On the Road: Let's Talk About Me, Shall We?
September 13, 2006
In the next few months I’m scheduled to talk about my new book 61 times. If all goes well, that number, which includes bookstore readings, talks at other venues, and radio appearances, will go up precipitously. More...

Turning 42: A’s 5, Seattle 4
August 15, 2006
Saturday I turned 42. It’s not the most original feeling to have about being middle-aged, but I really don’t know how this happened. More...

Enough About Baseball -- Let's talk about ME
August 6, 2006
As you may or may not have noticed, for some time now I’ve been globbing about baseball. More...

A Cool Day In San Francisco: A's 7, Giants 8
June 25, 2006
Almost precisely twenty years ago, on Monday, June 23, 1986, me and my bird (name: Bird) boarded a plane in Syracuse, New York, bound for northern California. More...

What Jerry Garcia Taught Me About Baseball: A's 7, Dodgers 3
June 18, 2006
For a period in my life I was a nearly obsessive fan of the band the Grateful Dead.  More...

I Scored With Paris Hilton: A's 3, Indians 14 (UGH! 14? Gimme a break.)
May 4, 2006
I figure my quest to become a baseball is going nicely because for the first time, today, I felt unadulterated excitement about sitting in traffic More...

Fear, Loathing & Frank Thomas Buttocks: A's 5, Angels 3
April 26, 2006
I have tickets to a lot of A’s games this year, thinking that if I’m going to become a fan I’d better move decisively.  More...

One Foot Out of the Closet: A's 5, Rangers 4
April 15, 2006
It’s not like I’ve got it all figured out yet. But in the past twenty-four hours I’ve had a couple of minor revelations. More...

A Virtual Shutout: A’s 5, Seattle Mariners 0
April 8, 2006
I have tickets to the Giants game. I can’t even tell you who they were supposed to be playing because I’m not trying to be a Giants fan. More...

On becoming a fan: Game 1, A's v. Yankees
April 4, 2006
I quit therapy. That’s what happened. I went because after my dad died a couple of years ago I started to worry more than usual, about everything. I started to enjoy life less. More...

An Excerpt From Life, Death & Bialys
March 25, 2006
I just got page proofs of my new book (out in early September) and damn if this isn't going to be an actual book. More...

Bruce Willis is Destroying My Writing Career
March 23, 2006
I know people are out there writing books. I just read one by Sara Gran, called Dope, which ought to convince a lot of writers to just give up. As for me, I’m on the verge of going back to... More...