Nowhere Near the Edge

A quick update on the houseselling front. We have had several open houses now, with varying degrees of interest. The first were attended m...

Just when you thought you had killed off all the bloons , they're back ! I haven't had time to play this one yet, but rumor has it ...

And I'm not even suffering this loss. Here is a list of addresses of homes lost in Rancho Bernardo so far -- ten pages of them. It loo...

Here is a recent satellite radar image of southern California: Despite what the legend says on the map, I assure you that this is not a reco...

I've experienced a number of disasters in the years I have lived in Southern California: a huge earthquake, record-setting rains, catast...

The musical score has been an important implement in the moviemaker’s toolbelt since before “movies” were “talkies.” In the hands of an uni...

The first Baby Boomer has applied for Social Security . That sound you just heard was Gen-Xers running their annual Social Security statemen...

This is why I love baseball. Without the “enlightened,” highly regulated salary cap approach of other major sports leagues (and the NHL, to...

I was just reflecting this morning, as I walked through the concourse of the Southwest terminal of the Oakland Airport for the fourth Monday...

Former U.S. Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones has confessed to using steroids prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. She raked in five medals...

Maybe it is because of our recent activities (see Michael's 6th birthday post ), but every time I look at the Oakland federal building, ...

A week ago Friday, Michael turned six. This was the year, as it was with Kelly before him, when the birthday party became a more intimate g...

It's official: the house is on the market. Not only that, it is on the cover of the local insert to the LA Times Real Estate section ...

I have a theory about human social interaction that, I fear, may only apply to me. It was true in childhood, and has remained irritating fa...

It is Barry Bonds' last home game as a member of the San Francisco Giants tonight. The weather is beautiful here in the Bay Area today;...

As I work my way through a file, typing furiously, I have been known to make a typing error or two. Sometimes they provide a felicitous gli...

The sports pages these days are atwitter with concern about the NFL's New England Patriots getting caught videotaping the opposing team...

A brief progress report: Life in Oakland is off to a good start. After a week and a day, the job is exactly what I expected it to be. I am...

Soccer season has arrived. After several weeks of practice, both kids had their first games today. Kelly is newly arrived in the Under 12 ...

I leave for San Francisco tomorrow, to start work in Oakland on Monday. One might think I would have spent the last week out of work baskin...