happy campy summer!

As everyone was posting the chirpiest summery posts today — new grandbaby! wedding! picnic! isn’t this weather grand! looooove! —  I was almost comically sick in bed, felled by a goddamn cold, caught in goddamn Seattle. I ate chicken soup and watched a documentary on the atomic bomb. Then I had to go to work,…

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and max fun was had <-- genius headline

Last weekend I attended MaxFunCon, a, um, creativity conference with emphasis on humor, podcasting and John Hodgman? Something like that? It was a weekend at a fancy resort-like place on Lake Arrowhead, where there were performances, readings, games, crafting, and so much more. I had a spectacular time. As you might remember, life is a…

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utopian visions

I have had an extraordinary few weeks and time is just roaring by. I am behind in documenting some really great events in which I’ve been involved. Of course, I got derailed by the  death of my friend last week, over which I am still profoundly sad, and not even close to processing or blogging…

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