Was lying in bed awake after my alarm went off when there was a quick jolt to the house. Turns out it was a 3.3 earthquake in Richmond, CA. I really dread the day of another major one in the Bay Area. I’d better get that emergency kit ready, but that does make me wonder. [...]
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Posted 02 September 2010
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All that traffic is keeping me from a figure drawing appointment. Damn it. I am thankful to have the information though because I’d be pissed to be sitting in traffic from El Cerrito to Emeryville.
While I was driving the other day, I noticed two kids stopping their bikes in strange ways when both bicycles were clearly equipped with braking mechanisms. The first kid was on First St. in Benicia, and he decided that dragging his right foot against the back tire was best. That’s a Flinstones move if I [...]
A new local high school should be opening up next year in American Canyon, CA, and the Times-Herald ran an article about kids and the community deciding on colors, a name, and a mascot. One of the names submitted by middle schoolers? The Flaming Turtles of Destiny. Very dramatic, wouldn’t you say? I just feel [...]
I don’t hesitate telling my friends and family how I’d like to leave Vallejo and the Bay Area, but looking at the forecast for this coming week (yeah, I know they could be saying something different by Wednesday) I do appreciate our great weather. This weekend wasn’t the best, but when I hear about flooding [...]
