I got up Sunday morning and it was sunny with blue skies. Chad and Summer drove me to the train station. Chad explained Reno’s “big dig” – the fight to take the rail line subterranean in downtown. Inside the old station there is an exhibit describing it as well. Residents voted against it, city council … Read more
On Saturday I woke to the continued cold and rainy Reno. I found out later it was the longest string of days with rain since 1911. Chad, Summer, and I went to Virginia City, an old mining town not too far out of town. We went through windy hills to get there. There is a … Read more
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