I had to go into San Francisco for several meetings, so I took Caltrain’s “Baby Bullet” in, happily using the 58 minute ride to type up my notes from the previous evening’s SVASE meeting. (I’ll post those notes onto Nodal Partners when they are ready.) I walked over to South Park for coffee with David…
I recently got to spend some time with my sister, Diane — first at a wedding, then on a long, 8-hour drive to her home and then for a short visit with her and her son, Tim. I also met her boyfriend, David, who asked about me about growing up with Diane. I gave my…
When Max, Heather and I were visiting Blacksburg, VA to attend Devin Cass’ wedding, we walked around the Virginia Tech campus and noticed how impressive it was. We also noticed how crazy everyone was about the “Hokie Bird” mascot. They are everywhere! So, after we found out that a “Hokie” is a type of…
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…
California recently passed the point where Caucasians were a majority. We are now only a plurality. On walks in the park, you are likely to hear people pass, chattering with each other in langauges other than English. Spanish, of course. But frequently Chinese, Russian, undetermined Slavic-sounding languages and, around our neighborhood, Japanese. Further…
In the Summer of ’09, we all went on a Segway Tour of San Francisco … which I can heartily recommend. We spent 30 or 40 minutes being thoroughly trained (it’s easy!) … and then we went out in the Fisherman’s wharf area … where cars are moving very slowly owing to the foot traffic….
