Bannock burn and brig
As I’m working through the life of John McLaren, and trying to understand him, little intriguing alleyways open up. I […]
Writing
Digging into insults
You know you are really digging in to a topic when you buy a specialist dictionary for the task. And
Uncle John website
I’ve started building a massive research database about John McLaren for my book – including typing up verbatim a bunch
A remarkable send-off
I’ve decided – at least in the first draft – to start my book on John McLaren with his death.
The view that started it all
I met up with the general manager of Golden Gate Park last week – a lovely man called Dave Iribarne
A haul of documents
I love tracking down a good story. So I was excited to receive in the post this weekend a package
First trip back to the city
This morning I headed into San Francisco on what was my normal commuter routine for the first time in over
Site is back. Book on way
Well, it took over a week of repeat efforts, including shifting hosting company, updating WordPress, deleting old plugins and old
Prop8 strike-down rally
Yesterday, the news came through that Judge Walker in San Francisco had ruled that the controversial Proposition 8 – which
Updated software, new post
So I’ve finally updated the software that this blog uses – WordPress – from 2.0.1 to 2.8.4 – which will