a dusty room on the edge of town

Going Deeper Into The Meme

One of the tech employees who rides a company bus from San Francisco to Silicon Valley engaged me in a dialogue about the flood of tech money into San Francisco real estate. He’s a reasonable guy and I tried to answer in kind. More conversation needed!

The Bold Rooster

You can’t be an bold rooster and an old rooster, or so the saying goes. In the case of the rooster that has been enraging the residents of The Barn, I think we’ve got a mix of the two.

Candied Peel

Only the truly obsessive compulsive need to make their own candied citrus peel in order to make mincemeat. Count me among their number.

The Chili That Got Away

The shaggy dog tale I told that won the Fourth of July Chili Cook-off here at The Barn, complete with stage directions.