Fight Your Cold With Broccoli
Posted: Apr. 12, 2010
Next time you get a cold, reach for the broccoli
Egg Nog Season
Posted: Dec. 20, 2009
Making homemade egg nog
Saint Nicholas Day
Posted: Dec. 19, 2009
Celebrating an old tradition for the first time
Pearfectly Delicious
Posted: Dec. 10, 2009
Flexible, delicious, omnipotent
5 Things To Do With Leftover Turkey
Posted: Nov. 27, 2009
Wondering what to do with turkey leftover from Thanksgiving?
Polenta
Posted: Nov. 24, 2009
Warm, creamy polenta fills the soul and builds community
The End of The Tomatoes
Posted: Nov. 17, 2009
The wonderful taste of fresh home grown tomatoes
Chocolate Sandwich
Posted: Nov. 9, 2009
It only takes a bite to brighten your day
Sunday Dinner
Posted: Nov. 3, 2009
A meal for the soul
Hooray for High Fructose Corn Syrup!
Posted: Nov. 1, 2009
Being gracious in giving out candy
May The Best Plum Win
Posted: Oct. 23, 2009
An encounter with plums, pomegranates and grapes
The Emperor's Salad Has No Clothes
Posted: Oct. 19, 2009
Getting a ceasar salad all dressed up
The End of California Summer
Posted: Oct. 16, 2009
Thoughts on rain, artichokes and figs
Ah, Shucks
Posted: Oct. 4, 2009
A first encounter with shucking oysters
Where's the Beef?
Posted: Sep. 8, 2009
A look at how beef is prepared
El Cerrito Garage Sale Oct. 10, 2009
Posted: Sep. 5, 2009
El Cerrito City Wide Garage Sale is coming up on October 10, 2009
When the Going Gets Tough
Posted: Sep. 2, 2009
A recipe for upside down cake when the world seems upside down
A Visit to the Farmer's Market
Posted: Aug. 25, 2009
Reforming health care through fresh fruit and vegetables
Horchata
Posted: Aug. 21, 2009
Making creamy horchata from scratch
A Blessing for My Sons
Posted: May. 28, 2009
A blessing for Benjamin and Elijah
Thelma Wait 1911 - 2009
Posted: Apr. 15, 2009
A poem for Thelma Wait
Leon Wait 1930 - 2009
Posted: Apr. 8, 2009
A memorial for my father
Baby Clothes
Posted: Mar. 12, 2009
Sharing the joy and anxiety of parenthood
40
Posted: Mar. 3, 2009
What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
When 911 Doesn't Work
Posted: Feb. 28, 2009
A few numbers to call when 911 doesn't work
A New Day in America
Posted: Jan. 20, 2009
Today is a new day in America
How Does Trader Joe's Compare?
Posted: Dec. 2, 2008
Comparing Trader Joe's against other national grocery stores
Thankful
Posted: Nov. 25, 2008
Gratitude for ancestors long since gone
The Video Revolution
Posted: Nov. 18, 2008
Reflections on the video revolution
DV Tape Versus Flip Mino
Posted: Nov. 18, 2008
A comparison between video from DV and a Flip Mino
Introduction to the Flip Mino
Posted: Nov. 15, 2008
A quick introduction to the Flip Mino
Goodbye Bush
Posted: Nov. 8, 2008
Highlights of 20 of the last 30 years of the Bushes
Happy Halloween
Posted: Oct. 31, 2008
Wishing everyone a happy halloween! And vote for Obama, damn it!
Don't Panic, Picnik!
Posted: Oct. 28, 2008
Who needs Photoshop when you've got Picnik?
Sellin' Stuff at the El Cerrito Garage Sale
Posted: Oct. 14, 2008
The El Cerrito Garage Sale presents great opportunities
September
Posted: Sep. 30, 2008
A poem reflecting on Black Monday
El Cerrito City Wide Garage Sale 2008
Posted: Sep. 27, 2008
Get great items on sale for cheap
Stretch Your Dining Dollar
Posted: Sep. 16, 2008
Save money and cut calories
Good Bye To Geepers
Posted: Sep. 9, 2008
The pain of recycling an old computer
September at Lake Temescal
Posted: Sep. 6, 2008
A poem about life at Lake Temescal
Sarah Palin Isn't That Much of an Extremist
Posted: Sep. 6, 2008
Always look on the bright side
Not Just Any Box of Wheaties
Posted: Aug. 19, 2008
Sometimes it's the strongest people that get the gold
Lovin' Yelp
Posted: Aug. 16, 2008
Using Yelp to stay in tune with the sounds of good food
The End of the Apricot Tree
Posted: Jul. 31, 2008
Making jam to celebrate our apricot tree
Leopard Print Checkbook
Posted: Jul. 23, 2008
Walk on the wild side
Time Your Shower
Posted: Jul. 8, 2008
Save 12,775 gallons a year
If It's Yellow
Posted: Jun. 24, 2008
A few quick tips on how to save water
Considering Organic?
Posted: Jun. 17, 2008
A few tips on which produce to buy organic
Don't Buy The Water
Posted: Jun. 10, 2008
Bottled water costs more per gallon than gas
Tijuana Tea
Posted: Jun. 3, 2008
A cup of freshing Tijauna tea
40 Years Ago
Posted: May. 27, 2008
1968 was about more than just bell bottoms
Nice Hat
Posted: May. 13, 2008
The hat makes the party
Learning Spanish with Destinos
Posted: Apr. 29, 2008
Learning Spanish, naturally
Oh, How Rude
Posted: Apr. 22, 2008
Reflections on my desperate attempts to speak French in France
The Best Food in the World
Posted: Apr. 11, 2008
Some say France has the best food in the world
You Can't Just Eat That
Posted: Apr. 1, 2008
A critique of the public school system
Learning About Learning
Posted: Mar. 29, 2008
Paul MacFarlane discusses the nature of learning
Learn French Using A Podcast
Posted: Mar. 26, 2008
Podcasts provide an easy and often free way to learn foreign languages
Let's Go On a Picnik!
Posted: Mar. 18, 2008
Edit your photos online with Picnik
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Posted: Mar. 17, 2008
A short video of summer fun in Ireland
Live Long and Chocolate
Posted: Mar. 11, 2008
Feed your addiction and get health benefits too
Welcome Back Asparagus
Posted: Feb. 26, 2008
Asparagus isn't just for dinner anymore
Satan Lives
Posted: Feb. 26, 2008
In some cases, the best response to evil to simply disarm it
Take a Retreat
Posted: Feb. 19, 2008
time to reflect, celebrate and plan with loved one or yourself
Show Ya Lovah That You Love Her
Posted: Feb. 12, 2008
I thought about you and I did something about it
Oprah 2008
Posted: Feb. 5, 2008
Why not combine the two historic moments and vote for Oprah?
See for Yourself
Posted: Feb. 5, 2008
Compare use of new media by the current candidates for president
Dave Goes for a Ride
Posted: Feb. 5, 2008
Dave Monk starts his own blog
The Bump On My Finger
Posted: Jan. 29, 2008
What the bump wants, the bump gets
Healthy Work with Laura Klein
Posted: Jan. 25, 2008
Laura Klein discusses having a healthy approach to life
Smarter Kids, Better Parks
Posted: Jan. 22, 2008
Why is the state with 7th largest economy in the world cutting its education spending?
In Your Face-book
Posted: Jan. 16, 2008
Can I keep Facebook from being in my face?
Top 10 Things to Do with Party Leftovers
Posted: Jan. 14, 2008
Tips on how to keep from gaining 40 lbs after your party
Apple Butter
Posted: Jan. 8, 2008
Old memories, new experiences
Seeing the Solution
Posted: Jan. 1, 2008
Trusting fresh insight in the midst of a crisis
Merry Christmas from El Cerrito
Posted: Dec. 22, 2007
A humorous tour of Christmas lights in El Cerrito
Sharing Your Holiday Photos
Posted: Dec. 18, 2007
A quick review of online photo sharing services
A Warm Kitchen and a Good Walk
Posted: Dec. 11, 2007
Reflecting on the best about the holidays
Get Organized with Teresa Riccobuono
Posted: Dec. 7, 2007
Get your organization more organized
Starting a Small Business with Dave Monk
Posted: Nov. 30, 2007
Tasty tidbits from Dave Monk on running a small business
The Pusher Man
Posted: Nov. 27, 2007
A warning about seemingly innocent brownies
Giving Takes
Posted: Nov. 20, 2007
Ruminating on the nature of giving and taking
The Last of Summer
Posted: Nov. 13, 2007
A poem about the last of summer
I Want My Apple TV
Posted: Nov. 6, 2007
YouTube for nothing and my clicks for free
Happy Halloween
Posted: Oct. 30, 2007
Wishing you a happy Halloween
MySpace is Useless and Ugly
Posted: Oct. 23, 2007
Does MySpace have any redeeming qualities?
El Cerrito City Wide Garage Sale
Posted: Oct. 16, 2007
News from the 2007 El Cerrito Garage Sale
Mr. Mouth
Posted: Oct. 15, 2007
Mr. Mouth had the longest tongue in the world
The Blue Rivers Podcast
Posted: Oct. 10, 2007
Announcing the Blue Rivers podcast
Ice Cream Season
Posted: Oct. 9, 2007
Rules of engagement for finding the perfect cone
Learning to Enjoy Wine Again
Posted: Oct. 2, 2007
Learn how to enjoy wine again from a video podcast
The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Posted: Sep. 22, 2007
How one man's passion changed the world
Waiting Room
Posted: Sep. 18, 2007
A poem about being in a waiting room
Starbucks Is A Music Company
Posted: Sep. 6, 2007
Did you know that Starbucks owns Hear Music?
Is print media in trouble?
Posted: Mar. 27, 2007
Online media killed the print media star?
Wear a piece of art!
Posted: Mar. 22, 2007
Mary Gunderson's new online store, Ottum Star, which displays her original art on t-shirts
Give Chance A Chance
Posted: Feb. 28, 2007
A video about our cat adopted from the Milo Foundation
My Father's Oatmeal
Posted: Dec. 19, 2006
A poem about my father's oatmeal
Review of Shopgirl
Posted: Apr. 29, 2006
Steve Martin's matured response to romantic relationships
Thoughts on a Dual Boot Mac
Posted: Mar. 18, 2006
VNC is probably a better solution
When People Were Ugly
Posted: Feb. 19, 2006
A poem about when people were ugly
New Technology
Posted: Feb. 3, 2006
You might get a whiz bang result!
Tip for Christians
Posted: Feb. 3, 2006
How leaving a tip is a sign of faith
Finding Fruit
Posted: Feb. 3, 2006
Is modern society to separate from its roots?
A Distant Dream Takes New Shape
Posted: Feb. 3, 2006
A few words about a childhood dream
Browsers Have Finally Come of Age
Posted: Dec. 23, 2005
The emergence of AJAX
My Life
Posted: Dec. 2, 2005
A poem about life in America
Search for a Browser Based Jabber Chat Client
Posted: Nov. 24, 2005
Searching for a platform independent and ubiquitiously located Jabber client
Does Starbucks Still Sell Coffee?
Posted: Sep. 14, 2005
I wonder whether Startbucks actually sells coffee
Can't Hide the Stain
Posted: Sep. 8, 2005
A song arising out of Isaiah 5
The Ajax Cycle
Posted: May. 14, 2005
A quick look at Ajax
My Reflections on "An Intimate Moment with Mary and Joseph" by Ken Gire
Posted: Dec. 23, 2004
My personal response to a reading from Ken Gire's Moments with the Savior.
Advent
Posted: Dec. 18, 2004
Some thoughts of Advent in America for 2004
My Reflections on "An Insightful Moment with Mary" by Ken Gire
Posted: Dec. 16, 2004
A personal response to readings from Moments with the Savior
Google is not a search engine
Posted: Dec. 15, 2004
Google fulfils the 1990's dream
My Reflections on An "Insightful Moment Under a Tree" by Ken Gire
Posted: Dec. 7, 2004
A devotional response to a reading from Ken Gire's Moments with the Savior
Eight Years After the Wedding
Posted: Nov. 18, 2004
A poem about marriage and sugar
Insomnia
Posted: Nov. 8, 2004
The Desire of Our Hearts
Posted: Nov. 4, 2004
A Rose By Any Other Name
Posted: Nov. 4, 2004
An American Perspective
Posted: Oct. 21, 2004
A perspective on the current administration
Coming Home
Posted: Oct. 3, 2004
There You Are
Posted: Sep. 12, 2004
a poem in style of Lorna Dee Cervantes
It Is The Weight
Posted: Sep. 12, 2004
a poem in style of Ezra Pound
The Blank Ezra Pound
Posted: Sep. 12, 2004
an essay about Ezra Pound
Lorna Dee Cervantes in Passion
Posted: Sep. 12, 2004
an essay about Lorna Dee Cervantes
Just Weird
Posted: Sep. 2, 2004
Drink more coffee
Like I
Posted: Sep. 2, 2004
a poem in style of Walt Whitman
Within This Voice
Posted: Sep. 1, 2004
an essay about Walt Whitman
#1
Posted: Aug. 29, 2004
a poem in style of Emily Dickinson
Unfolding Emily Dickinson
Posted: Aug. 21, 2004
An essay on discovering Emily Dickinson
Mother's Day
Posted: May. 19, 2004
Thoughts on Mother's Day and Abu Ghraib
RACING
Posted: Mar. 3, 2004
< < < racing > > >
Too Short to Hate
Posted: Feb. 22, 2004
MacWorld Expo 2004--It's About The People
Posted: Jan. 6, 2004
Relationships are at the heart of technology
Lifted Soul
Posted: Jan. 4, 2004
Another poem off the top of my head
Whoever Would Be Great
Posted: Jan. 1, 2004
Learning to become great
The Perfect Writing Implement
Posted: Jan. 1, 2004
A few notes on an American obsession
From the Inside Out
Posted: Nov. 6, 2003
Free Verse
The Sending
Posted: Nov. 6, 2003
She had left the night before
Grasping for straws--err--blogs
Posted: Oct. 7, 2003
Dave's first article and the coulds and shoulds he's dealing with.
War
Posted: Sep. 28, 2003
My dad wrote this in the 8th grade!
On the 15
Posted: Sep. 2, 2003
Love and public transportation
Touch
Posted: Sep. 2, 2003
something I remembered
Stay Friends
Posted: Sep. 1, 2003
One of my favorites
The Awaken
Posted: Aug. 27, 2003
A poem
Coffee with Dave
Posted: Aug. 23, 2003
Say
My First Computer
Posted: Aug. 17, 2003
More stuff found in the garage
I LOVE LIFE
Posted: Aug. 10, 2003
No Fear God is Here!
Don't Put Away Your Toys
Posted: Aug. 9, 2003
Re-think putting away your toys
Without a Sound
Posted: Jul. 11, 2003
A Prayer
Poems out of the Blue
Posted: Jun. 24, 2003
Short poems
Part 10: Photos from Our Trip
Posted: Jun. 14, 2003
Photos from our trip across the country
East to West
Posted: Jun. 8, 2003
Tall and Short
Part 9: Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig
Posted: May. 22, 2003
We make it home together
Part 8: The Big Bananas
Posted: May. 22, 2003
We discover Banana's Foster
Part 7: Friends
Posted: May. 11, 2003
We enjoyed the hospitality of our friends
The Angel
Posted: May. 9, 2003
A Reflection - noitcelfeR A
Part 6: Alabama Breakfast
Posted: May. 7, 2003
The joys of a true Alabama breakfast
Part 5: I Found What You Have Been Longing For
Posted: May. 6, 2003
Have I got the thing for you!
Part 4: Just the Facts (So Far)
Posted: May. 6, 2003
Just the Facts about Jill and Josh's Trip
Part 3: North Carolinaaaah!
Posted: May. 5, 2003
Jill and Josh enjoy being in North Carolina
Part 2: A Hard Day for a Propeller Head
Posted: Apr. 30, 2003
Josh looks for coffee and internet access while Jill looks for ancestors
Part 1: New Beginnings
Posted: Apr. 30, 2003
Jill and Josh are on the road together
The Other Bomb
Posted: Apr. 13, 2003
The real and painful realities of living in the midst of the dot bomb
Reflections on the Current War with Iraq
Posted: Mar. 20, 2003
Does the current war address the problem of terrorism?
LT Must Become Superman
Posted: Mar. 20, 2003
LT must overcome impossible obstacles
How Would You Feel?
Posted: Mar. 20, 2003
ìSorry I cannot help you at this time, you see, I have my own problems too.
MY FRIENDSHIP WITH JOSHUA!
Posted: Mar. 20, 2003
I knew he was trying to win my confidence. But he didnít have to since...
AM SORRY MY LOVE
Posted: Mar. 18, 2003
am sorry
INTERRUPTIONS
Posted: Mar. 16, 2003
How would you feel if you were ìINTERRUPTEDî?
SPACE
Posted: Mar. 12, 2003
In friendships or relationships however, what does the word ìspaceî mean?
Berkeley Espresso
Posted: Feb. 26, 2003
Getting a good cup of coffee in Berkeley
A Friend Worth Remembering
Posted: Feb. 26, 2003
Randy expresses his friendship with Josh
JENNY IS BEAUTIFUL!
Posted: Feb. 24, 2003
Randy loves Jenny
Open Source Software
Posted: Feb. 24, 2003
A Brief Note on Open Source
Dress Up Josh
Posted: Feb. 21, 2003
Josh plays Mr. Potato Head
Surfing in Munich
Posted: Feb. 21, 2003
Video of surfing in Munich
Our Walk
Posted: Feb. 21, 2003
Jill disappears. Can Josh find her?
A Visit to the Aquarium
Posted: Feb. 21, 2003
Free entertainment with a Flash aquarium
