So I was rereading a quirky, one-of-a-kind book by the gifted Canadian author, Douglas Coupland , who will forever be famous for populariz...

Now that Phase I of the Van Winkle Project has ended--avoiding the news--I'm in the midst of Phase II. In this effort I'm  somewha...

One thing the Van Winkle Project has accomplished for me in the past year is that it's opened up some time in my life. I've est...

Since the Van Winkle Project is about avoiding not just the news but everything "new," I've tried to not know about produc...

Today is the day above all days in the year that I look forward to. . . No, it's not Christmas. It's not my birthday. And, it...

I will miss the National Walk for Epilepsy which takes place this Sunday in Washington, D.C. Since I'm "Van Winkled" I won...