Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
On August 15, I had the pleasure of attending the annual skate formal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. As a museum nerd, getting to roller skate inside of an entire museum has long been on my bucket list! Particularly with dope music provided by DJ Tsu Ali! What made it extra…
Last March, I wrote about hoping to walk the iconic Land’s End labyrinth and being shocked to discover it had been destroyed. Well my partner and I just did a walk in Land’s End, and this is what we found. It’s back, baby! No idea who rebuilt it. But whoever you are, thank you thank…
I was surprised to find in the mail this week a huge package for me. It turned out to be a gigantic ceramic finger labyrinth. This big boy is heavy. My benefactor was a member of the Labyrinth Society who has been participating in the social media committee I lead. How incredibly sweet is that!…
For a friend’s birthday, I took on the challenge of making a gluten free, dairy free cake. I was a bit worried about how it would come out, but I was pleasantly surprised! The basis was this recipe from King Arthur flour. I actually subbed in the Trader Joe’s gluten free flour and used coconut…
Bones creakLungs wheezeJoints acheI pay them no mindIt’s just the hardware talking My spirit still soarsAt the pulse of a house grooveFresh brioche in the ovenThe expectant silence of Quaker worshipMy beloved’s hand in mine. August 2026
I only recently discovered this music video that came out two years ago that features footage of Panther Skate Plaza, including a couple of shots of me. Or more precisely, my skates. Oh and me doing a drop split. The song is “Gravity” by Oakland based R&B musician Xay V. I love the vibe of…
“Play the five tones.” I finally watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). I understand now why this film had such a profound cultural impact. Steven Spielberg’s grounded, realism based film making focusing on the human experience of “first contact” was so different from any other sci-fi made at the time. Richard Dreyfus plays…
One of my first jobs as a teen was as the designated McDLT cook at my local McDonalds. The McDLT was made on a special machine that had a bun toaster, a grill for the burgers, containers for the iceberg lettuce, tomato and onion, and hose-connected squirters for the mayo and ketchup. The whole thing…
A short video I made on the process of learning a new skill. I made this inspired by a session focused on executing the “power slide” on inline skates.
I finished watching “Star Trek Deep Space Nine” a few weeks ago, and I’m still reeling from the experience. As as sci-fi fan and Trekkie, “Deep Space Nine” (or DS9, as it’s often called) has been on my watch list for literally decades. But I never got around to it, intimidated by the seven seasons…