We had a little hassle with the SF Bay Bridge recently, closing it down. You may have heard about it.
Archive for the ‘commute’ Category
Unvoluntarily “Green” Commuting
Posted in commute, humor, travel on November 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Submarining the Work Week
Posted in commute, travel on October 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Our BART train stalled in the Tube down on the floor of San Francisco Bay today. It seemed to run into some trouble as we left Oakland and entered the Transbay Tube, stopping and starting a couple times. During a stall the driver came on and said they were having technical difficulties and we would be delayed. [...]
A Strangely Jolly Commute this Morning
Posted in commute, culture, entertainment, humor, life, travel on August 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I did the casual carpool this morning. For those outside the SF Bay Area, the casual carpool is a way to reduce congestion during rush hour. I think it’s primarily in the East Bay (across San Francisco Bay from the City), rather than down the peninsula or in Marin county, but they may have it [...]
The new desk, and a new view
Posted in commute, life, photography on April 29, 2009 | 8 Comments »
So, I’m sitting at a new desk at work. I don’t know how long I’ll be there, although the powers that be have moved my computer down to the new office, which is on the opposite corner of our block from where I used to work. It might be a matter of weeks, or months [...]
Moving
Posted in commute, life, travel on April 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I’m re-locating at work next week. Rather, I’m sort of straddling two desks.
A nourishing notion, but now it’s gone
Posted in commute, gardening, nature, walking on April 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Earlier this week I passed by three small, slender trees struggling to survive on Golden Gate avenue and, with the oncoming summer dry season in mind, I thought, maybe a few times this summer I’ll put a water jug in my pack and come out here to try and keep these poor guys going.
Bankruptcy for Ford, GM, and Chrysler
Posted in commute, culture, life, politics, rants, thoughts, travel on November 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Amidst the national election, the mortgage crisis, the banking bail-out, and everything else going on from endangered polar bears to Somali pirates, I’ve been listening to the pundits talk about throwing a $25 billion bone to the automakers. At first, I accepted the notion that cars are different from airlines. An airline can reorganize under bankruptcy without [...]
The Mnemonic Problem: My Humor Gone Awry?
Posted in animals, beer, commute, cooking, dogs, entertainment, humor on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, I described how I decided to take a day off from work to brew a second batch of Belgian wit ale this autumn.
When organization is key
Posted in commute, life, technology, thoughts, travel on April 20, 2008 | 13 Comments »
On my way back to the house the other morning I realized where my wife’s keys were (also where she wouldn’t know they were) and that there was no way she’d have gotten out the door in time. I didn’t know it yet, but it was only one link in the mayhem.
Ka-WHUMP! Bark-bark-bark-bark!
Posted in animals, commute, dogs, gardening, life, pets, travel on March 27, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Sometime shortly after 7 last night, we had finished dinner and were transitioning toward evening activities when we heard a loud “Ka-WHUMP!” from the street. We felt it, too, especially the dogs, who immediately adrenalized into watchdog action: “bark-bark-bark-bark!” and the alarm was sounded. Almost simultaneously, the sirens began.