Where Am I, Anyway?
If you can't reach me at home, I might be at work. Or, you can email me.
Helpless
I'm writing a blog, Helpless. It includes posts and pictures from the trip my wife and son and I recently took to the Philippines to visit our daughter. All the pictures from the trip are here.
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
In 2006, I was diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. It took me two years, but now I live nearly pain-free. Read all about it here. If you have chronic pain and are looking for help, I also maintain a page of resources that have helped me cope with chronic pain.
The Experiential Path
Folies du Tous
I was a member of the Folies du Tous, an acting troupe that performed in Ames, Iowa in the 70s
Me in Print
I always think it's kind of funny, but I'm referenced in a couple of books: My Tiny Life, by Julian Dibbell; and Healing Dreams, by Marc Barasch.My Tiny Life is Dibbell's account of his online exploits at LambdaMOO, a social object-oriented multiuser community. Yes, I had a character on LambdaMOO for awhile, named Klaatu, after the Christ-like alien in The Day the Earth Stood Still. In Dibbell's book, he uses the pseudonym Nicto for my online pseudonym Klaatu.
Healing Dreams is a look at the unanalyzable, subconscious power of dreams. Barasch had a malignant tumor that was discovered because of a dream he had. I found a note on my chiropracter's bulletin board, asking for dream experiences. The note turned out to be from Marc. He interviewed me a couple of times, and that's how a couple of short bits from my dream life wound up in his book.
Also, I've written a couple articles for TMI Focus, the quarterly newsletter of The Monroe Institute: "Life Without Boxes," and "A Journey Inward to Wholeness"
At some point, I'm hoping to put my play, Parodos, online. I wrote it in lieu of a master's thesis. It's a short play, a fusion of old Greek comedy and Theatre of the Absurd.
Ames Reunion3
I had a great time at Ames Reunion3 in Des Moines this July. There's also a web site for the previous Ames Reunion.