http://www.lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/ work, the "economy," 'technology,' public space, San Francisco past and present, class, books! en-us 2008-05-09T11:07:19-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/05/hurtling_around.html Having a lovely time in New York, as always. I really love this city! I brought my folding bike (and guess what? They're having a Folding Bike ride tomorrow at 2 pm leaving from W. 23rd St., a 10 mile... Travel report ccarlsson 2008-05-09T11:07:19-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/05/nowtopia_is_for.html I had a really good visit to Philadelphia and now I've landed with my daughter in New York for the next 9 days. At Wooden Shoe Books in Philly yesterday, on a spectacularly nice spring afternoon (I never would have... Travel report ccarlsson 2008-05-05T20:58:05-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/05/nowtopian_momen.html I'm in Philadelphia, having given a Nowtopia talk at A-Space today, and tomorrow I'll be at Wooden Shoe. Last night in Baltimore I spoke at Red Emma's. I really like Baltimore! It was fun to walk in to Red Emma's... My Writings and Appearances ccarlsson 2008-05-03T20:05:57-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/05/layering_histor.html On my way down from Penn State to Frederick, Maryland a couple of days ago I had extra time and took the opportunity to pass through the Antietem battlefield (Civil War) and then to pay my respects to the birthplace... history ccarlsson 2008-05-02T09:31:04-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/04/dancing_in_the.html Before taking off on this lengthy tour, I had a couple of experiences back in San Francisco that underscore why I live there, and that deserve to be more widely known. Firstly, Deep has been staging “Flash Dances” for the... public space ccarlsson 2008-04-30T06:50:17-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/04/fake_numbers_an_1.html My blogging is lagging, and not because I'm gagging, or even lollygagging, just too much going on at once. My book rollout for Nowtopia was last Wednesday and I'm now in the flow of the my "tour" which leaves SF... Work and The Economy ccarlsson 2008-04-15T15:22:42-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/03/still_bicycling.html There's something odd afoot and I'm not sure what to make of it...a mini-PR offensive was launched last week that had some contradictory components. Following the shocking death of two racing cyclists in the South Bay hills, run over by... San Francisco news ccarlsson 2008-03-28T15:28:05-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/03/springing_forwa.html Nowtopia is back from the printer! You can now order copies here, and you can visit the website I put together for it here. I have an ambitious calendar of appearances scheduled already too, so I hope to see everyone... My Writings and Appearances ccarlsson 2008-03-18T15:38:48-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/03/wiki_world.html OK, sorry to have been gone so long... a whole month has passed! Sheesh!... up to my eyeballs in a variety of things, especially booking a lot of upcoming appearances. (next Friday March 21 I'll be reading from After The... history ccarlsson 2008-03-14T14:31:34-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/02/humans_flailing.html Now that I can get up and down and out and about, pushing and prodding the limits of my prepositional life, I'm SOOO glad it's our semi-usual February summer. I actually made the walk to the top of Bernal Heights... history ccarlsson 2008-02-16T22:51:59-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/02/hill_help_for_b.html Having resumed bicycling my mood is much improved. The weather has been simply amazing too, plum and cherry trees are bursting into bloom all over the place, including in my back yard. I used to ride to the top of... Technology? ccarlsson 2008-02-12T10:36:08-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/02/my_neighborhood.html Finally emerging from my month and a half hibernation with sciatica. I actually rode my bike to the Farmer's Market today and then up to see Adriana's new apartment in the Haight. Couldn't ride the whole way, had to walk... San Francisco news ccarlsson 2008-02-06T20:55:20-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/02/nowtopia_rising.html I have about three blog entries piled up so I'll just plunge in. First off, I read an article in the Jan./Feb. issue of Orion called "Send in the Clowns"... it's a beautifully written piece and was eerily similar in... Work and The Economy ccarlsson 2008-02-05T09:44:07-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/01/cautiously_risi.html OK, I'm up and running! Well... I'm up, I'm moving around, the agony seems to have subsided. A cortisone shot 9 days ago made it less painful right away but I still had limited mobility. After 5 days I started... My Writings and Appearances ccarlsson 2008-01-26T18:04:47-08:00 http://lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/archives/2008/01/wasting_away_re.html yeah, still on my back after a whole fuckin' month! After feeling like I'd actually regressed I finally broke down and got an MRI... the news was as bad as we'd feared. A huge bulging L5 disc poking into my... general musings ccarlsson 2008-01-14T16:55:13-08:00