March 5, 2020How to avoid losing an hour of sleep when we ‘spring forward.’Setting your clocks forward after dinner can help you avoid losing sleep when we set our clocks forward at the end of DST. Categories General/Healthy living Comments: 0
November 23, 2018Thanksgiving 2018 at Año Nuevo State ParkPeople sharing their thankfulness at Año Nuevo State Park, Thanksgiving 2018. Categories Environment/General Comments: 0
October 15, 2018The pleasures of a relaxed morning commuteA commute can be what you make of it. Here is an example of one of my typical morning commute. Categories Environment/General/Peace Comments: 0
June 28, 2018Happy fathers’ day to all my fathersRecognizing all the ‘fathers’ in our lives. Categories General/Peace/Trampleasures Comments: 0
October 21, 2017Beach cleanup daily — without leaving your homeCollecting trash around your house helps keep your neighborhood clean, and keeps trash out of our waterways. Categories Environment/General Comments: 0
July 13, 2010Welcome……to my blog. I write about science education, radical/liberal politics, accessible web design, web support for small “brick and mortar” businesses, and a little about my life. Since I write about such a broad spectrum of topics, you may want to click the category link (on the right) of the topic you are most interested in. Categories General
December 7, 2009Snow on Claremont Avenue in Oakland/Berkeley hills Categories General/Weather Comment: 1
October 15, 2009New East Span Bay Bridge earthquake simulation videoSorry, I couldn’t get the video below to not autostart. Click the Pause button to stop it if you don’t want it to run. Categories General/Geology/earthquakes Comments: 0
October 14, 2009Loma Prieta 20 year anniversaryThis Saturday (October 17, 2009) marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Everyone who was in the Santa Cruz/SF Bay Area has their story of where they were, and KQED’s Forum call-in program had a great hour yesterday. It’s been long enough ago that for my students (juniors and seniors in high school) the earthquake is now only... Categories General/Science Education/Trampleasures Comments: 2
September 26, 2009A short poem about loveIn my life, every time that I’ve found it, love appears in a different way sometimes it’s right where I’m looking other times in an fog shrouded bay How love is is also quite varied erotic or gentle or wild I don’t know how the next one will appear old soul or youthful child For me love is like chocolate... Categories General Comments: 0