Very fun morning ride up in Mendocino with Lance
Chronology
Swimming Lessons
Last day of swimming lessons for the summer today. We have some little swimmers, for sure!
A Day in Chico
A quick flight over to Chico for lunch and a swim!
Thunderbird Ranch
A magic summer day in Alexander Valley with my favorite elementary school kiddos!
Independence Day 2018
Happy Fourth of July!
The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan Goodreads: The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling […]
Meet the Fultons!
A very quick trip back to Adelaide for Chris and Mandy’s wedding, but oh so much fun!
Russian River Overnight
With the kids away this weekend we had a chance to do something I’d been wanting to try for years: an overnight river trip from […]
River Days
First day of summer for the littles, no better way to spend it than in the water!
Saturday
Saturday, Ian McEwin Goodreads: An astonishing novel that captures the fine balance of happiness and the unforeseen threats that can destroy it. A brilliant, thrilling […]
Let There Be Water
Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, Seth M. Siegel Goodreads: As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around […]
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths Goodreads: A fascinating exploration of how insights from computer algorithms […]
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain, Chris Stewart Goodreads: No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a […]
An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Kay Redfield Jamison The Guardian: The cultural and medical shift that changed the meaningfully descriptive term […]
The Templars
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors, Dan Jones Goodreads: Jerusalem 1119. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in […]
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand, John Owen
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Tim Moore Amazon: The 1914 Giro d Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders […]
A Weekend in San Francisco
A fun weekend in SF at Treasurefest, The Mission and then a morning at the beach under the Golden Gate
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Amazon: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black […]
Weapons of Math Destruction
Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil Would have enjoyed it a lot more if she didn’t politicize the book so aggressively! Good Reads: A former […]