Fun to bring in the Christmas cheer with Greg and Kathi before we head south for Christmas by the beach…
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First Turns
First turns of the season!
When We Cease to Understand the World
When We Cease to Understand the World, BenjamÃn 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 […]
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from Healdsburg!
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 […]
Healdsburg Knights Soccer Season Opener
A great 4-2 season opener win for Max and his fellow Knights!
Healdsburg Junior High Soccer Season Opener
Our little number three and the rest of the Healdsburg Junior High team trounced the visitors 9-2 for the season opener!
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 […]
Powder Haus Christening
Adventures during the christening of our new cabin in the mountains!