… from the Alcatraz weekend.
We live adjacent to downtown San Jose, in a new townhouse/condo development called Mariani Square. It is part of the Japantown district — so named owing to the, ahem, concentration of Japanese people living here in the 20th century (and still today). Even though this is “brownfield” urban land, I’m amazed at the flowers…
Stephanie Kittredge — my first wife, the mother of my two eldest children — lies seriously ill in a San Diego hospital. In May, when last I saw her, her COPD was so far advanced she needed supplemental oxygen and wheelchair. After a 3-week trip to NYC to visit Molly in late May,…
Debi and I were spending a nice Sunday exploring San Francisco’s waterfront (Embarcadero) and were surprised to see this “Zipline” set up at Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market street. Here is a video of the tower and the setup. The second video is of a couple coming down — you will see…
Current Status: Monday, Dec. 18 I’m walking fine. Still need a little PT to strengthen the leg and resilience. But basically, I’m 100%. I’m CLOSING this live blogging. It’s just history now. ——– Live Blog —————– Sunday, Dec. 17 As the week progressed, I walked further and further. Yesteday I walked up to La Comer,…
This is an awesome song from Coldplay’s new Album, Mylo Xyloto It’s Us Against The World Oh morning come bursting, the clouds, Amen. Lift off this blindfold, let me see again And bring back the water, let your ships roll in. In my heart she left a hole The tightrope that I’m walking just sways…
Walking casually in downtown San Jose last night, we noticed something strange. First, lots more people than normal. And second, some of them were wearing costumes, hats with ears or fluffy tails. It turns out we had stumbled into FurCon – aka Further Confusion — an annual gathering of the “furry fandom” in a “furry…
