Join Team Lisa at “Your Next Step is the Cure” 5K, San Francisco, Sept. 21

You recall that my wife Lisa has lung cancer. There is a seemingly endless supply of athletic fundraisers for cancer generally and lung cancer specifically, and we appreciate how family and friends have organized “Team Lisa” tributes at several of…

Five Things I’ve Learned About Lung Cancer (LinkedIn Cross-Post)

[This is a cross-post of my first post as a LinkedIn “Influencer.” If you dare, you can read the 140+ comments there, but they are about what you’d expect.] In January, my wife was diagnosed with lung cancer. This was as shocking…

Tikkun Olam In Action

In response to my post about Lisa’s lung cancer, we have received hundreds of supportive emails, phone calls, office visits, Facebook comments, retweets and other expressions of support. I’m sorry we haven’t been able to respond to them all. I…

My Wife Has Lung Cancer. Read Her Story

Nothing in life prepared me for the moment when the doctor told me my wife Lisa had lung cancer. We knew something was wrong with her; she had a persistent cough for weeks that the doctors couldn’t fix. But lung…

Zazzle Interviews My Daughter About Her DinaDesigns Store

Sorry, proud dad alert! I previously announced Dina’s Flickr page and Zazzle store where she sells various items featuring her art. Zazzle noticed the store and asked to interview her (initially by phone until I pointed out that Dina is…

Announcing Dina’s Flickr Gallery and Zazzle Store

For the last few years, my daughter Dina has been taking classes at a local art school, Drawn2Art. I know I’m being a proud dad, but my view is that she has unique artistic gifts, and her new items routinely…

Favorite Photos of the Past 3 Years

Lisa and I have posted over 400 photos to Flickr over the past 3 years. See goldmanlisa, Eric Goldman Mountain View and my newest account. I’ve gone back through them and selected some of my favorites. Family * Me in…

Jacob’s Sixth Birthday Party Pictures

Lisa has posted some photos from Jacob’s 6th birthday party to Flickr, including photos of the carousel cake, face painting and various games organized by Grandpa Howard. Who can resist Dina with a rainbow on her face?

Dina and the Jack-in-the-Box. Oy Vey!

It’s hard for me to grasp just how much toddlers love a Jack-in-the-Box, but this is a genuine scream (of happiness), and watch Dina literally jump out of her seat: If more people gave hugs like this, we might very…

Slinky Birthday Cake

I’m celebrating a big birthday this year. For the kids’ birthdays, Lisa has been making neat cakes from the Coolest Birthday Cakes website such as a schoolbus cake, a Curious George cake and a Very Hungry Caterpillar cake. (See my…

Visit Full Blog