Thursday, December 01, 2005

First rain cape ride...

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It's been raining a little bit recently, but I've been lucky to only see drizzle, so what I've been doing is keeping fenders on ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Richard Thompson Live

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John Bayley talked me into buying Richard Thompson's latest album Front Parlor Balads , which I enjoyed quite a bit, so when I saw that...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005

The Coast to Coast Walk

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Lisa & I are doing the coast to coast walk next year, and as part of my research I got a copy of the original book by Alfred Wainwright...
Monday, November 28, 2005

Fortune on Andrew Grove as a manager

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But Kinnie and Carter had trained at the Grove school of management—Grove's MO as a leader has always been to depend on "helpful Ca...
Sunday, November 27, 2005

My favorite view of Mountain View.

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Black Mountain Summit

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Left to Right: Shyam, Me, Yajie. 

Black Mountain

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At last, a clear view all the way to the Ocean from the top of Black Mountain! 
Saturday, November 26, 2005

Yes, it was this cold in Tahoe.

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Left to right: Mom, Dad, Me, Lisa. 

Another view of Lake Tahoe from Kings Beach

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Lake Tahoe from Kings Beach

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Sad to see the season go. I'll miss the crackling of the air, The loss of all I know. Cowboy Junkies  
Friday, November 25, 2005

Fantastic Voyage: The Science Behind Radical Life Extension, Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman

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I heard Ray Kurzweil when he came to talk at Google. He did seem to be an incredible optimist, predicting a Vingian Singularity within the n...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

I am in awe...

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Watching the Chosen Collection , I come across a segment where Joss Whedon is talking to the other writers on the show... Writer 1: "Th...

Slate on Cycling in LA

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So, for now I'll just enjoy my secret Los Angeles secretly, feeling my blood pressure fall as I sail past all the six-cylinder, leather-...
Monday, November 21, 2005

View from Black Mountain

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I couldn't help myself. With the temperatures at 73 degrees in November, I had to climb Black Mountain on the way to work. 27 miles, a...

Why I'm not rich and famous

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Scott Adams has gotten at least 4 days of material out of his surgery to correct a deviated septum . When I got the identical surgery 3 yea...
Sunday, November 20, 2005

Piaw & Lisa attending a wedding dinner

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Yes, that's the look of a man faced with impending doom... 

The perils of wearing Google stuff in public

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Last year, while waiting to ride with John and Pamela Blayley , I wore a Google jersey (so I would be distinguishable) and waited at the cor...
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Tossing out my dress shoes...

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After the wedding (ceremony & dinner) I had to attend last night, I tossed my dress shoes into the trash. I will never willingly subject...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

26" wheels versus 700c wheels

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> Let me say that a 26 inch bike is not the slug you might think. Equipped > with a decent stoker, you'll be passing club riders w...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Are you happy now, Christine?

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Christine 's been complaining that I don't have titles in my blog posts. So now I've turned them on. No, I'm not going to go...