Global Wahrman

draft   When we cleaned out the old house, there were 130+ boxes of my life that needed to be stored.  They got moved to a local storage are...

draft After decades of procrastination, I dedicated myself to cleaning out the 150 boxes of books, papers, esoteric computer equipment and r...

So I am on my back, breathing nitrous oxide, while the dentist uses a hammer and chisel on my teeth, unable to talk, barely even mumble, and...

draft I had three dreams last night, each with friends who have passed away. Today my Instacart delivery person was MacKensie, maybe 24, wit...

draft Many years ago, Benton Jew and Josh Pines came to town and I guess we all went to Griffith Park Observatory.  

draft I know you will find the following story hard to believe but I swear every word of it is true. I am of course oversimplifying sin...

draft I am writing up notes in the next few days that may be a decent guide to those who would write a letter of recommendation for the in...

draft I recognize that you have some sort of mushroom expert on hand, but I am still nervous about this. There are many examples in history...

draft I may have helped a homeless person today.  Maybe.  It was so clear that her current dilemma / nightmare was something she had cause...

draft What a nice person you are to care. Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole. Listening to the sound track of Repo Man. And somehow...

draft Mary Lou Jepson asked if there was something you could tell your younger self that might change your degree choice or your path, wha...

At various times when I write about topics far outside my recognized areas of expertise, such as the decline of the American Republic, I ...

Warning: The following post is very political and not for everyone. This post is a response to certain friends of mine who have taken i...

draft This post has an uncertain lifespan. It is not clear if I will keep it online for the long term. I might just let it go out the...

This is now five years (plus) out of date.  I have never been able to write a biography that is both concise and gives some feeling for t...

You will be rewarded for your service. Left in the gutter with the other poor, you serve the rich Crunch their numbers The rich build st...

Many years ago, I was driving down Santa Monica Blvd late at night and ahead of me in Century City was a new building that created a fabu...

Taken by David Yost after the Stock Gaines Memorial Sercice.  We went from the service to the Santa Monica Pier to check on the current sta...

draft It is a fundamental tenet of western civilization that one must present oneself with confidence and style. No signs of weakness ...

For those of you interested in trivia from the early days of computer animation, I have a somewhat interesting story. When we were f...