NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo (or the National Novel Writing Month) is coming to a close.  NaNo is a movement. It’s a not-for-profit organization. And it’s a website.  I participated in NaNo this year, but I didn’t “win.” To win is simply to self-report that you wrote at least a 50,000 word novel (That works out to a 1,667…

Cam & Max

I’ve got a confession to make: I have become that person who I have judged.  I’ve become the nanny cam voyeur.  Since adopting Max, the Red Cocker Spaniel, my iPad has been turned into a pet monitor. I have it set up in the living room, and when I’m out of the house it buzzes…

Stray Football Thoughts

Football season has been back a couple of weeks, and I’ve already resigned myself to a season of likely disappointment. The Bruins played again on Saturday, and except for a couple of special plays, it was a mess. I had my expectations tempered for UCLA’s highly-touted first season under Chip Kelly, but I don’t think…