Looking Forward
Princess (a half-wild mallard cross we rescued about a year ago) has decided she likes our home so much she wants to raise a family here. She got busy a … Read More
Okay, getting back in the groove
I’ve been back home for a little over a week now and things are starting to feel normal again. After a manic tour of the Bay Area, I had only … Read More
Bay Area Tour Complete
In the last five days I went to six schools in the Sunnyvale/Cupertino area, played twelve sets totaling close to ten hours, ran fourteen writing workshops with kids ranging from … Read More
Back again, for now
I enjoyed a truly fabulous week in Chicago at the World Science Fiction Convention. My show went well, I made some new friends and caught up with some old ones. … Read More
Okay, I’m back… and I’m packing my bags again already.
It’s amazing how much can happen when I skip town for ten weeks. And yes, I had a lot of fun and did a ton of research and even some … Read More
I’m out of here
Okay, the kid is off to camp and the wife and I have our passports and two tickets to Paris. We’re off to look at some cave paintings and maybe … Read More
Progress Report
This week I had the immense privilege of helping chaperone about seventy fifth-graders on a two-leg flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. We spent the week exploring Philadelphia, Valley Forge, … Read More
Maurice Sendak 1928-2012
Growing up in the 1970’s was scary. Our president turned out to be a crook, our soldiers were being shot to death every evening on television, an oil cartel held … Read More
And Now, An Announcement
My leave from my teaching position is being extended indefinitely so I can move to the next stage in my plan for musical domination of the world: I’m starting a … Read More
You look like someone I used to yell at a lot
When performing, I sometimes tell stories about teaching. I change or leave out the names, of course. I’ve often been told I should write a book of stories from my … Read More