tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56667032024-03-13T12:12:24.068-07:00TwoFriedEggsfood, wine, and urban designgeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-32542398065794510342017-11-06T14:27:00.002-08:002017-11-06T14:27:54.251-08:00My cabin in the woods
Well, that's certainly a nice bathroom. I particularly like the horizontal redwood wall finishes.
Now, where's the rest of my cabin?
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-86446071302286863302017-10-30T16:17:00.002-07:002017-10-30T16:17:33.070-07:00"Always assume every weapon is loaded"
Say Cheese. . .
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-17752740719518478692017-10-24T19:48:00.001-07:002017-10-24T19:48:16.017-07:00When the time comes. . .Just a little money will always do the trick:
Good food, good weather, nice views.
I'm envious. :)
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-65668733897223193432017-08-18T16:24:00.000-07:002017-08-18T16:24:11.338-07:00Silhouette
You don't think this was staged or photoshopped, do you?
H/t: Shirk Report
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-24664084079026564622017-08-13T07:40:00.001-07:002017-08-13T07:40:31.953-07:00Lunar Calendar
There appears to be one anomaly in the image above. Get ready! :)
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-31454477323035167032017-05-27T16:14:00.000-07:002017-06-17T13:05:54.166-07:00Foggy Towers of San FranciscoIt's been a while. Someone should do a study of the birth and death of personal blogs, to chronicle their lifespan.
Oh well, someone here in the Bay Area* has taken to publicizing interesting Instagrams. Here is one that I found particularly fascinating...a display of towers. I like the way that, to me, the Bay Bridge is the first set to be recognized, then a confirmation from the new East Span georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-61422383683509436672016-12-15T15:25:00.001-08:002016-12-15T15:25:05.755-08:00Dangerous occupation
It's important to teach your children to read, understand, and obey signs.
(Also, to learn when not to obey signs, but that's more complicated.)
:)
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-65993462942151215582016-12-12T20:12:00.001-08:002016-12-12T20:12:29.173-08:00Chair with RobeJust another picture
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-76178037104458546362016-11-24T21:13:00.000-08:002016-11-24T21:13:11.092-08:00Balloon BoyThis is just a picture, offered here to soothe your spirit and quiet your nerves:
Mmmmmmmm...
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-76940535312068694692016-10-07T20:05:00.001-07:002016-10-07T20:06:15.898-07:00Just a nice photographgeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-29988674563964945022016-08-15T15:01:00.001-07:002016-08-15T15:01:21.355-07:00Dreadful Photography - Lower LakeIt's Late Summer again, and so it's Fire Season in California again. We sigh, and carry on.
This year, @Twitter has been publishing pictures from CalFire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) all season, and they've gotten a new, and talented photographer on the payroll.
Hereunder, the shots I particularly admired of the destruction left by the Clayton Fire in the town georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-52623116449811458012016-07-30T09:22:00.002-07:002016-07-30T09:22:34.460-07:00Road congestion"More money than brains" is a phrase often aptly applied in life. Our neighbor city of Lafayette has decided that a 3-way stop intersection at Olympic Boulevard and Pleasant Hill South will better serve its motorists as a roundabout. They must have hired a newly-minted traffic engineer whose professor came from England. My alternate solution:
So there!
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-81498841998552273552016-06-21T17:47:00.002-07:002016-07-03T20:28:19.793-07:00Read It & Weep!I really don't know what to say. But, please know that I do the weekly food shopping around here, and I'm very conscious of the prices.
These are from 1959, in the Washington D.C. area:
Gulp.georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-62987827149620184042016-05-18T06:24:00.000-07:002016-05-18T06:24:02.713-07:00Optical IllusionOnce you see it, you can never again unsee it!
Give up?
Here's a strong hint:
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-81452950177209568572016-04-25T09:35:00.001-07:002016-04-25T09:35:46.248-07:00Rail transit, then and nowI stumbled upon a transit map recently that showed rail transit in the Bay Area in 1937. Think no Bay Bridge, trolleys, Key System, the Oakland mole, ferry boats. It was a pretty intricate system, and some of the rails led to places far outside the Bay Area.
Now this map, drawn in the style of today's BART map, is far too condensed for me to read carefully. It does reference a source georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-55644126345663525842016-03-31T18:05:00.001-07:002016-03-31T18:05:16.442-07:00Hains Point, Washington D.C.Here's an old aerial photograph of Southeast Washington D.C., featuring Hains Point and its (then)golf course in the center, and the National War College on the right. The Washington Monument is at the top.
The picture was taken in 1935, when I was a mere one year old. After World War II, when I was 11 years old, and my brother was about 9, our Dad, who was then teaching at the War College, georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-33060584130067881472016-03-25T15:18:00.002-07:002016-03-25T15:18:50.790-07:00Smart PhoneThis is the Radio Shack smart phone of 1991:
Effective, no doubt, but a bit pricey, and rather clumsy to tote around.
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-90792945869487548852016-03-17T13:30:00.003-07:002016-03-17T13:30:53.069-07:00Visitor from Across the Pond
Welcome!georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-26553761025183710862016-02-28T07:17:00.002-08:002016-02-28T07:17:45.846-08:00#30 goes for a long 3.
This man can do anything!georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-78748340139126167522016-02-26T17:32:00.002-08:002016-02-28T07:19:21.156-08:00Oscar Awards on SundayThanks to the U.K. Daily Mail, we have a puzzle:
Your task, should you accept it, is to find the gilded Oscar statue among all these C3PO's.
Good luck!georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-30974088468965151662016-02-25T06:59:00.000-08:002016-02-25T06:59:10.978-08:00The Rich and the Poor
They both have always been with us. And they always will.georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-9887209100978286822016-02-19T08:51:00.000-08:002016-02-19T08:51:02.168-08:00Gravitational Waves
(Smart Guy)georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-81470340137519670192016-02-17T11:50:00.002-08:002016-02-17T11:50:58.046-08:00Extreme Multitasking
Now here's an ambitious driver hard at work. I'm guessing he's signed on with Uber and Lyft and has Waze running, but I have no possible thoughts about the other four screens.
Any guesses?
Ain't life wonderful?georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-72152888619113077312016-01-19T07:16:00.002-08:002016-01-19T09:55:55.134-08:00Claremont Hotel BerkeleyHey! Look at this:
The brown building with the hip roof used to be a firehouse! And now, those of us familiar with Berkeley and the Claremont Hotel understand why the streets are so crazy in this section of town.
(As always, click to enlarge.)
georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666703.post-24999811746768653852016-01-17T17:37:00.000-08:002016-01-17T17:37:19.284-08:00NostalgiaDW#1 is busy unearthing memories from our archives.
Some hidden treasures have been noticed.
One from early days at St. Albans School for Boys, about 1950:
That's me, half hidden behind the left shoulder of the gent in the blue blazer. And yes, coats and ties were required.
Then we move to Waikiki's Nick's Fishmarket and an historic evening sometime about 1972:
This delightful scene of georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087287697417389145noreply@blogger.com1