If you're reading this, and you're local to the SFBA or fascinated by engineering feats, and you aren't already reading hepkitten, I'd urge you to check in with her over the weekend ( Read more... )

"I had not thought Death had undone so many ( Read more... )

As I was coming home last night from an appointment, the night sky south of Alcatraz Avenue lit up spectacularly behind the buildings. As I drove west on Alcatraz it was pretty dark (although the pockets were odd ... the signals were working fine). So that, and the fact that I was not hearing sirens, made me realize that some piece of power ( Read more... )

As I was walking out of my office last night, Sasha called back; she was borrowing someone else's cell because her minutes had run out ( Read more... )

We had a lot of wonderful volunteers through usaservice.org for our regular Feed the Hungry exercise on Saturday. SO wonderful that our timing coincided with the "National Weekend of Service ( Read more... )

till the polls close here and I allow myself to turn on the radio. It's at the point, I think, where I can't read the f-list. I had an appointment between 7-8 this evening so I thought I was covered for the last of my "media fast", but it got cancelled ( Read more... )

The first winter storm blew in here on Friday. I ended up giving a church pal who lives two blocks from me a ride in on Saturday. The real reason for the downpour was revealed ( Read more... )

Holy shit, that was a quake ( Read more... )

Temperature by the big Cromer sign on 880, near the stadium:

Thursday night, driving home: 96 (that's ninety-fucking-six in Oakland)
Friday morning, driving in: 80
This morning, driving in: 60
This evening, driving home: 58

I feel much more productive.

I could have been straightening out the SANS recertification thing all over the intarwebs, well, once I had a credit card again. I thought I had to call, but they have a convenient "how to re-up" page. Duh. (Ayse, I apparently have the "too damn stupid" token at the moment ( Read more... )