Claire is sick. She threw up and had diarrhea last night, turning our bedroom into a poop-a-rama of bad smells. Darlene did the heavy lifting in cleaning up the mess. My only contribution was to tie up the trash bag tightly, put on some shorts, a T-shirt, and clogs, and take the bag to the [...]
I arrived at the Cherry Creek Mall garage this morning at 4:30, which was early enough to put me first in the line of those who had reserved iPods at the Apple Store. The blue-shirted team was pumped up and gave me a royal-geek welcome as James guided me through the simple purchase of a [...]
I hadn’t planned to be here this early. But when I woke up at 3:20 a.m. I knew there was no point in trying to sleep. So I arrived at the mall parking garage at 4:30 a.m. and saw someone walk in just before 5. I scooted in myself, relieved to find no one in [...]
We saw “Eventide” last night at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It is a gritty and luminous affirmation of love, set on the eastern plains of Colorado. The play follows a novel of the same title by Kent Haruf. The Denver Post got it right in this review, calling it “the role of [...]
We’re at Gate B22 at Denver International, waiting to Board United 996 nonstop to Boston. The Yorkie Claire made it through security, as did my carry-on bag full of cables, Kindles, converters, videocams, SD card readers, and dongles of every description. The guy reading the X-Ray seemed fascinated, cocking his head at different angles as [...]
Over the past few days, I’ve been listening to a talk given in February at Cornell by Sergio Fajardo, who was mayor of Medellin, Columbia Colombia, from 2004 to 2007 and is now campaigning for president of Colombia in next year’s election. This guy is amazing, and I highly recommend his presentation, which you can [...]
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