Local crime beat
I remember how sleepy this place was when I first moved here (not all that long ago, yet feels much further back, at a time when Twitter and Facebook were relatively new, and not-yet-toxic) I remembe…
Life
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Monthly recap -- Jun 2022
Major update(s) * Met my brother and his family, and some old friends, in San Diego * Became a US citizen (more on this later) Minor update(s) * Legoland! Disneyland! * Weekend stay in Half Mo…
Monthly recap -- May 2022
Major update(s) * Parents visiting for a couple of weeks, fun times Minor update(s) * Resolved an issue with IRS (have to write about this later) * Failure: gave Tara non-gluten-free pizza, wit…
Monthly recap -- April 2022
Major updates * Trip to Los Cabos * Family pool time * Saw a bunch of whales * Lots of good food Minor updates * Catching up with people after a long time, over lunch * Some family boa…
Blockbusters and the local library
I finally decided to leverage the massive video collection at our local library. Whenever we visit, I try to bring back a few movies. They're mostly DVDs, so the resolution isn't great for to…
Monthly recap- March 2022
Major updates * Weekend trip near Santa Cruz Minor updates * Doing regular trips to SF again, some commute experiments * Got Tara her first "real" dictionary * Family time at the par…
Eulogy for a bookstore
I moved to Mountain View in 2010. At that time, there were plenty of bookstores within a 10 mile radius: 1. Borders in Mountain View 2. Borders in Palo Alto 3. Barnes and Noble in San Jose 4. Bo…
Monthly Recap- February 2022
Major update * Weekend trip to Carmel * Hiking in Garapatta * Walking along the beach * Lotsa eating out! Minor updates * Some website administrivia * Playing around with an Ur…
Monthly recap (Jan 2022)
Minor updates * “Family hike” in Arastradero Reserve * Played some Wordle and Chess * Back to school * “Virtual bingo night”, a fun bunch * Lots of Magnatiles * Router misadventures * Repl…
Monthly recap (Dec 2021)
Major update * Trip to San Diego got cancelled, bummer * Made a short weekend trip to Santa Cruz/Aptos/Carmel instead * Did a bunch of hikes! Minor update * A foosball table at home :-) * Fam…
Annual recap - 2021
Family * Tara turned seven * had a birthday party at Safari Run * Halloween trick-or-treating with one of Tara's friends and her family * End-of-the-year hike at Stanford Dish * Go…
Monthly recap (Nov 2021)
Major update * Maui trip * left a day later than planned, because of tests that were needed * warm sum, yummy food and pool time * Tara turned 7! Minor updates * D…