My new life: a new episode begins
Today is my last (active) day at Adobe: as of next week I will be out on short-term disability and thinking through my new life.
Dealing with cancer has been a very hard experience, both for Linda and I. I pray no one reading this will ever have to deal with it. If you haven’t […]
100 in the garden today
Warm day here on the Peninsula… weather service predicted a high of 86, but Dotcom Garden, unshaded and in a confined reflecting space, was showing 100 degrees on its thermometer when I went out to water mid-afternoon. It’s a spare-the-air day: I was good, and worked from home…
The sun and the moon
Looking East, as she jogged this AM, Linda saw the rising sun: turning and looking back, she saw the near-full moon in the West. Full story is over on First Blush…
Remy, of ‘Ratatouille’ fame arrives
Last night we opened a package at dinner: it contained a votive candle, and Remy, the protagonist of Pixar’s delightful movie ‘Ratatouille.’Â Only one person in the universe could have sent such a missive: my friend, retired priest David Perry.
David’s ministry to me has been one of the things that continue to convince me that […]
A really good taxi
My taxi this morning at San Jose station was a Prius. The back seat was roomier, and a lot easier to get into, than the big Ford Victoria sedans that make up most oif the rest of San Jose’s fleet. Both San Francisco and New York have Ford Escape Hybrids in their respective fleets…
Morning rituals
So far this morning we have: done our 30-minute workout, showered, dressed, fed the dog, made the coffee, taken our ‘integrative‘ medicines (’Dragon’s Dust‘ and mushroom extracts), taken our anti-convulsants, steroids and side-effect controlling pills (13 of ‘em), opened the UPS boxes from the porch (a ‘phantom power supply’ for the new podcasting setup), emptied […]
40 great free applications
CNET blogger Matt Assay and Linux Today point to this list of 40 great apps, (including some open source). Interesting list… software is definitely headed to ‘free’…
The best house in Paris
So, I suggested in the last post that Linda and I find a (dog-friendly) condo in San Francisco where we’d spend our summers. What if, thinks dreamer Chris we found an apartment in Paris, or a house in the South of France in which to spend spring and fall?
I’m actually trying to figure out if […]
Casting a long shadow
Barry Bonds casts a long shadow as he takes his position in left field at the start of last night’s Giants-Brewers game at AT&T Park. A few moments later, Barry fielded a line drive, contributing to a scoreless top of the first for the Giants, who went on to win 6-4.
Mr. Bonds knocked in 2 […]
A Giants outing
Linda and I went to the Giants game (vs. the Brewers) tonight arriving at our seats a bit early. As we walked into AT&T Park, at one end of the Club Level, fav announcers Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper were holding court with Giants pitcher Noah Lowry and former great Vida Blue.
Linda was beyond excited, […]