A Walk In Alum Rock Park
We took advantage of Mo’s not being with us today to take a hike in Alum Rock park, in San Jose.
Not a bad way to end a continent, eh?
We took advantage of Mo’s not being with us today to take a hike in Alum Rock park, in San Jose.
Not a bad way to end a continent, eh?
Simplification is a watchword for my 2016. When writing for customers, clients and even shareholders, I’ll keep George Orwell’s six simple guidelines for writers to follow, as specified in Politics and the English language: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use…
The Redpaths had let us use the guest house in Ft. Myers Beach for a couple of the fall months as a sort of honeymoon present. The small, one-bedroom cottage was a great place to relax, cook, sort out our domestic roles, discuss the future we wanted (which, in retrospect SHOULD have been done earlier…
Alum Rock park is in the city limits of San Jose. Debi and I have hiked there on occasion, only inhibited by the fact that no dogs are allowed. But, now that Mo is gone, we go there more often, as a) it’s a spectacular spot and b) it’s relatively close. Walking up the path…
The end arrived today for our family dog, Moab, aka Mo, aka Mo-jo. He’s been “failing” of late — not being able to walk very far. Not able to climb stairs or even get up off the floor without difficulty. He had noticeable tumors and increasing pain. It was his time, and I…
On Sunday, I went sailing with two friends, Zara Haimo and Avram Miller. It was a perfect sailing day — winds firmly out of the west, tide running out (helping us get outside the Golden Gate) early in the day, then back in (helping us return). Avram Miller At The Helm, Coming Through The Golden…
When I was leading Voice-tel (1991-1995), we opened a number of operations in Australia and New Zealand as part of an international expansion effort. I flew to Sydney in early February of 1995 to meet with the management there for the first time. A week later, Debi, Pat and Tyler flew in during winter vacation…