Nowhere Near the Edge

A regular guy's ruminations on parenthood, society, sports, cars ... and sports cars.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Better Living Through Gluttony

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According to some people in white lab coats, eating chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease by as much as 33% or more. The research...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Eventful Beginnings

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After weeks of intense anticipation, the school year started vigorously. Michael got the fourth-grade teacher he was hoping for. Several...
Monday, August 15, 2011

This Day In History

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1965: The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium. 1969: Woodstock music festival begins. 1993: Two otherwise sensible people get married at th...
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Friday, August 05, 2011

Spring Sports In Review: Volleyball

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Kelly's career in recreational league volleyball came to an end in early June. Her team ended up playing very well over the course of th...
Thursday, August 04, 2011

Spring Sports In Review: Baseball

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With summer half over, now seems as good a time as any to take a look back at the busy spring sports scene in our household. First up, baseb...
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Monday, July 25, 2011

Hot Enough For Ya?

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While the Bay Area continues to enjoy relatively mild temperatures this summer, much of the rest of the country has faced oppressively hot c...
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Friday, July 08, 2011

Last Flight

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The Space Shuttle will launch for the last time in a few moments (11:26 am EDT). I got up early to watch the first shuttle launch on TV. T...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Ask A Pilot

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I love airplanes. I generally enjoy air travel, and as a kid entertained the notion of becoming a pilot. Of course, becoming a pilot requi...

Summertime Tour

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As of this moment, Kelly is here: She is on a trip to Philadelphia and Washington DC (via a connection through Atlanta) with a gaggle of her...
Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Endings, And Beginnings

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This spring has differed little from recent prior springtimes in form. The weight, the sheer mass of the season, however, overwhelmed those ...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Dateline: Moraga

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My new sideline career as a griping busybody stringer for the local virtual newspaper has dawned. In this fine piece of investigative jou...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011

The Professor on TV

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My college roomate, the erstwhile Professor, left academia recently to return to government work in his field of human factors analysis, wit...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

By The Light Of The Moon

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Took a couple of interesting pictures today. One of the northern tip of the Upper San Leandro Reservoir: Another of my car: Fun fact: both...
Monday, April 11, 2011

The Rollicking Skies

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The sturdiness of airliners is in the news these days, what with a Southwest 737 recently shedding a few pounds of fuselage over Arizona. I...
Friday, April 08, 2011

City By The Bay

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San Francisco is one of the world's great cities in many ways, not the least of which is its beauty (when it is not enshrouded in fog). ...

Happy Birthday, Kelly!

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After 14 years, she continues to charm, amaze and make me proud to be her dad. 14 is a great age. Solidly into the teen years, you rule the...
Thursday, April 07, 2011

Another Rite of Passage, Take II

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It was only a matter of time. When Michael was little more than a toddler, we were told that he would have major issues with his teeth comi...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Return of the Champs

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Thanks to a Christmas gift from Cheryl, we went to the Giants' first game in San Francisco since the World Series (which, in case you ha...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Savinging Us All From The Tyranny Of Hyphenation

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The AP Stylebook has announced that henceforth it will refer to electronic messages as "emails," not "e-mails." This c...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Game Day

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Saturday was one of the sports-intensive days we get every once in a while. We were on the go from 8:30 in the morning until after 4 in the...
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