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 […]
Author: Sam
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!
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 — […]
The Undoing Project
The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis Goodreads: “Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to […]
Escaping the Heat
17.3 miles of singletrack, a chance meeting with an old friend and a magic afternoon at the beach!
Cabin Week
It’d been almost three years since Lisa was last at the cabin (I made a trip with the kids last harvest), so fun to get […]