The night I nearly tripped over Tony Gwynn
I’m still in shock that Tony Gwynn has died. He was one of those icons you thought would live for decades, sort of like fellow slugger Ted Williams, but Gwynn left us at age 54 after battling...
View ArticleSacramento may need lessons on cheering
A view of Power Balance Arena during the Portland Trail Blazers – Sacramento Kings game on April 15, 2012, in Sacramento, Calif. These are exciting times for Sacramento, with the plans for a new Kings...
View ArticleAnother ho-hum Halloween costume, or I did it all for the burrito
A still from Psy’s video “Gangnam Style” on my iPod touch. Dressing as Psy is an unrealized costume idea from a couple of years ago. Halloween has come and gone. While some people strove to show off...
View Article‘How I Met Your Mother’ subject of my top comment of 2014
My top comment of 2014 was about “How I Met Your Mother” – “They had the option to not run the pretaped segment and shoot a different ending.” Kids… in May of 2014, your father tuned in for the final...
View ArticleNew Muni map offers cleaner design, but misses key info
A side-by-side look of the the old and new Muni maps. The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority launched a Muni service increase over the weekend. Called Muni Forward, the changes included a new...
View ArticlePin-a-Go-Go transforms Dixon into pinball paradise
The multi-ball feature of Star-Jet pinball machine on display at the 2014 Pin-a-Go-Go show in Dixon, California. The A-Go-Go pinball machine on display at the 2014 Pin-a-go-go festival in Dixon,...
View ArticleRaiders seem to have enough money to build new stadium without public help
A Capitol Corridor train passes by O.co Coliseum on Aug. 2, 2014. As everyone ponders what may happen to the Oakland Raiders after the NFL owners cleared a path Tuesday for the St. Louis Rams and the...
View ArticleVital discussion on media consolidation not aided by false quip
Yes, Comcast is a huge conglomerate, but does it and 5 other companies really own over 90 percent of _all_ media? It is ironic that a letter to the editor about media literacy would contain a wild,...
View ArticleLast call for Google’s Picasa photo service
A screen capture showing Google’s Picasa desktop software running on a Windows 7 computer on Thursday, March 10, 2016. After years of languishing behind projects like Google+ and Google Photos, Picasa...
View ArticleGetting my first pair of shoes at the Continental Cup
A pair of curling shoes purchased from Brooms Up Curling Supplies at the 2019 Continental Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lot of people new to the sport of curling often ask if it’s expensive to...
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