There's a million things I haven't done... and probably never will. That's okay. I slept in today. My wife's alarm went off at 5:40am, as it always does, and we dozed for another 30 minutes. Murphy hopped onto the bed at 6:10am and then I was awake. I didn't do my regular core routine (which… Continue reading Happy 41st birthday to me
Category: Family
A few things I learned from watching Einstein
A friend suggested that I watch the first season of Genius on Apple TV, which profiles Albert Einstein. I checked to see how many episodes there were and how long each one was, as I always do when somebody recommends a new series to me. Ten episodes! Each one 45 minutes! I hesitated at the… Continue reading A few things I learned from watching Einstein
A summary of our first home projects
This is a prequel to the longer post about our last and final remodel. Look, our house wasn't that bad. Friends and family would come to visit and more or less say the same things: "Your place has such nice energy!" "Everything feels so calm..." "There are good vibes in this house." This, of course,… Continue reading A summary of our first home projects
In memory of Irving Katuna
Edit: I've turned this blog post into a eulogy that I'll give at Rossmoor for my grandpa's funeral. He passed away early in the morning on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. My grandpa, Irving Katuna, was born on January 12, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It was a Saturday, and it was cold. A light dusting of… Continue reading In memory of Irving Katuna
It’s been a long, long time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsPBNcUw-jA A year or so before the pandemic, which would be about two years before today, I took singing lessons in the "piano room" at our house. We called it the piano room because it's where we put my grandmother's piano. This was a behemoth of a piano -- a beautiful black seven-foot long Baldwin… Continue reading It’s been a long, long time
Ten years of marriage
March 14, 2008. Kennebunkport, ME. It was hot in June 2010, but not too hot. I remember being worried that the flowers at the estate where we had our wine country wedding might wilt in the Windsor, California heat. We picked Madrona Manor after touring a few other venues earlier in the year. It was… Continue reading Ten years of marriage
Building a family culture
Today is Father's Day, June 16, 2019. It's my fifth one as a dad and my thirty-sixth as a son. Last night my girls, exhausted from a day playing in the cul-de-sac and then romping all around UC Berkeley with our neighbors, went to sleep blissfully early. My wife and I watched an hour-long episode… Continue reading Building a family culture
On nine whole years of marriage
Note: my wife did not know I was going to write and publish this. I am a lucky man. I think most people in my neighborhood would recognize this. My wife is friendly, attractive, likes to cook and do laundry, is a wonderful mom to my daughters... and works! She makes a lot of money.… Continue reading On nine whole years of marriage
My happy place
It’s a little cabin on a little lake in Pinecrest, California. The road ends on the south shore, so the only way in is by boat or foot. That inconvenience is what makes it so special. The boat ride across the lake is like a space shuttle launching from terra firma to zero gravity. You’re… Continue reading My happy place
A day in my life
No speech was given, no money raised. No company started or sold. This is merely a day in my life, chopped up and pieced together over several sittings and written into a story. Arise, Dad It begins with a whimper or sometimes a wale. Our youngest daughter is at the age now where she’ll sleep… Continue reading A day in my life