Last weekend, the family was on pins and needles as we learned that Wolfe Glick, who is my neice’s 15 year old son, was advancing nicely in the Pokemon video game Championship Series. A couple weeks before that, he had won the regional competition and gotten the opportunity to go to “nationals” — where kids…
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…
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,…
Up early, stalking the wild iPad 2 — which is in such short supply that you have to line up before the store opens to see if you can get one when the store opens at 9 AM. These folks were the first in line at the Palo Alto store, on University Avenue, and they…
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…
When I have a breakfast meeting in SF, I prefer to take the 7a “Baby Bullet” from San Jose to San Francisco, as it avoids traffic and I can read to draft work on the way in. It’s very convenient and comfortable. What I can’t do is sleep on the train, which you can see…
