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Devin Gets Married
Today is the wedding day for my cousin, Devin Cass. She’s actually the daughter of my cousin Mary Ann Cass … which makes her my second cousin, I think. Anyway, she married a man she’s been dating for the last five years — they grew up in the same town, and today was the happy…
An Evening At The Museum
Debi and I both like artworks from the Impressionist period – and we’ve gone out of our way to see many of the exhibitions of those paintings, from the fine collection at the Metropolitan Museum in New York to the even more impressive collection at the Barnes Foundation in suburban Philadelphia. (We were totally blown…
Uncle Jack, Aunt Mary, The Cunner Club and All
Steph’s folks grew up in Maine and the culture of that state permeated their family life, even though Steph and her siblings spent their entire lives in Hamden, CT, where Steph’s father, Paul Kittredge, was a professor at Quinnipiac College. Steph’s mother, Maude Helson Kittredge, also grew up in Portland. So there were lots…
Take A Ride On The F Line
The “F” line of San Francisco’s “Muni” system (the “Municipal Railroad” to be precise) runs on the surface streets for its entire route — which starts on Fisherman’s Wharf, follows the shoreline along The Embarcadero and then turns up Market Street all the way to 17th and Castro. And many of the vintage streetcars see…
Wolfe At World’s, Part 2
When we adjourned after Saturday’s round-robin tournament, Wolfe had qualified for the Elite Eight to be held today, Sunday. Exhausted, he and his family retired to their hotel room, ordered some room service and did the absolute best thing they could do: To get a great night’s sleep. The tournament today was a single elimination…
A Nice Saturday
Deb and I took a “hike” in our favorite park in San Jose — Alum Rock Park. Walking by the Youth Science Institute, pictured here on the right, we noticed a lot of activity taking place in the park next to the YSI building Here’s what we saw: It looked like a group of girls,…