Year: 2007
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The tooth fairy
Over the weekend, I pulled the boy’s loose tooth out. He asked me, and after watching him worry over this rotating incisor (top left) for days, I was glad to end the suspense. (And it didn’t hurt him.) The hard part? Remembering to play the part of the tooth fairy. Fortunately, my better half delivered,…
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Beating down the inbox
I email myself things I want to look at later, and maybe blog. (I use del.icio.us more for work, and I’ve never spliced my feed for that reason.) Problem is, my blog trails other interests, so the tasty tidbits pile up. Here’s a quick scoop from the 60 (!) possible links waiting in my personal…
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Book: Game Theory at Work
Game Theory at Work: How to use game theory to outthink and outmanuever your competition by James Miller isn’t my usual brain candy. I asked for this book last Christmas, on a semi-whim, and got it as a gift. I read it last month. Though written by economics professor James Miller, this book reads well.…
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Book: Spook Country
Amazon delivered my pre-ordered Spook Country by William Gibson some weeks ago, and I made time for it a few weeks ago. For Gibson, this book felt entirely too much in the present. Rather than a recognizable, but just slightly altered view of how the near future might present itself, Spook Country felt like right…
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Race: Bridge to Bridge 12K
The San Francisco summer (September) delivered another beautiful morning today. The Bridge to Bridge 12K race is a local fixture I’ve never run. Starting at the Ferry Building, the race has only one short, steep hill, as it stays along the water almost the entire race, finishing in the Presidio. The official results are not…
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Book: Vietnam: A History
I spent most of August carrying around Vietnam: A History, by Stanley Karnow. I read snippets when I could, finally finishing around Labor Day, with the brief mention of the infamous helicopter evacuation of the last Americans from Saigon. This is a popular, general history which doesn’t talk down to its readers. I learned much.…
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Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum
Metacritic condenses the reviews to an 85, quite high. I found The Bourne Ultimatum to be a worthy continuation of the character, but it’s not the best of the three (as many were saying). A few notes… First, the “edgy” camera techniques every time Bourne sprung into action spun me around a bit too often.…
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Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a fortnight ago because I knew enough to wait for the wife for the third Bourne movie. I haven’t read all the Potters (though the boy has, several times), and I can never remember which of the previous movies I’ve seen. This one was fine,…
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Movie: The Right Stuff
Earlier this month, after an East Coast vacation, but before the rest of the family returned, I hunkered down for the entire 3+ hours of The Right Stuff. Long ago, I read Chuck Yeager’s autobiography (title: “Yeager), so I enjoyed the almost-parallel tale of Yeager’s pursuit of the speed & altitude records. But the Mercury…
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Where to find bike storage racks in San Francisco
Thanks to a recommendation from my friends at CNET Networks, I found out about BikeParking.com. Great selection of bicycle racks for offices, garages and other commercial spaces. No online ordering, and the price sheet is on a PDF, but clear pictures, descriptions, and suggestions for different situations. I’m grateful that Minor Ventures is making an…