How is it that hawks, which depend on stealth, guile and surprise for survival, are really noisy birds and don’t hesitate to make a racket – like the one in the redwood tree outside my window right now screaming its head off. Whereas vultures, which eat dead animals and therefore have zero need to conceal themselves, never make a sound.

Cool unreleased take of Revolution from the White Album sessions.  I love the first few minutes because the sound is very much live-in-the-studio with no overdubs. They sound like a band – a laid back guitar group with a really inventive bass player. Great stuff.

 I can’t remember exactly when it was that I first heard of the Free Stuff category on Craigslist’s For Sale forum. The first time I ever posted something, though, was  when we did our first bathroom remodel back in 2006. I’d bought and sold stuff online going back to the early days of eBay, so [...]

My kids don’t differentiate between the devices they use to experience digital content – TV/computer/handheld – nor do they make big distinctions between the content itself – movies/TV shows/video games. Their media world is completely different from the strictly segregated one that I grew up in,

New year, new client. I’m working right now on a new website for a company called Syabas, which is the creator of the Popcorn Hour brand of set-top boxes / digital streaming devices. Kind of like the Slingbox, but it takes content from your computer/network/Internet and streams it to your TV, rather than the other [...]

My client Avaak launched their new Vue Personal Video Network product/service earlier this month. Pinson Communications did all the copy work for the their new site, with Storyhat handling the design and code. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how it all came out. The business strategy evolved over a period of months, so we went [...]

Looks like Pablo Sandoval is going to be playing 3rd base for the Giants this season.  Great news. The kid swings at everything and rakes: pitches over his head, in the dirt, wherever. He got a base hit yesterday in Tucson on a ball that the pitcher bounced in front of the plate.  He’s also [...]