… from the Alcatraz weekend.
I watched the movie, Secretariat, last night. It was OK. Only OK. Watching the actual horse Secretariat, when he was running in 1973, was much better. This ESPN show from a decade ago really captures the story (in 5 short segments on YouTube). Interviews with all the players — owner, trainer, jockey, others — and…
I thought it would useful for me to outline what I want to accomplish by making this blog. I plan to start taking a more public profile — professionally and personally. Some of that will be on existing sites — LinkedIn (for professional bio and recommendations); Facebook (for friends, who will see a broader…
We live adjacent to downtown San Jose, in a new townhouse/condo development called Mariani Square. It is part of the Japantown district — so named owing to the, ahem, concentration of Japanese people living here in the 20th century (and still today). Even though this is “brownfield” urban land, I’m amazed at the flowers…
On my second day as a Yale freshman, I awoke with a slight hangover from the impromptu “Welcome Us” party our entryway threw the night before. I staggered into the common bathroom shared by the 3 rooms on my floor. My next-door neighbor Tod (pronounced ‘Todd’) was brushing his teeth. Another man was finishing a…
I just ported a page over I created last year on Willisdomain — one which reflects further steps on a spiritual journey. See http://www.waynegwillis.com/new-earth. I wanted to preserve it, as I still think it’s important. I had to stick it on a separate “page” — it won’t fit in this column. Maybe I’ll have…
I did my back exercises earlier today and I feel better already. I’ve struggled with lower back pain periodically for over 30 years — as do many tall, heavy men, especially those who get out of shape, have sedentary and/or stressful lifestyles. Happily, though, I didn’t get surgery. Instead I discovered a “program” which has…
