Nowhere Near the Edge

A regular guy's ruminations on parenthood, society, sports, cars ... and sports cars.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Happy 6th Birthday, Michael!

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A week ago Friday, Michael turned six. This was the year, as it was with Kelly before him, when the birthday party became a more intimate g...
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Friday, September 28, 2007

Mr. DeMille? We're Ready

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It's official: the house is on the market. Not only that, it is on the cover of the local insert to the LA Times Real Estate section ...
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Thursday, September 27, 2007

New-Kid Syndrome

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I have a theory about human social interaction that, I fear, may only apply to me. It was true in childhood, and has remained irritating fa...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

End of an Era

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It is Barry Bonds' last home game as a member of the San Francisco Giants tonight. The weather is beautiful here in the Bay Area today;...
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Friday, September 21, 2007

I Am Easily Amused

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As I work my way through a file, typing furiously, I have been known to make a typing error or two. Sometimes they provide a felicitous gli...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Sporting Espionage

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The sports pages these days are atwitter with concern about the NFL's New England Patriots getting caught videotaping the opposing team...
Monday, September 17, 2007

So Far

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A brief progress report: Life in Oakland is off to a good start. After a week and a day, the job is exactly what I expected it to be. I am...
Saturday, September 08, 2007

Opening Day

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Soccer season has arrived. After several weeks of practice, both kids had their first games today. Kelly is newly arrived in the Under 12 ...

As I Start To Put Flowers In My Hair

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I leave for San Francisco tomorrow, to start work in Oakland on Monday. One might think I would have spent the last week out of work baskin...
Saturday, September 01, 2007

Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over

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Yesterday, my last day at work gave form and substance to T.S. Eliot's proclamation, "This is how the world ends/Not with a bang bu...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

All Your Paycheck Are Belong To Us

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As if public school teachers in Los Angeles don't have a hard enough job as it is, now many of them are being underpaid or not paid at ...

The End Of Time

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It's true: time has nearly run out in California. As of September 19, 2007, Californians will no longer be able to pick up the phone, ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

For The Win!

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If you want to see a little bit of what I do for a living, feel free to check out this opinion of California First Circuit Court of Appeal ...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Today's Brainless Entertainment

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It is only by working diligently, scouring the internet, that I am able to bring you gems like this . Shoot the bloons!
Thursday, August 23, 2007

On Departures

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I have worked in a few high-tech companies in my time. Whenever an employee quit, unless it was an end-of-summer thing as was always the ca...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Carnegie In Sneakers

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It looks like Phil Knight has recovered from his angst over his alma mater's joining a group that promotes the rights of overseas worke...
Friday, August 17, 2007

The Bourne Hyperactivity

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I like the "Bourne" set of movies. The first one, "The Bourne Identity," is one of my go-to favorites, hands down. Goo...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rejoice, Fans of Quirky British Car Shows

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At long last, Top Gear is returning to the US. After a short run on Discovery, BBC America has picked up the show. Not at all a bland, Co...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Thomas Wolfe, Gertrude Stein and Me

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Thomas Wolfe said you can’t go home again, and Gertrude Stein famously said of Oakland, “there is no there there.” To the extent that Wolfe...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

I Dub Thee "Harbinger"

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If you ever see this cat approaching you, run as fast as you can the other way and hope that it doesn't follow you: Oscar the cat seem...
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