My memories of my mom are obviously few, since she died when I was just 6 years old. Many of them are things that we all take for granted: her picking me up from school, organizing and flawlessly (in my mind) executing birthday parties and swimming lessons. Those memories are precious and permanently etched on…continued →
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Cowell’s Beach(?)
If you have ever lived in Santa Cruz, California, chances are you tried surfing. If you did, chances are you went to Cowell’s Beach near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Municipal Wharf. You probably had a fun time getting from the water to the staircase that leads to West Cliff Drive, where most surfers…continued →
Rob’s Powerbook Odyssey: vol. 1
This morning I will take my 3rd Powerbook to FedEx/Kinkos so it can make its journey back to Apple. It is a tough goodbye for me. For the past month and a half, I’ve enjoyed mobile computing, an extremely well-designed laptop, and severe frustration. It all started over Thanksgiving, when the intel hype began. Every…continued →
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor passed away today. As a kid, I remember listening to bootleg tapes of Richard Pryor’s act. We had tapes of tapes of tapes, and they sounded crappy. My dad was ok with us listening to foul language as long as it was comedy (thanks dad). As a result, I heard a lot of…continued →


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