I’ve written about the writing process before. Writing comes naturally to me. That is, stories come naturally to me, since I’ve led such a colorful and insane life. I also write every day: Blog drafts, working on my newest novel, or just composing posts on Facebook. I’ve been blogging for more than fifteen years, I’ve …
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His name was Derrick Jones – The ones Before George Floyd
I remember what happened to Derrick Jones. But I didn’t remember his name. I only remembered the incident. I had to Google him. Derrick Jones was a barber in Oakland, California. He was a black man. And he was also unarmed when he was shot to death by two Oakland police officers. The officers who …
The Friend Who Changed My Life. Twice.
I’m sure everyone has someone who has helped guide them through life, either on purpose or inadvertently, someone whose actions help you realize something about yourself, or the world around you, or just had a big impact on your life and outlook. I have a friend like that. But she didn’t just open a door …
2.23
On May 8th, 2020 I, along with thousands of other runners across the United States, went out and ran 2.23 miles to honor slain runner Ahmaud Arbery, a man who was killed by two white assailants for one reason and one reason only: Because he was black. May 8th was Ahmaud’s birthday. He would’ve been …
History repeating Itself: And the Band Played On
Biology is weird. I found out that people who run a lot, like me, have much lower incidences of skin cancer than people who don’t run, which is kind of odd. Runners are outside all of the time. Our exposure to the elements, and the sun, should keep that rate level or make it rise, …
Covid-19, Loss, and Anger – Trying to Keep it Together When Remembering Tom Regnier
Occasionally I’ll blog or post about the Shakespeare Authorship Question, a topic I have been somewhat obsessed with for many years. Most of my friends don’t seem to be terribly interested in this topic, but I find the whole subject quite fascinating. The forces behind the Shakespeare myth reveal many intriguing facets of culture and …
Gender Swap Casting: My Casting Choices for The Producers
My last post was an episode of Gender Swap Casting, in which I proposed casting women in the roles played by men in a remake of Mel Brook’s original The Producers with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. (Plus one mimbo for the Lee Meredith role!) What is gender swap casting you say? In the Wake …
Gender Swap Casting: The Producers
What is gender swap casting you say? In the Wake of the controversial Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie, I was inspired by a tweet by blogger Geraldine DeRuiter who said the Joker should be a woman. I asked my Facebook friends about a theoretical Joker movie with a woman playing the Joker and asked who they …
My Training Day at Pacific Pinball Museum
In case you haven’t heard, I Jeffrey Matucha, a mere Bay Area Native, am going to try and break the World Record for the longest time playing pinball in the middle of April at the San Francisco pinball arcade Free Gold Watch. I am doing this in conjunction with raising funds for Parent Project Muscular …
Acronyms: How to get Instant Nerd Cred!
I am currently taking an online course in Cryptography and I’m learning a lot about the nuts and bolts of modern encryption, especially the standards, how to write proofs, and other elegant details about encryption that we all use everyday without thinking about it. In taking this course I am learning about all kinds of …