 When people who mattered to me died I began to feel that something was required of me. Sometimes something would be required that I could do, and I did it. Sometimes when I didn’t know what was required,...Latest Photos
