I am sad to report that Karl, our pet cockroach, passed away very early this morning. He died peacefully, surrounded by his favorite things – his hollow log, his food bowl, and a tender morsel of fresh bread. I don’t know that he had a long life, by cockroach standards, because we don’t know how [...]

In case you haven’t heard, it was discovered a while back that most (all?) Kryptonite U-Locks with a “cylindrical locking mechanism” can be opened in a few seconds, by almost anyone, using nothing fancier than the barrel of a Round Stic pen. [One of my favorite pens, by the way - preferably a Medium point, [...]

Em’s become obsessed with Flat Stanley. Our friend Deb was over the other night, and she asked us if we would help her out this weekend. We’ll be taking pictures of a Flat Stanley that her little brother had crafted and mailed out to her. Easy enough, and it seemed like a cute idea – [...]

Welcome to the latest issue of DanRochman.com – possibly the world’s first *quarterly* blog. Sigh. Where to begin. I can’t even remember my last post. I can’t look it up right now, either, because I’m working offline. At least I’m offilne in San Francisco, for a change – I’ve been doing a *lot* of business [...]