Homes should be on hills. People are meant to stand on rolling land and look over the expansive earth with all its protrusions and concavities. Shapes and shadows, near and far. Ants and cars look the same from certain distances. Altitude offers such an important perspective, that humans – as egotist beings – often need to be reminded of.
I attended a discussion with Laurie Anderson at UCB last year with Maria and Rebecca. At the end of the formal interview, Anderson took questions from the audience. A woman took the …

Children are amazing. They act with resolve, they speak with honesty, they listen with regard, they be with ease. And if you allow them the opportunity, they will always surprise and impress. It’s this curiosity which makes us human. This imagination which brings us to life.

Thank yous, apologies and introductions for a new era of 23HAM.
I’m looking forward to watching my baby HAM grow over the years. In the short time since we’ve arrived in the Bay Area, we’ve been welcomed and loved by neighbors and strangers – all of whom are now friends…

At 23HAM, we do lots of things. We think. We talk. We write. We interact.

We thought you might be interested in seeing some of that. And joining in.

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