Archive for November, 2008

Imagine a White House Web site where the home page isn’t just a static collection of transcripts and press releases, but a window into the roiling intellectual foment of the West Wing. Imagine a White House Web site where staffers maintain blogs in which they write about who they are and what they are working [...]

Ch-ch-ch-changin'

In: Blog

21 Nov 2008

What a concept: our next President actually wants to hear our suggestions. So I submitted the following on his web site, Change.gov. Why don’t you try it too? Two things really concern me as I listen to and read all the talk about energy and the environment: 1. Why aren’t we talking about conservation? The [...]

The Edible City

In: Blog

21 Nov 2008

This is what I want to see in my city, San Diego. Edible City Trailer 1 from East Bay Pictures on Vimeo. Edible City is a documentary film that explores the issues of food justice, security, and sovereignty through a comprehensive view of urban farming in the Bay Area – a grassroots effort that sees [...]

Yes, we did!

In: Blog

4 Nov 2008

I’m sure you’ve already seen this, but I put it here so I can watch it again and again. I’m in love with this man and his family.

Did you vote yet?

In: Blog

4 Nov 2008

About this blog

I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.

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