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  • Caltrain love poem

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    I ride caltrain from my home in SF to work in Mountain View just about every day and unfortunately for me, my train is about 80% male.  That being said, every now and then there is someone on Caltrain who has caught my eye.  Just tonight, a neighbor of mine who is a new Caltrain…

  • Happy birthday Golden Gate Bridge

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    Today, in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicular traffic.  Aside from the fact that my grandparents drove from Iowa to San Francisco on their honeymoon, the bridge was: Completed in 4 years Completed ahead of schedule Completed under budget Ah, savor the days before lawsuits and politicians got in the way of bridge…

  • I survived Bay to Breakers

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  • Happy Easter!

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    Until I have breakfast, I’ll leave you with this link to a hilarious cartoon from Trina’s blog.

  • Farmer Dad

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    My Dad does organic farming on our family’s Iowa farm.  He was recently featured in an article about organic farming in a local Iowa newspaper.

  • Record High Temperature in San Francisco (and I’m in Philly)

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    Most San Franciscans know that there are about five drop everything and have fun outside days per year.  Without fail, I’m out of town for most of them.  I think I’m going to start sharing my travel plans with weather forecasters. In related news, it was a cold and dreary in Philadelphia and the red-eye…

  • Geek Dinner in San Francisco

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    Okay, so in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m a geek (but a cool one).  I guess that means that I can attend “geek dinners.”  I dined with a bunch of cool people last night amidst spicy Chinese food and conversations of digital media, Windows, content and blogs.  It was good to see…

  • WGTB has a new web site

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    The college radio station that I revived has rolled out a new web site – http://www.georgetownradio.com/. It’s great to see that they are still going strong after almost 10 years.  I still remember one administrator saying that she didn’t think it would last more than three years. Check out their online stream.  Very eclectic Georgetown…

  • I love Sunday

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    Here’s why: Sunday starts one minute after 11:59pm Saturday night.  Usually Saturday night is pretty good around that time and it tends to get a little better before it winds down. Breakfast – Simply put, I love breakfast food and on Sunday mornings I almost always make a frittata (an Italian omelet), coffee, juice, cereal…

  • Goodbye 2004 . . . and good riddance.

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    For a second year in a row I’m glad the previous year is gone.  2003 was hell for me thanks to school, weekly commuting to Seattle from SF for work, two new teams at Microsoft and my Haas MBA classes.  I thought 2004 would turn the page with school completing and me getting some traction…