A Shari’s Restaurant and Pie Shop recently replaced the Bakers Square near our house. Last night at 9:45 we were coming home from a meeting in San Francisco and decided to try a late dinner. Continue reading

Goodbye to Walgreens.com Sometime back, CVS Pharmacy took over what was Longs Drugs. We didn’t notice much difference until early September, when I went in to the store and said “Oof”. CVS had done a complete internal remodel… and I didn’t like it at all. Well, we have several Walgreens stores in the area. So,… Continue reading

I needed a copy of my paystub. I have paperless direct deposit. But paystubs are accessible online… How difficult could it be? Continue reading

Rich and I visited the CA Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park yesterday. Summary: Building: pretty Admission: pricey Exhibits: an odd mix from great to dull, lively to dead. Rain Forest: a bit over-constrained but overall worth the effort. Aquarium: awesome. I’ve always liked the Steinhart and it’s even better in its new home.… Continue reading

For years, I’ve been meaning to file for a permanent “Vote by mail” ballot. I never got around to it, mostly because our polling place was so close. But… Continue reading

What to do on a Saturday afternoon when the parents and sister are visiting? We went to the zoo. Continue reading

I went to the HMB Tweetup on Tuesday night! @pistachio was in town after BlogHer 08. Continue reading

A co-worker IM’d me: “Can TWiki show me all of the pages I’ve created? I started a page and now I can’t find it.” Continue reading

I’ve been playing with tweet140. It’s fun. Besides which, I don’t much care for really short posts (either to write or to read). I prefer complete sentences. I want some value for the tweet. Continue reading