Here’s a walk I took in Land Park — and a test of WordPress’s ability to include a Postscript document. I logged the walk with Samsung Notes then exported that…
26mar20 I took a 2.3 mi walk to Franklin Blvd and back. On the way, I heard the sound of leaf blowers outside the door.. This is unchanged since the…
Thank you, O God, for a beautiful day. I walked around, as I do, and the sky was incredibly clear and blue. I saw trees pushing out green, azaleas in…
Quiet this AM. I slept in Will’s bed, couldn’t sleep. Quiet this AM. No noise from the 50/80 exchange 1.5 mi away. Quiet this AM. I hear birds. Quiet this…
The coronavirus pandemic continues. I just returned from the new Safeway on Crocker Ave. We had put off restocking ourselves until the flood of panic shopping had leveled off. I…
“May you live in interesting times”, goes the old curse. We are certainly experiencing them now as governments strive to limit Covid-19’s progress by having people shelter-in-place. Many institutions have…
This list will grow. We took a walk past the zoo. It’s closed; the giraffes were absent and their doors shut. Fairytale Town and Funderland: closed. We saw one hobo…
What a gloomy day it is today. It’s Saturday. It’s raining; has been, all day, and it’s snowing heavily in the mountains. This is good. The snowpack was very low…
Article Ideas Let’s give them time to bloom a little. How to lock a bike. Latest locking systems. What the best lock posts/anchors are (and the worst, least effective). Good…
We lived in midtown Sacramento for many years. I grew up in the suburbs of many cities. It was pleasant being in a city for the first time – close…
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