Musical chairs is a game based on scarcity, more people than chairs. When the music stops, players make a mad dash to sit so they
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces
Reflections on the challenges of balancing life in a constantly shifting world
Musical chairs is a game based on scarcity, more people than chairs. When the music stops, players make a mad dash to sit so they
There is always someone. It happens every time; someone’s phone goes off in the midst of a performance. Saturday night was no exception; we’d been
In downtown Oakland, a block from the the police station, I saw 6 police, all smiles and laughs, perhaps on their way to lunch. I
“Stop, stop, stop. I don’t care. You’ve not been taking a minute yet and I’m ready to check my phone for something more interesting.” That’s
There are people living in tents, sleeping on the sidewalks, huddling in doorways. Why? They don’t have homes. Must be a shortage of homes. Crazy,
There was a time you’d find a bank of phone booths at any airport. Larger airports had set ups with privacy screens and a shelf