Jim and Wendy Celebrate in the Bay Area

January 16th, 2010

Our foodie friends Jim and Wendy dropped in while celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss. Congratulations to both of you, and thanks for giving us a reason to visit some of the best the Bay Area has to offer. I’m full now.



Sorry Don’t Get It Done, Dude

January 13th, 2010

OK, I have never embedded a youtube video, and I may never do it again, but this one’s definitely fun.

Fifty and Fabulous!

January 2nd, 2010

Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday, Kelly! Thanks very much to all who helped us celebrate the end of the decade and the Kelly’s birthday! (Does she look great, or what??)






A few more pictures here.

Birthday Party Invitation

January 1st, 2010

Kelly’s birthday party invitation received mixed reviews. Some missed the reference to 2007 word of the year — w00t! Most seemed to recognized the layout based loosely on WIRED magazine. Others questioned our choice of photo. For us it was easy – we chose it because she has a glass of champagne in each hand. :)

Paramount Panorama Published!

December 31st, 2009

Yay! I just received the 2010 Autopano Panobook, and look what I found on page 150!

View the original image here and here.

Dissertations on His Dudeness

December 31st, 2009

View the review of The Year’s Work in Lebowski Studies” and other books on the serious subject of Dudeness here.

1962 – 2009

December 30th, 2009

I attempted to recreate exactly the black and white photo, shot in 1962. I took several shots, but could not seem to find the exact spot the original was taken from, but one thing seems clear – the middle of the road has shifted somewhat to the left.


Windows 7 — That Was Easy!

December 28th, 2009

I upgraded to Windows 7 yesterday. The install from scratch option took less than one hour, and my system is humming along nicely. The move from Vista to Windows 7 may have caused a barely-noticeable performance increase. I’m not sure. I did the upgrade from XP at work last week, and the speed increase from XP to 7 was significant. Of course, any speed increase is most noticeable with all of the Aero crap disabled. Give me font anti-aliasing and thumbnail icons and keep the rest. It’s just annoying! I’d like to see Microsoft sell a stripped-down version that does not include any of the so-called eye-candy. Who needs all that visual noise?

A Christmas Gift for Grandma

December 26th, 2009

If there’s one gift that won’t wind up in a landfill in three months, it’s pictures of the grandkids.


Merry Christmas!

December 25th, 2009

Oakland Zoo Lights

December 23rd, 2009

One of the most charming events we’ve seen this holiday season is the Oakland ZooLights. Periodically, the tens of thousands of Christmas lights are set to music in a dazzling light show. Fun for kids and bah-humbuggers alike!





2009 Holiday Season in Full Swing

December 20th, 2009

Thanks, Tom and Julie for a wonderful party last night. As always, the food and the company were exceptional!





A few more images can be viewed here.

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