Today, U2 fans around the world — including many of my dear friends and @U2 staffers — went to great lengths to track down U2’s latest Record Store Day release. It’s a vinyl version of “Lights Of Home,” one of the new tracks on last year’s album, Songs Of Experience. From what I can tell, […]
Burger #3 – The Macapeno (and the cooking process)
This thing of beauty and deliciousness will be the third burger on the menu when I get around to opening my own burger joint … someday. Maybe I’ll call it “Macapeno” or something like that. It’s a burger covered in mac-and-cheese and grilled jalapeno peppers, all sitting on top of a chipotle mayo. DELICIOUS!!! This […]
Google Home vs. Amazon Echo #4: How many weeks until May 2nd?
Here’s another one I was sure Google would nail and Amazon would struggle with. Turns out to be exactly the opposite of what I expected. Just asked this within the hour and was so surprised I had to make the video. I’ll just end this post with the same reminder I’ve ended all the others […]
2017 was the year
2017 was the year that I said goodbye to my mom. It’s been 2+ months since she died. I used to chat with her every weekend, usually on Sundays. And since she died, not a weekend has gone by when I haven’t thought to myself at some point, “Oh cool, I get to call mom […]
A Christmas Apology
A confession: I’m not feeling the Christmas spirit much this year. I’ve mostly sat this Christmas out. A few weeks ago, while Cari and our daughter were decorating the tree, I asked if I could skip doing all the outside decorations we normally do, and Cari said it was okay. I don’t really know why […]
Santa Monica’s brilliant solution for pedestrian traffic & crosswalks
You’ve probably been frustrated by sitting in a taxi or your own car at a big city intersection and having to wait several minutes for all the pedestrian traffic to go in all directions before your car can inch its way down the street. I’m pretty sure there’ve been times in New York City when […]