( Golly, we are in Scotland. )

There may be I-80 closures and detours overnight if you are traveling from the coast over Donner Pass.

For the relevant info, pay attention to: http://www.getacross80.com/

. . . to love The Times:"There is indeed about Newsom something of that quintessential California type, the overgrown and hyperactive child. Immensely gifted but flawed, he is a jumble of self-regard, self-confidence and self-immolation - potential greatness and a potential train wreck in the same metrosexual package."

Despite not exercising as much as I would like (see boredom below, plus hurt foot) and enjoying food and drink, my cholesterol has gone down and the ratio of good to bad is much better. Likewise, my blood pressure is more in line with what it should be. My "problem" is that I find exercise for the sake of exercise boring and I find eating and ( Read more... )

John Brennan does Polaroid photographs at Center Camp each year and this year was set up at SF Precom where I worked on Saturday night running medical.

( Here's his photo of me in Burning Man ESD work drag. )

Reading Judge Sotomayor's CV highlights just how embarrassing a choice W made in Harriet Miers.

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Since Winona passed in December, we've been considering getting more cats. We had always said we'd wait for Winona so as not to stress her any more than she already was. We looked at a few shelters and recently we began using a new cat sitter as ours had moved out of the area. After her first visit, she let us know she had a rescue litter she was ( Read more... )

From mzrowan, I bet some of my knitter friends will get a kick out of this Guitar Hero scarf.

I am thoughtful today. Not in a bad way at all, just thoughtful. Some of you may say, "When are you *not* thoughtful?" Some days are more distinct than others, it seems. Maybe it's the work I did around the house yesterday kicking up playa dust, or good times with friends, or odd dreams including one starring my dentist, or maybe it is because this ( Read more... )