New mascot

So, we decided that Pixar’s Wall-E was our new mascot. Figuring that Wall-E and his maker, Buy’nLarge, Inc. would be online and receptive to orders, we quickly negotiated for our very own Wall-E, who is now happily roaming the house, looking for junk to pick up.
I really like Wall-E’s work ethic: whatever happens (which, in […]

This has been a wonderful 4th of July. It started Thursday afternoon with a movie-and-dinner date with spouse Linda. We saw Wall-E: the first 45 minutes may be as good movie-making as I’ve seen, and the rest of the film isn’t bad, either. I’ve decided Wall-E, who repairs himself when need be, is my new […]

Hanging with the Baylands set

Linda and I did our respective Baylands loops this Fourth of July morning, sharing the space with the usual crew of egrets, cormorants and geese, none of whom were showing much in the way of patriotic colors. I walked 1.8 miles in an hour and 20 minutes, a considerable improvement on my last Baylands outing […]

Kindle, a very satisfactory device

So, here’s my Kindle on the breakfast-nook table this morning. Despite the fact that we are long-time subscribers to the print NY Times (and SF Chronicle) I do most of my newspaper reading these days on the Kindle, and this after only 3 weeks since its arrival on Father’s day.
I like it, and it’s dropped […]

A half-mile with Linda

Sweet spouse Linda was kind enough to walk with me this morning, despite my very slow pace. Trainer Heidi Engel has been encouraging me to walk longer distances without my cane, and this was my longest jaunt - a half mile.
I’ve been walking without my cane in the house and at the gym, but I’ve […]

A walk through Arastradero

A deer and her fawn greeted me as I made my way along a dirt path through Palo Alto’s Arastradero Preserve this morning. I was much anticipating this, only my third visit to the Preserve since cancer struck. The park’s flora is now in full, gold-and-green summer dress.
I was eager to try out my new […]

‘My’ stop sign

Stanford, or maybe Santa Clara County, may think it’s their stop sign, but I think of this as my stop sign. It happens to be almost exactly one mile from my back gate, and is the current goal of my thrice-weekly 2-mile walks.
I started walking in earnest a couple of weeks ago, and am now […]

Tolerance at the heart of U.S. religious beliefs

Americans, faithful and secular alike, are tolerant of others, despite the strictures of their own beliefs, according to Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Their report, U.S. Religious Landscape Survey “reveals a broad trend toward tolerance and an ability among many Americans to hold beliefs that might contradict the doctrines of their professed faiths” […]

A Father’s Day thank you….

I have just been gifted with 3 perfect days thanks to my dear spouse, our family and close friends. Great company, great food (and wine) and a whole lot of fun! Thank you Linda, John, Julie, Grace, Mike, Cathy, Ingrid, Cleve and the whole supporting cast and crew…

That’s my girl!

This unposed picture captures 7-month-old granddaughter Grace as she hacked into the iTunes store, looking for her fave band, The Sippy Cups. Note that there is a powerful Dell PC on the desktop, but our girl is going for the Mac. Way to go, Gracie…

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