Hi-Tech, Low-Tech

Nov 16, 2013 by

Hi-Tech, Low-Tech

One of our favorite social events of the year is The Tech Awards, sponsored by San Jose’s Tech Museum of Innovation. The black...

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My Dad the Vet

Nov 11, 2013 by

My Dad the Vet

Veteran’s Day is always a difficult one for me. I know most people mean well, but I have a hard time with all the platitudes in...

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About Those Giant Squashes

Nov 8, 2013 by

About Those Giant Squashes

Yes, these. I told you about them yesterday and how they have reached out and strangled my whole garden like something out of Little...

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Aging Out of Apple

Nov 4, 2013 by

Aging Out of Apple

I’m among the Apple Faithful. Really, really faithful. I’ve used an Apple computer since about 1985 when the first...

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Juice Cleanse Redux

Oct 5, 2013 by

Juice Cleanse Redux

Yes, I’m doing another juice cleanse. No, this isn’t going to be a regular thing with me. In my experience, a juice...

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Juice Cleanse: Day Three

Sep 13, 2013 by

Juice Cleanse: Day Three

Here I am at the last day of a three day juice cleanse. And this is what I know for sure. No matter what they tell you about the...

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Juice Cleanse: Day Two

Sep 12, 2013 by

Juice Cleanse: Day Two

Here’s the good news on a juice cleanse: you will not be hungry. Well, I’m going to amend that later on in the post. But...

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Juice Cleanse: Day One

Sep 11, 2013 by

Juice Cleanse: Day One

It all started when my friend Christine showed up glowing and visibly slimmer. She’d just done a seven day juice cleanse and...

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Can To Nyad Be a Verb?

Sep 5, 2013 by

Can To Nyad Be a Verb?

Did everyone see former Olympic medalist Diana Nyad clambering out on that Florida beach after an uninterrupted 110 swim from Cuba...

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Keep on Truckin’

Sep 3, 2013 by

Keep on Truckin’

I have been banking my Car Kharma for a long time now. For someone my age, I’ve had relatively few cars and, as Andy will tell...

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Ketching Up

Aug 26, 2013 by

Ketching Up

I’ve posted before about making ketchup. So, fair warning, this is not a recipe post. I’ll refer, as I have in the past,...

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Two Terrier PRE-Hab

Aug 14, 2013 by

Two Terrier PRE-Hab

I think at some point I vaguely promised to stop posting about the ex-employee who was evicted from Two Terrier Vineyards about two...

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