We made our first trip to McCovey's Restaurant on Friday evening. It's a great, all-american, family-friendly baseball-themed place. I am thinking of all my out-of-town baseball fans who will love it!
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Deep-Fried Dinner (Diner?)
We made our first trip to McCovey's Restaurant on Friday evening. It's a great, all-american, family-friendly baseball-themed place. I am thinking of all my out-of-town baseball fans who will love it!
Friday, July 07, 2006
A Really Nice Picture
By one Brandon Pass, from his posted collection on Flickr.
It's a shot from the interior of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. The building was designed by Italy's famous engineer Nervi.
(As always, a click on the pic will open it in a new window.)
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
From The Corner
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Golden Oldie [John Derbyshire]
I assume that my erudite co-Cornerites will all know this one, but some readers may not.
Did you hear about the dyslexic insomniac agnostic? He used to lie awake all night wondering if there really was a dog.
[DISCLAIMER: No dyslexics, insomniacs, or agnostics were harmed in the making of this joke.]
Golden Oldie [John Derbyshire]
I assume that my erudite co-Cornerites will all know this one, but some readers may not.
Did you hear about the dyslexic insomniac agnostic? He used to lie awake all night wondering if there really was a dog.
[DISCLAIMER: No dyslexics, insomniacs, or agnostics were harmed in the making of this joke.]
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Monday, July 03, 2006
Kate Smith Sings...
No date, but I'm guessing sometime after the war, late 1940's or so.
UPDATE Note, however, that the displayed flag has 50 stars, and remember that Hawaii, the 50th State, was admitted in 1959.
UPDATE II I just knew that someone knows a lot more than I. Go to
http://katesmith.org/gba.html
No date, but I'm guessing sometime after the war, late 1940's or so.
UPDATE Note, however, that the displayed flag has 50 stars, and remember that Hawaii, the 50th State, was admitted in 1959.
UPDATE II I just knew that someone knows a lot more than I. Go to
http://katesmith.org/gba.html
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Google Mars
I'll just let this link speak for its beautiful self. It, and many others, can be found on Google at their collection of NASA shots here.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
The Sigma Phi House in Madison WI
Ann Althouse is a blogger and a law professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She lives in University Heights and recently toured the Sigma Phi house across the street from my grandparents house where I vacationed when I was a kid.
Her perceptive camera was put to good use and the results can be seen on Flickr
Please take a gander. This place is truly an architectural masterpiece; it's amazing that it has survived so well.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Summer Solstice
This is it! First day of summer! Longest daylight of the year! Here in Nut Crik we are at latitude 37.91N, and our daylight hours total 14:48. Bromsgrove is at 52.15N, so their daylight is longer.
(Do we start the time when the tip of the sun appears on the horizon, or wait until the entire orb is visible? Nuance, my friend, and of no real importance if you are consistent. Oh well. . .)
Saturday, June 17, 2006
USA 1 - 1 ITALY
Well, at least that's better than one of the alternatives (although the grass was a bit bloody after the game.) For a explanation of soccer, an appealing explanation I guess, please see this extract of a WSJ article that I found at Power Line. Henry Kissinger (you remember him, right?) explains all.
Gotta go now. A's game starts in a few minutes.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Ichiro Who?
Mieko waves tata to the Seattle Mariners as they are swept by the A's in Oaktown today.
Sweet!
Monday, June 12, 2006
Double Tomato, Please
Study Shows Pizza May Help Fend Off Cancer
06-12-2006 -- www.theinquirer.net
According to an article from Theinquirer.net, “People might rejoice to hear that pizza keeps you fit.”
The article said, “Researchers from Italy say they have found that diet of regular pizza can help fend off cancer.”
The report stated that: “The study suggests that tomatoes and olive oil found in pizza are the sort of active ingredients that help to fight cancer. But boffins are hesitant to extend the healthy label to soggy, doughy concoctions.”
No further comment is required
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Whole Foods, Watch Out !
Farmer Mieko, on the back 40, is raising a full, organic garden. Herewith, the true California, organic zucchini, plucked and then pickled.
Monday, June 05, 2006
The Number Of The Beast!
"This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six."
If (and only if) you are into numbers, please see this.
I particularly enjoy the last comment regarding the sum of the squares of the first seven primes. Whew, that's obscure!
If (and only if) you are into numbers, please see this.
I particularly enjoy the last comment regarding the sum of the squares of the first seven primes. Whew, that's obscure!
Rhododendron
Our favorite radio gardener has for many years been Bob Tanem on KSFO every Sunday morning. His world-famous "Garden Recipe" solutions can be found here.
The problem is that Tanem doesn't like rhododendrons. He says that they're pretty unattractive for 47 weeks a year, and then bloom for only 5 weeks before reverting to their unattractiveness. How can he say that this is not worth it:
The problem is that Tanem doesn't like rhododendrons. He says that they're pretty unattractive for 47 weeks a year, and then bloom for only 5 weeks before reverting to their unattractiveness. How can he say that this is not worth it:
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