OT: TV For Cats Part II

Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) So, a while ago, I made a short movie of my cat Alladin (the grey stripey “kitten”) watching my betta fish Zoot with great intent. Zoot is over a year old– I kept him at work until a few weeks ago, when I brought him home in anticipation […]

OT: Sheehan Vigil

Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) Another off-topic post, from my birthday, August 17th. On our way home from dinner, we passed the candlelight vigil. I shot a little bit of video and am posting it. In 24 hours in the tiny mountain town of Ben Lomond, California, they got a remarkable turnout, in […]

OT: A simple and beautiful thing

Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) I come from a family of writers, particularly journalists. My uncle, Kent MacDougall, was a newspaper reporter for many years before teaching journalism at the University of California Berkeley. We care deeply about our craft, the words we use, and the many wonderful things we keep in our […]

OT: Science Museums and Press!

Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) We went to the Chabot Space Museum on Saturday and the Exploratorium yesterday (Sunday). Today, I discovered that the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article about videoblogging, and I was mentioned in it! It’s nice when you have an interview with a reporter and it comes out in […]

OT: Visit with my Nephew

Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) For MiMi: (AVI format, 62 MB) We’re off-topic and using a different file format this week as I take my nephew Austin on vacation here in California. Yesterday, we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Today, we’re going Body Boarding! His seventh birthday is on the 23rd, so […]