If this blog has revealed only one significant thing this year (which may indeed be the case), it is that we Americans have a serious problem with sign composition. Flickr TOS-mandated self-credit: my Flickr page And on that absurd note, … Continue reading
An old schoolmate of mine from the S.F. Bay Area had a quiz on Facebook tell her that she should live in Los Angeles. She was puzzled by this result, so I developed a more in-depth questionnaire to determine how well someone is suited temperamentally for L.A. So here it is: Derek’s L.A.dar, v 0.5. Continue reading
Lo and behold, though I have posted nothing in quite awhile and am therefore a bad, bad blogger… I came across this tidbit, which has languished for two months in my “drafts” folder. I must have run out of time after composing it and had to rush off somewhere. Continue reading
I’d like to be writing about the events of my daily life less. Really, I would. I aspire to be more boring. OK, not more boring per se, just… less likely to turn up on some godawful, if-it-bleeds-it-leads local TV … Continue reading
Several times during the last few months when friends have asked what’s going on with me, I’ve felt an unfamiliar type of hesitation. I’m reluctant to even answer, because I worry that even my oldest friends may doubt me – … Continue reading
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