Steven M Scotten

I’ve just installed version 7 of iTunes, and for the last few minutes, the status window has been listing all the music in my library along with the words, “Determining Gapless Playback Information.” This has been my biggest problem with digital music players for years. The MP3 format in

After last Sunday’s disappointing performance at the Cable Car Chase, yesterday I went out for the DSE Runners Potrero Hill Run [http://dserunners.com/schedule/2006/potrero_hill_run.html]. I pushed hard, had fun, and broke the nine minute mile on a course with one particularly nasty hill.

On Saturday I signed a lease to share studio workspace at Art Explosion [http://www.theartexplosion.com/]. I’m going to spend some time there today with the friend with whom I’m splitting the space and I’ll get my key after the locksmith opens on Tuesday so I’

The preview for the new Jet Li movie quotes Lao Tsu as writing, “knowing others gives you strength, knowing yourself makes you fearless.” That caught my attention, because I’d never seen a translation of chapter that put it that way. My friend Peter Shark says there is no such

5.67 miles in 54:39 (unofficial). That’s roughly five minutes longer than I ran the Cable Car Chase in 2004, so the result is slightly disappointing. My days of rest to allow my legs to recover didn’t seem to help and I have what seem to be

Yes, integrity is its own reward, but I sometimes find myself surprised at the benefits of my attempts at being a more honest person. I’ve heard it said before, but it’s easier. I don’t pretend to be perfectly honest, but I am better than I used to