So I’ve Moved to Chicago…

So I’ve Moved to Chicago…

Yes, I know. What was I thinking? After three decades on the “Left Coast,” I’ve headed back to my midwestern roots. In 1989, I moved to California from Venezuela, with only two suitcases and $600 to my name. I had worked as a managing editor for the...
Please Excuse My Appearance. And the Orca.

Please Excuse My Appearance. And the Orca.

Yes, the amusing little JavaScript sequence that shows me getting squirted in the face by a firehose and then winking is gone. Some recent update to WordPress ganked it, and to be honest, I don’t have the time right now to chase down the setting to fix it. Nor...
Social Media and Freedom: A Promise Betrayed

Social Media and Freedom: A Promise Betrayed

Facebook and Twitter are now fueling hatred, conflict, repression, and in some cases – genocide. Where do we go from here?  “Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true/Or is it something worse?” Bruce Springsteen, “The River” Back in...