Atlanta 2026 The prep always happens earlier. It’s the day before my flight and I’ve been planning my packing for days. 1/8

Shoutout to when you realized Jurassic Park is too controversial to be made today because a major plot point (*spoiler!*) hinges on Transgender Dinosaurs.

What blows me away about racists is that they think USA should be whites-only. Let me say it again USA IS A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS. THAT IS HOW IT WORKS, HOW IT'S ALWAYS WORKED. People of all colors and creeds, coming here to make community. 1/2

Be open to everyday grace and joy. My hairstylist today is a yoga instructor and studying anatomy. The sheer happiness she had sharing what she’s learning brings joy to everyone. #everydaygrace

Just sitting in a Taco Palenque dining room, quietly waiting for my order and wondering what comes next.

Rewatching ‘House’. Great show. But, they never did follow up on the crushing medical bills for all of these interventions House and his team devised. One kid had seven different diagnoses ending with direct interferon injection to his brain that would total in the millions.

Sometimes it’s just you, an empty house, and Paul’s Boutique.

As someone with a dairy allergy, I’m always looking for a treat that won’t bite back. Sometimes vegan cookies are great. And sometimes they are so so sooo mid.

Cocooning…expecting changes. Making actions to ensure it.

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it, 1/3

A truly extraordinary thing happened recently. 14 years ago I received an email from a person who worked on a music video for my band back in 1998. He was looking for a copy, found my info on the web and decided to roll the dice. 1/4

I am so about this album right now. Get past the nice first song and go deep. Fits my mood. music.apple.com/us/a...

Well, today really sucked. But, at least I have my (battered) health. So that’s good.

I received 14 spam calls today. Many of them right after the other.

1/23 Morning: 23min meditation; TM + brain.fm to quiet the mind. Coffee or Monster Zero? Monster today. 2 lion’s mane capsules because friend recommended for focus. Athletic Greens. Weigh self for program (lost 19lbs since last June.) take kid to school, plug in.

It’s hard to dress a kid when it’s 23deg F outside and it’ll climb to 51deg by 1pm. Yeah, yeah, I know..layers. But it’s still weird.

Last week I posted about having a bad day. That has resolved. I am now having a very good day. Here's to those whose fortunes need turning.

Today is hard. For those also having a hard day, you’re not alone. ❤️

Writing friends, a question. I’ve been writing in some form most of my life (I’m over 40), and recently have been developing more personal writing. I’ve noticed I have different ‘voices’ depending on the medium. 1/2

Hey everyone, I've started a substack for my silly ideas and observations. Check out my NYC Producer's Log adventure, now with pictures! I'm still figuring out how to balance long-form and short-form content on threads/bluesky and now substack. At least the ride will be fun! substack.com/inbox/p...

Next casualty of AI video: Movie Trailers. We just spent time picking through an ‘official 2025 trailers’ search on YouTube to find the real ones. The fakes were hilarious, but it made any channel suspect that wasn’t an official studio.

One focaccia became two became presents but we can’t get together yet so we’ll eat and make another one and then it happened again and now I’ve made six focaccias over the past week. 1/4

It’s almost 2025. Time to get rid of that S-Video cable, I guess.

The days between Xmas and New Year’s are perfect for ‘Pride & Prejudice’, the 1994 version, of course. It is most pleasing. Don’t you think?

Being Dad at the Mall with kid. The music in clothing stores is pulverizing. When I hear 90’s hits, I’m the target market…. But there is no Dee-Lite playing in this store, so I am just a friendly benign stump, aka Dad. ✌️

Impulsively, I just corrected the grammar of the YouTube person by shouting “My husband and I!!!” at the screen. My wife rolls her eyes.

An early morning trip to see the folks thwarted by bad weather. The road is not fun under severe thunderstorms. Staying home with coffee and planning a later visit.

My history, my treasure, the birthright I pass to my children: the Sauce!

May your day be filled with whimsy, presents, vegan hot chocolate, and lotsa focaccia. From my family to yours.

I have to say, Trump starting a war with Panama over the canal was not on my bingo card.

There’s never enough focaccia…

Darn it. My dough did not rise, nor double in size. I need to check my skills if the pan needs to fill. Still, focaccia will be good. If a tiny bit small.

The “Out of Office” automated email setting is perhaps the greatest freedom and fuck you the holiday season brings to the corporate office worker.

The Matrix is trending. I saw it in the theaters and we said it was the first movie of the 21st century. When the 2nd one came out we spent hours debating the themes and ideas. When the 3rd came out I sadly saw all those ideas washed away by action. What trip it all was.

There should be an app with stories of cats from around the world. It should be called ‘Mews’.

“A Knight’s Tale” is such an underrrated gem. Chaucer’s speeches are amazing.

It’s night. I’m driving on the highway. Three lanes expands to six and I gently merge my way to the right. My exit lane materializes with a car already in it. The car is the mini SUV type, a dark shade of color reflecting the high lamps that illuminate above us. I slow down. 1/7

Sitting down for red bean rice porridge/congee First time since China 19 years ago. A place finally opened up in my town. I have a love of Chinese cooking. But I’m always glad when there is an English speaker. My picked-up conversational Chinese went away a long time ago.

The eldest’s first driving lesson. They are leaving the lot. It’s working. I was offered to ride in the car for the two hour lesson. Tempted, but non-helicopter is best.

My eldest cat is 20. It’s almost time, and I am sad. He’s had a good life, but has changed. His step is less sure. He’s not confident jumping to the couch. He sleeps - a lot. He throws up a lot and doesn’t use the litter box. He’s deaf. We fear he’s in pain. 1/4

16 years later I still get comments on this very long, heartfelt and homemade ‘Swede’ satire of the Lord of the Rings I made with extremely talented and giving friends. Every single comment warms my heart. youtu.be/pQkvg65b5GU...

I adored and absorbed everything 'Peanuts', Snoopy and Charlie Brown when I was a kid. When I got older and gained some sense of detachment from the flow of my life, I realized how filled with existential dread and depression the 'Peanuts' comics were. 1/2

This store smells like my childhood. Too many hours choking at the combined aromas of perfumes while stuck in the front section of the department store against my will. I never knew what took my mother and grandparents so long. They can’t find my order. 1/4

The Cure still have it.

Heck yes this week calls for sushi and champagne.

There’s a ghost in my machine. A friendly ghost, *Bjorn from tech support, is flying his cursor back and forth on my desktop, downloading, clicking, installing, and one hopes fixing. “Close all private documents before clicking remote support”. 1/3

DAY 5: FINAL: I arrive at Terminal A, get through TSA precheck, and find my gate A28 with less than an hour to spare. The plane at the gate is boarding and leaving for phoenix 20min before my plane leaves for Austin. 1/5

Friday is here. A week ago I was in NYC getting arty with a camera and crew. Today, my focus is AI. You can tell a story in many ways, with many tools. I’m trying to stay on top of this one, as the sea is changing, and I’ve seen this type of thing before.

DAY 5: Part 4: This trip will be 7 miles. This trip wil take one hour. This trip will have surge pricing in such a high number that friends of mine will shout expletives. (Literally. I could getaway fly with the same amount.) Thankfully, #1 is picking up the tab. 1/6

DAY 5: Part 3: I’ve made plans to meet an old friend for a bite and a drink so I walk east through Murray Hill, snapping pictures of brownstones, gargoyles, basement apartment topiaries and the modern art on Park avenue. 1/7