October 29, 2003

We continue to await the hopefully not inevitable voluntary evacuation notice -- we're still several miles away from the front…

October 29, 2003

It's pretty creepy up here now. The animals -- we have four cats, a dog, and a turtle -- are…

October 28, 2003

So I went to get something to eat and the folks ahead of me waiting for a table were evacuees,…

October 28, 2003

It's the third day in a row that I haven't been able to go to work because of freeway closures…

October 28, 2003

For years, I've been fretting over the ultimate fate of the many cassette tapes I have of music I've recorded…

October 26, 2003

I couldn't go to work today -- the freeways leading down the hill are closed. The two fires I've been…

October 25, 2003

I move closer and closer to eliminating Windows -- and the influence of Microsoft -- from my working environment! I…

October 24, 2003

For the third night in a row, I've had to drive past hillsides where plumes of fire burn fifty, a…

October 15, 2003

This week, so far, I've had two distinct visits from people I haven't seen in years.

October 10, 2003

Okay, world, I thought I should use this forum to announce my new magazine and encourage anyone who has an…