Personal Journals

Personal's kind of a misnomer -- I tend to write a lot more about the world and my observations than I do about feelings of inadequacy and issues with my mother. Not that I have any. So quit looking at me like that.

Some are travel journals, some are written in moments of boredom, and some are reports on interesting events that have happened to me or my friends. Most of these started life as e-mails, so may have some quirks or odd pronouns. Pretend I wrote it just for you.

• Why I'm in Montana (October 6, 2002)
  Well, I can tell you for sure why I'm not here -- I'm not here to visit my Dad.


• Being and Nothingness: My Encounters with an Automatic Flush Toilet (October 3, 2002)


• Overheard on a Plane: Stupid People (September 23, 2002)


• When Things Attack in the Night (September 20, 2002)


• Camping at Glacier Lake, Montana (September 8, 2002)


• Short Freeway Observation (August 11, 2002)


• Newspapers say the darndest things (August 10, 2002)


• The RT (Road Trip) to Montana, Calgary, Jaspar and Utah (August 3, 2002)


• The RTP (Road Trip Plan) (July 12, 2002)


• Hard time falling asleep (May 14, 2002)


• London Trip (April 21, 2002)


• Give me an L-O-S-E-R (April 8, 2002)


• Speaking at NAB in Las Vegas (April 7, 2002)


• Rufus responds (April 1, 2002)


• Rufus, the Amazon dog (March 29, 2002)


• B.A. in Sump Pumps (March 5, 2002)


• Loose URLs (February 16, 2002)


• Leaving Things in Cars (February 6, 2002)


• They Sing and Dream (February 5, 2002)


• Canadian munchies hit the spot (February 2, 2002)


• A New Thing Today (January 29, 2002)


• Life's short (January 14, 2002)


• Promise Made Are Promises Broken (January 5, 2002)


• How I Spent My Christmas Vacation (January 4, 2002)


• Best Man Toast (December 4, 2001)


• A Poem for Your Thoughts (November 21, 2001)


• I am a Merry-Go-Round (November 13, 2001)


• What People are Searching For (October 24, 2001)


• Knock Knock (October 15, 2001)


• Riding an Ostrich (No, It's Not a Metaphor) (September 18, 2001)


• Knocking Around Knysna (September 16, 2001)


• Storm's River Mouth -- Stunning (September 15, 2001)


• Blesbok on My Breath (September 14, 2001)


• The Young Man and the Coelacanth (September 13, 2001)


• Producing for multiple platforms (September 12, 2001)


• Charging for Content - Case Study of the Subscription Model at Variety.com (September 11, 2001)


• It was like a dream... (September 11, 2001)


• Locusts and other South African Observations (September 10, 2001)


• The Conference in Grahamstown (September 10, 2001)


• The Clip You've Heard About (September 6, 2001)


• A New Career Opportunity (September 1, 2001)


• Looking for Advice about South Africa (August 21, 2001)


• Who Plays Diablo Here? (August 6, 2001)


• Housewarming (August 5, 2001)


• Brad Pitt, Hot Dogs, Jackass and a Big Black Van (July 26, 2001)


• Looking For Old Girlfriends (July 4, 2001)


• Hot Tub Heat Up and Go BOOM! (June 3, 2001)


• Sick, Stressed, and Curious About Smut (May 25, 2001)


• Do You Have Boxes? (I'm Moving to a New House) (May 6, 2001)


• Why Am I Here? (April 26, 2001)


• From briefly amusing 'Fight Flash' to all consuming 'Majestic' (April 20, 2001)


• Three California Moments: Blackouts, Puppies and Stars (March 28, 2001)


• Oscars Over, I Need a Vacation (March 26, 2001)


• The staggering story of the death of Donny's son (March 12, 2001)


• Some Things I've Noticed (January 28, 2001)


• I Cut Myself on Broccoli (January 14, 2001)


• K.T.'s Wedding on New Year's Eve (January 1, 2001)


• Travis Tries Truffles (December 30, 2000)


• Just One More Question... (December 14, 2000)


• Online Journalism Final Project Gold Stars (December 12, 2000)


• The Amazon Connection (December 9, 2000)


• Y2K, Better Late Than Never (December 8, 2000)


• My Christmas 2000 Gift List (December 1, 2000)


• A Warm, Wet Feeling at the Post Office (November 27, 2000)


• Election Night: A Nation Watches and Worries (November 6, 2000)


• GadgetMan Attends a Wedding (October 23, 2000)


• Are you Sushi Experienced? (September 30, 2000)


• Goodbye Mr. Teeth (July 30, 2000)


• Never Better; Shock the Puppy (June 9, 2000)


• Feeling All Grown Up (May 30, 2000)


• 'Buy a Gun and Stay Out of Jail' (May 22, 2000)


• Happy Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2000)


• Announcing Susie Cool (April 21, 2000)


• The Last Page on the Internet (April 21, 2000)


• A Prone Body at the Gas Station (April 12, 2000)


• The Cat of Amontillado (April 4, 2000)


• Meta Column (How To Subscribe and Such) (April 3, 2000)


• Through the Kindness of Morons (March 29, 2000)


• Back in L.A. (March 19, 2000)


• PayPal Will Make You (OK, Me) Rich! (March 17, 2000)


• How Old Men and Young Men differ (March 16, 2000)


• Drunken Notes About Budapest, Hungary (March 10, 2000)


• The Furnace Blew Up (March 8, 2000)


• Crass Commercialism (March 5, 2000)


• Leaving PF (March 1, 2000)


• Big Bear, Euro Disney, in Between (March 1, 2000)


• The Healthy Stinking Waters of Heviz, Hungary (November 18, 1999)


• I'm Not Going to Live Forever (November 15, 1999)


• A Quiet Day in Budapest (October 24, 1999)


• Inspiration in Salzberg; Routine Budapest Events (October 20, 1999)


• Photos of France and Budapest and Me (October 17, 1999)


• On the Train; Being a TechnoGeek; Nice Lady (October 12, 1999)


• My New Apartment, A PF Crisis (September 30, 1999)


• A Death Next Door; Touring Gyongyos (September 19, 1999)


• Breakfast in the Matras Mountains (September 12, 1999)


• A Trek to the Matras Mountains (Fat on a Stick) (September 11, 1999)


• Joining PF in Budapest (September 9, 1999)


• My Apartment Has Some Odd Taps (September 5, 1999)


• Moving In (September 4, 1999)


• Meeting the Landlord's Son and his Girlfriend (September 3, 1999)


• Dinner at 'Make You A Pig' (September 2, 1999)


• King's Day in Hungary - A National Celebration With, of All Things, Fireworks! (August 20, 1999)


• Arriving in Budapest (August 19, 1999)


• Goodbye Paris, As I Board the Orient Express (August 18, 1999)


• Transcontinental Arrangements (May 24, 1999)


• Picture Prague (March 12, 1999)


• Odd Notes (March 11, 1999)


• Power Failure at Chateau Smith (March 10, 1999)


• The Food, The People, The Food (March 9, 1999)


• Getting Legal: Our Carte de Sejour (March 8, 1999)


• A Funny Chinese Meal, and Other Things Around the Pad (March 7, 1999)


• Sad News: We Find Out Our Cat Died (March 6, 1999)


• Visitors to Our One-Room Studio Apartment (March 5, 1999)


• What the Hell Are You Doing in Europe? (March 4, 1999)


• Getting Mugged in Amsterdam, City of Drugs, Sex and Bad Luck (March 3, 1999)


• Arrival in Paris (November 22, 1998)


• The Departure Letter (August 11, 1998)