bshirley On Friday, the rain from the night before showed it was going to stay. A cold 50 degrees and a full overcast with a steady heavy drissle. Residents of Reno considered it a heavy rain. Katie and Eric headed out to Napa Valley for the weekend for a wedding. I took the empty house, bad … Read more
I stayed at my step-sister Katie’s new place. She moved out to Reno in January and purchased a model home from a builder that was looking for some cash flow. It came fully furnished, so everything is quit pristine. I slept in, then Katie picked me up for lunch, and we met her brother Chad … Read more
Waiting in the Emeryville station for the slightly delayed train, I was regaled by the exortations of a bandaged cane-bearing man. “Hah!” he exhorted, “how can a train be 15 minutes late if this is the starting point!” I warily glanced his way to determine if he was actually speaking to someone, careful not to … Read more
I woke after 9:30 and the apartment was clear of its tenants. I had a teleconference to “attend” and then planned a full day of work. My wi-fi problems still persisted, so I intermittently used the short Ethernet cable in the apartment while working on the couch or at the kitchen table. I had intended … Read more
Monday I slept in, then woke to a house mostly clear. John and I had waffles for breakfast. He went into Berkeley to work on his aluminum foundry, I decided to stay and try to get some work done before heading south on the Caltrain. Unfortunately most of my computer time was spent trying to … Read more
I was up fairly early, adjusting to the timezone still, and having slept on another new bed, this time an air mattress. I worked on the computer a little, and listened to some podcasts. After a while I joined John, one of his roommates, Rosanna, and her boyfriend Peter, for breakfast. They cooked us a … Read more