Chronology

When We Cease to Understand the World

When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut One of my favorite books of 2023, without a doubt. It’s like a whole new genre, […]

Build

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, Tony Fadell I think I would have taken more from if it I was a founder […]

First Volleyball Home Game

Great to see our little number 12 and the rest of the girls in their first home game of the season…

Powder Haus Thanksgiving Week

Great to get up to the mountains for our first snow at the new cabin. The kids made the most of the half inch that […]

The New Silk Roads

The New Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan This was interesting, but as it’s written about present day and published in 2019 it was a little like […]

Healdsburg Knights Last Game

Great to see the boys out there under lights for the last game of the season. They went down 1-0 but gave it everything they […]

Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I really loved The Black Swan – the book that brought Taleb fame – but unfortunately he’s continued […]

Fleet Week

We didn’t get to see the full show due to the weather, but what we did see was awesome! I was really jonesing to see […]

The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown Goodreads: For readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team […]

The End of the Golden Gate

The End of the Golden Gate, Gary Kamiya Really enjoyed this collection of short stories, a must read for anyone who has lived some part […]

Auburn at Cal

We try to take the kids to a Cal Bears game once a season – it doesn’t always happen – and with UC Berkeley hosting […]

Los Cabos

When Annie called me up in May asking if I’d be interested in accompanying Kevin on a surf trip to Los Cabos for a long […]

Feral

Feral, George Monbiot Goodreads: This book explodes with wonder and delight. Making use of remarkable scientific discoveries that transform our understanding of how natural systems […]

Kirby Cove Camping

After all the places we’ve visited around the world, the campsite under the Golden Gate Bridge at Kirby Cove remains one of my favorite spots […]

Last Cabin Hurrah for Summer

We made time for one last hurrah at the cabin before the kids go back to school next week, some magic weather up there for […]

Who Gets What and Why

Who Gets What and Why, Alvin E. Roth Goodreads: A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities — […]

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