I grew up thinking that that Tramp Art was made by hoboes who traveled the US by train and used found objects to create their “traveling” art. Contrary to…
Few can agree on the origin of this American pastime. Some say that the game of croquet originated from the French game Paille Maille, in which crude mallets were…
This last evening in February, San Franciscans were treated to something very special, rainbows and bolt lightening, and then the sky was ablaze. Southern parts of the city…
In the mid-nineties, my Dad painted his 100+ year old Connecticut farmhouse dark gray. I can only imagine what a stir that created amid his exclusive neighborhood. Clearly,…
The Macbeth ColorChecker® Chart was developed in 1976 and remains an industry standard for cinematographers and photographers today. Now simply referred to as the ColorChecker®, the ColorChecker® is…
Although often referred to as Fiesta Ware or Fiestaware, the name of this popular dinnerware is simply, Fiesta. Manufactured by the Homer Laughlin China Company of West Virginia,…
The Great Dane is the only breed with the fur pattern “Harlequin”, with splotches of black on white. Human hair follicles grow one hair each while those of…
Henry Mill, a waterworks engineer, received British patent (No. 395) for an apparatus referred to as a “Machine for Transcribing Letters”. It has been estimated that over a series…
As 2014 draws to a close, I look ahead with anticipation and hope that 2015 will be full of laughter and joy and promise.
It’s hard to not quote Lance’s title. It really is never just about the bike. Nor is it just about AIDS. It’s so much more and so many…
Today would have been Hiroo’s 17th birthday. Happy Birthday Hiroo! I hope you are having fun with all your old buddies. I think of you often and will…
Akitas are stubborn, to put it mildly. They are also opinionated, and they don’t mind expressing themselves. Masumi does not like her new harness. It’s suppose to provide me more…
Hundreds of cyclists gathered at Blackie’s Pasture in Tiburon to honor fellow cyclist Robin Williams before going out on a 5-mile group ride. Bob Roll, former Tour de…
The above photo was taken today, just two weeks before Masumi’s third birthday. The photo below was taken on August 7, 2012, a few weeks before Masumi’s FIRST…
Trifexis is bad stuff for Masumi. Poor thing, because her reaction to it wasn’t immediate, it took a while to make the connection. The first two times she…
The Pos Peds takeover of Dante’s Table on Castro Street and get serenaded by the ever charming Olivia Hart.
Masumi is afraid of the wind. In addition to trying to hide under and in things, in her fear she tries to unplug electrical items. On occasion she…