BurningbirdA couple of things popped up while I was out of touch yesterday. First of all, my Australia friends sent me some Tim Tams! Very sweet of them and can’t wait to finally try these delectable treats. When I receive them, I’ll post my review. In addition, the Australian delegation also sent me a card (ala Mr. Delacour). Thanks […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I was driving north on 101 when I noticed that the approach to Golden Gate Bridge was blanketed by heavy fog. Now, driving across GG is an exercise in precision in good weather; I wasn’t interested in trying it out in the fog. I pulled into Crissy field to watch […]
I had a lot of fun with the Australia Day at Bb. I am also, as you can see, testing out new color schemes. Feedback requested. Hopefully when I move to MT I’ll be able to change the template and keep this same format. I like the organization of my weblog, except I won’t mind […]
There’s been considerable discussion throughout weblogdom about the Berkeley protests yesterday. Personally, I thought it was one of the milder student protests I’ve seen at Berkeley. What’s interesting is that there have been Jewish people within the pro-Palestinian side of many of these demonstrations. For instance, in yesterday’s protest, The Mercury News reported the following excerpt from […]
“When my dad wakes up today, the first thing he will notice is that he is dead. But he’ll take that in his stride, because my mom will be cooking bacon downstairs and getting the coffee ready and these divine smells will keep him from worrying too much about it.” Halley Suitt’s poignant and warm farewell to […]