I’m turning my home office upside down looking for my passport and have not found it. But I have found nine iPhone cases and one iPad case for devices of various sizes and vintage that I no longer own.


Harlan Ellison tells the story of his encounter with Frank Sinatra. Gay Talese wrote about the incident in Talese’s classic Esquire article, “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” Ellison’s telling is spicier and includes details Talese left out.



Thinking about this one time I listened to a podcast episode about imposter syndrome and thought well that was very interesting but it doesn’t apply to me because I haven’t accomplished enough for imposter syndrome.