Another electronic greeting–this one from my Uncle Tau, who lives near Boston, Massachusetts. There was a reason I wanted actual, physical postcards–because I liked the idea of having real objects I could touch, and I wanted to see what kinds…
Month: October 2010
Postcard #50
Not surprisingly, Larry and Chris seem to shop at the same postcard store. But Larry also felt the need to disguise decorate his card before sending it.
Postcards #48 and 49
Two wonderful homemade postcards from our good friend Loren. We do miss the Mountain View Farmer’s Market. And In-N-Out. And randomly running into people we know while we’re out and about. Little things mean a lot.
Friday Flash Fiction: “Friday the Thirtieth”
Yes, I know today is not the 30th. The title is my attempt to mash up two familiar tropes: Friday-the-13th horror and dreading-your-30th-birthday horror. I think the concept has merit, but I’m not sure I executed it very well. And…
I Have a Secret Admirer, Too!
CKL isn’t the only special one around here. When we came home yesterday, there was a UPS package addressed to me on our doorstep. Inside, we found this: Inside that, were these: They are delicious. Thank you, Secret Admirer!
Postcard #47
Riel and his wife Tiffany just moved to Portland recently. Mutual friend Shenly introduced us by e-mail, and we first met in person at Lucky Lab’s weekly game night. I’m looking forward to spending more time with them. He’s right…
Postcard #46
Adam is my editor at ProgrammableWeb and the author of Map Scripting 101. He’s also very tall. Speaking of PW, I’m taking a break from my API news blogging right now to devote time to NaNoWriMo and some other projects….
Postcard #44
After my sister and I both graduated college and moved away for good, my parents sold the house we’d grown up in and bought a smaller house on a hill in RPV. Then they moved into an apartment, temporarily, while…
Mars Stowaway
My tax dollars at work: You, too, can send your name to Mars!