BurningbirdAllan heard my whining and undignified pleading and created another installment in the Dizzy the Cat saga: Dizzy goes pub crawling. Among the tidbits Allan provides: The chef, a tough tattooed ex-Hell’s Angel, soon got tired of requests for a “special extra bit for Dizzy”, but it didn’t take long for Dizzy to realise it paid […]
I just finished the final pre-review draft of my chapters for O’Reilly’s weblogging book, Essential Blogging. Once the chapters from all the authors have been gently messaged by the wonderous editing talents of Nat Torkington (first rule of thumb — always suck up to the editors until the book is in production), the book is going […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I love reading about everyday things. Allan talks about a new Sushi restaurant opening in town that uses trolleys to deliver the food. I’m still trying to figure out how this system of food delivery is going to work. I’m visualizing this little trolley racing by, and having to grab food […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Just had an earthquake — my first San Francisco earthquake. Strange experience! Not a biggie — but shook the apartment. I’ve never been through one of the Seattle quakes, so this was my first earthquake. The ground does roll, doesn’t it? more on the quake at USGS and SF Gate. Update — I was the […]
Sometimes it seems that life is found moments of delight interconnected by serendipity. I looked out my window this evening, astonished to see people everywhere, as well as boats crowding the harbor. Checking online, I found that there was a fireworks show in front of my place tonight, the KFOG Kaboom. I could have watched […]