Burning Man, with 4.2 miles on the stationary bike as preparation, came and went. Spent much more time in camp relaxing; lots of dust (a vision of future Burns as global warming leads to multiple thermals), fun campmates. Didn't see as much art, but it was a smaller year for it (and for the population - down to 42,000). I learned that the BORG brings potential art investors out from SF to show them what BRC is all about and to chauffeur them about the Playa via Artery buses. I found value... read more

When I interviewed for the LA County Public Defender, Mr. Moore was interested in my river-rafting, my wine-tasting, and the dome project I had started at UCDavis. Finally, I had to ask point-blank: "Mr. Moore, this may sound weird, but are you going to offer me a job?" He responded, "Oh, I'm so sorry, of course you have the job, I was just enjoying talking to someone who hadn't just gone to college and law school. I forgot what it was like to be young and hungry."

Now at 2.8 comfortable miles on the stationary bike; hoping for 4.0 by Burning Man

a visit to San Francisco reminded us that people are the most important part of a city:

Angel Island: dull tram ride, boring island, overpriced mediocre sandwiches
Alcatraz Island: smaller and cleaner than imagined; Capone unpunished for refusing to do chores
Chez Panisse: tiny portions of dull food served slowly at $75.00 per person on an over-crowded Thursday night
Damon and J.D.: now married, with mutant vehicles in the garage
Bob: a home and garden as beautiful as ever
Academy of ... read more