Chronology
Angel Island
Glacier National Park
From the Quintero’s in Cascade we made the roughly three hour drive northwest across the wide open plains of central Montana to the eastern reaches […]
Central Montana
A couple of weeks ago family Valtenbergs ventured east to central Montana to catch up with Lisa’s uncle as he made his way on his […]
Thinking Fast and Slow
Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman I’ve been a big fan of Danny Kahneman ever since I was introduced to his teachings as part of Terry […]
The End of Illness
The End of Illness, David B. Agus Perhaps my hopes were a little high for this book. After all, if someone really had a recipe […]
Waterskiing in Visalia
We spent a very fun weekend down in southern California last weekend with the Bakkers, after our trip last year Lisa was organizing another one […]
Northern Territory Off-Road
Fortunately we were never stupid enough to attempt something like this during our travels, but this video is just another reason that we’ll always be […]
Work Weekend at the Cabin
The three of us ventured up to Arnold last weekend to help Carol, Greg, Gail and Randy with getting the cabin ready for summer. Cleaning […]
Another Visit From Granny Jenni
My mum recently spent a couple of weeks in Hawaii and figured that if she was only five hours flight from us she might as […]
I Walk Now
We’ve been working on this walking thing for a few months now. We actually thought Lilia was going to start walking around the 10 month […]
A Weekend With Dad
There really is no better therapy for an atrocious week at work than a weekend one-on-one with your one year old daughter. Makes one forget […]
Keep Australia On Your Left
Keep Australia On Your Left, Eric Stiller A little while back I found myself in the rare situation of not having any new books in […]
Muddy Hollow Trail
It was the monthly JAMERS hiking meet today, Carol and Greg organized an ambitious route through the northern section of Point Reyes National Seashore for […]
Tennessee Valley Beach
While Lisa was on the plane back from Chicago this morning Lilia and I took a trip down to Tennessee Valley Beach. The Surly got […]
Photos With Grandpa
I found these on the camera tonight…
What Sound Does A Lion Make?
We haven’t had much luck with animal sounds yet, when Lilia tries to imitate a kitten it sounds the same as a cow. There is […]
Walking Machine
Fish
I bought Lilia a new bike seat for her birthday. Actually, one of the reasons I built up my new commuter bike was so I […]