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SHELTERBOX IN JAPAN: THE RESULTS!

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Again, this all happened on the spur of the moment with NO PLANNING. I cannot emphasize the NO PLANNING part of the NO PLANNING enough.
We raised . . . are you ready?

LIFE BY THE NUMBERS

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I have conveyed my hatred of graduation speeches before, but there was one graduation speech I heard that actually meant something to me. When I was at the School of the Arts at Columbia, the great philosopher Bill Murray came and spoke to us.
The gist of his speech was: “Look, people thought I was [...]

LOVE BLOG II: THE TALENT DOES NOT WANT TO GO DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

I was, as I reported, recently in Denver, visiting my agent and her human companions with my friends J. Krimble and Pixie Potpie. During this time, I was informed that I would “enjoy” a little trip up to the mountains.
When I suffer duress in the presence of my agent, I will sometimes refer to myself [...]

LET IT SNOW!

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

I’m sitting here listening my holiday iMix. At the moment, that means I am listening to Bing Crosby’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” You may be wondering why, since it is October 1st. Even by the most extreme standards, this is a little too early for holiday music.
I would argue that, actually. [...]

OBSERVING THE ENGLISH

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

So, I had kind of a weird week last week.
Basically, right after I posted last, took a shower and when I stepped out, I happened to see my back in the mirror and it was ENTIRELY COVERED IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE CHICKEN POX. Or what I imagine chicken pox to look like, because I’ve never [...]