Author Archives: len

I’m enjoying my 35th reunion with the Harvard College Class of 1972. Yesterday we heard Bill Gates address the Harvard Alumni Association. The photo is of Widener Library in Harvard Yard after the Gates speech, which I found remarkably human … Continue reading →

I’m finishing up a buffalo burger here at Jacks Corner Cafe in Firestone, site of the first Denver Tweetup, a supposed meeting in the flesh of people using Twitter in the area. I drove a half hour north of the … Continue reading →

I am adrift. Depressed, actually, although I’m not opposed to occasional depression. For a Type A guy like myself, depression is what finally says, “Stop.” Or at least, “Slow down and look in another direction.” Since my gaze for a … Continue reading →

My talk at the Mountain West Conference on the Arts Friday went very well, and I recapped it in Friday’s Audio Pod Chronicles. Another highlight of the conference was a Governor’s Award given to Utah artist Kaziah, who paints portraits … Continue reading →

In which a Member of Congress, Ed Markey, D-Mass., makes a video from his seat during a hearing on the future of video. You can see a video made of Markey making his video by checking out Jim Long’s blog … Continue reading →

Yesterday at the Salt Lake City airport I used my Q phone to upload a plaintive Tweet, hoping I’d make an earlier flight to Denver. Lo and behold, a seat opened up on the small SkyWest plane, and I was … Continue reading →

My grandson prepares for lunch at our house, sitting in our first piece of baby furniture, a portable seat strapped to a folding chair in the kitchen. The next two days are going to be full as I wind down … Continue reading →

At about 3 a.m. I was watching my Twitter feed when an item arrived from Rob at podCast411 announcing he’d just uploaded the first episode of a new podcast, Today in iPhone. I listened to the episode, and it’s great–packed … Continue reading →

This simple, heartfelt and smart statement by the VideoblogFather, Steve Garfield, is worth listening to. It reminds me that ever since college, I’ve carried in my mind these words from Matthew 6:33 : “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, … Continue reading →

The Ariel String Quartet performed in my parents’ living room this afternoon, in a concert presented by the Cambridge Musical Club. The Quartet comprises Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gerson Gerchikov, violin; Alexandra Kazovsky, violin, and Sergey Tarashchansky, viola. I sat on … Continue reading →