In the late mid-90’s I was working at HotWired, an offshoot of Louis Rosetto’s WIRED magazine, itself an attempt (and a quite successful one) at documenting the “digital revolution” that was then just beginning to happen. After months of cajoling, I finally just told them to hire me, and they did. Although I had never… Continue reading Lost bits
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Flying, Flow and Awareness
All last week we waited for the clearing after days of rain. On Thursday morning I could see the summit of Mt Tam first thing in the morning. I saw wings in the air as I drove up to the west ridge, and found the little parking lot full of fellow pilots. I rigged quickly… Continue reading Flying, Flow and Awareness
Entering Romania
After an hour circling Budapest trying to find the superhighway, we drove east across dry plains to the border with Romania. Clouds piled up behind the line of security stations. My friend Loren, his head bare, sniffling and coughing, drank water from a 1.5 liter supermarket bottle, and with each swallow I thought: How. Can.… Continue reading Entering Romania