Category: bodega

  • zen and the art of writing checks

    i used to be a terrible bill-payer. even when i did have enough in the bank to cover the unopened envelopes. one thing i discovered is that i hold my breath while actually writing out a check. i end up breathless, gasping, or rushing with my scribble getting more and more illegible. unless i notice…

  • downward facing dog

    made a rare resolution near the end of last year to “try to do yoga – or some other form of exercise – every day in the upcoming year.” of course i caught a cold on 1/3 but i had that try thing in there so it didn’t kill the mood. mostly i get up…

  • my next palm will be rechargeable

    news yesterday that handspring is going to transition away from visors and toward blackberry-type things or something wireless at any rate. i like my little green visorpalm thing, sure, but i don’t really care that the next one i buy someday will be by another company. one thing is, it will be rechargeable. i’m on…

  • gonna be a bright, sunshine-y day

    here in northern california, it’s hard not to smile when the sky is full of fluffy eiderdown and the sky is bright and blue, at least not for a new york transplant like myself. b on the other hand, a near-native, complained yesterday of the lack of rain. she is demeter to me, ceres. she…

  • late adopters unite

    i’m thinking about getting a fax machine at home. i mean, i’m headed to kinko’s now, to fax a contract to norway (sold one of my earliest domain names), and fax a letter to network solutions to update an obsolete contact e-mail address, so i can transfer the domain to the norwegians. faxes also make…

  • physical culture

    yeah, and it’s not all about thinking stuff! and it’s not all about doing stuff or progress or productivity. i’m also trying to get settled here in this old body of mine. taking time away from the computer (hard to dance while glued to a computer) is part of the bigger picture.