Quarantine in Huntington Beach, California–COVID-19 Report
Saturday, April 4, 2020–I’ve been here for over three weeks. Jacob and I have been in quarantine since Sunday, March 29. We will be free on Sunday, April 12. That is, if we continue to show no coronavirus symptoms. So far, so good. How and why? This virus is spreading like wildfire. Much closer than […]
Chromatica at MACO Oaxaca: New Sounds, Ancient Textures
Chromatica, a multi-media art exhibition created by Guggenheim award-winning Mexican artist Tania Candiani, opened last weekend in Oaxaca at the Museo Arte de Contemporaneo de Oaxaca (MACO). The exhibition takes a new approach to sight and sound. Chromatics is about how we communicate through music and color. It can be considered the interdisciplinary intersection between […]
Incommunicado: No Internet in Teotitlan del Valle
Why? Last Friday a huge thunderstorm came through and lightening struck the Telmex box that provides Internet service to most of the village, including the house where I live. It is really difficult to write a blog post on an iPhone and the cost to use 3G here in Mexico is prohibitive. So please bear […]
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. Practice Your Passion. Tribute to Steve Jobs.
When I opened my New York Times news page this morning, I cried. As I watched the commencement speech that Steve Jobs delivered to Stanford University graduates in 2005, I cried. Why? Because he touched my life in such a meaningful and personal way — his vision, insight, compassion and technology acumen gave me the […]
Tips for Traveling with Technology: Get a Back Up Battery
Trust me! I am not getting paid to plug this. Stephen just ordered two — one for him and one for me, and it came yesterday. He’s a sweetheart. The deal is — this is a portable battery that charges either from the wall charger (on the right) or car charger (on the left). So, […]
Technology on the Fly: Travel With Your Computer
Here is a handy New York Times technology blog about tech tips for travel. Travel life is now more than taking your laptop — it’s about iPad, Droid, iPhone, BlackBerry and Kindle (more?). My travel life includes schlepping my MacBookPro, iPhone, iPad, portable LCD projector, Mexican cell phone, Nikon D40X camera and two huge lenses, extra […]