They call it a once every quarter of a century storm that has Northern California in its crosshairs. The rains started last night but the real force isn't supposed to arrive until late tonight.
Two short work weeks in a row ... last week a friend and former Stanford student stopped by for coffee; it was great catching up with her.
This week, my two younger sons came by for lunch (Wiz Burger) and it was great to catch up with them.
I'm on standby editing duties all weekend so will stay online and not go anywhere. have to mss the joint birthday party for James (10) and Daisy (3) down in San Jose today. Hope the storm hods off!
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Saturday, January 07, 2017
Monday, January 02, 2017
Authoritarian Lies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels
The Big Lie was a main feature of fascism in Germany. Donald Trump lies over and over. Now he claims he knows things no one else knows about claims regarding Russian hacking.
He doesn't know anything of the sort. He is lying. He is a chronic liar.
Authoritarians act this way. This is a major warning signal of what is to come.
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The Big Lie was a main feature of fascism in Germany. Donald Trump lies over and over. Now he claims he knows things no one else knows about claims regarding Russian hacking.
He doesn't know anything of the sort. He is lying. He is a chronic liar.
Authoritarians act this way. This is a major warning signal of what is to come.
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Monday, December 26, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Holiday Thoughts
This time of year is strange and in some ways wonderful. For those of us who grew up in families that celebrate Christmas, it is a magical time of year, especially for children. The excitement of waking up to presents under the Christmas tree from "Santa Claus" is palpable.
At the same time, the calendar year is winding down and for those of us who work, this is a time when exhaustion can take over. It has been a long, difficult year, for example, to those of us who are journalists.
We've had to cover many disturbing events and trends, and we are, frankly, very tired.
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At the same time, the calendar year is winding down and for those of us who work, this is a time when exhaustion can take over. It has been a long, difficult year, for example, to those of us who are journalists.
We've had to cover many disturbing events and trends, and we are, frankly, very tired.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Home for the Holidays
So great to see the boys, back from college, and Julia, out of school for the holidays.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Family Matters
When I bought my first and only new car, a 2004 Saturn Ion, in December 2003, I was so proud I sent photos of it to several family members and friends.
That was 13 years ago and it now has around 133,000 miles on it. In the past few years, I've been driving less and less. It is so crowded and dangerous around here, with people dressed in all black walking right out in front of your car at dusk, bicyclists dart in and out of traffic and many other hazards exist.
I opened Uber and Lyft accounts for my younger kids plus the boys both have their own cars now. Except for going to Safeway now and then or my dentist, the only "trips" I take are to my kids' houses, on Bernal, Glen Park, San Jose or El Cerrito.
A couple months back I got a notice that I needed to get a smog certificate by December 28th in order to get my car registration renewed. Yesterday, after weeks of procrastination, I drove the car to a nearby Shell station but the smog guys were late and nowhere to be seen. So I drove down Potrero to a little hole in the wall place I'd noticed over the years and they agreed to give it a smog test for $40 (a very good price.)
It failed. Then, after the stress of the test it failed to start and could not be jump-started.
It has a new battery so I knew that could not be the problem. The mechanics determined it was the ignition switch. They also told me that once they installed a new switch the car would have to travel 300 miles to build up enough computer memory for it to pass the test.
Worse, they could not get the needed part until next Tuesday, the 20th.
As I absorbed this news, and imagined the very expensive tickets no doubt awaiting me as the registration runs out, I called my oldest son, Peter, and asked him if he might be able to drive the car 300 miles over the coming week.
He said yes.
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That was 13 years ago and it now has around 133,000 miles on it. In the past few years, I've been driving less and less. It is so crowded and dangerous around here, with people dressed in all black walking right out in front of your car at dusk, bicyclists dart in and out of traffic and many other hazards exist.
I opened Uber and Lyft accounts for my younger kids plus the boys both have their own cars now. Except for going to Safeway now and then or my dentist, the only "trips" I take are to my kids' houses, on Bernal, Glen Park, San Jose or El Cerrito.
A couple months back I got a notice that I needed to get a smog certificate by December 28th in order to get my car registration renewed. Yesterday, after weeks of procrastination, I drove the car to a nearby Shell station but the smog guys were late and nowhere to be seen. So I drove down Potrero to a little hole in the wall place I'd noticed over the years and they agreed to give it a smog test for $40 (a very good price.)
It failed. Then, after the stress of the test it failed to start and could not be jump-started.
It has a new battery so I knew that could not be the problem. The mechanics determined it was the ignition switch. They also told me that once they installed a new switch the car would have to travel 300 miles to build up enough computer memory for it to pass the test.
Worse, they could not get the needed part until next Tuesday, the 20th.
As I absorbed this news, and imagined the very expensive tickets no doubt awaiting me as the registration runs out, I called my oldest son, Peter, and asked him if he might be able to drive the car 300 miles over the coming week.
He said yes.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Family Trees and Rains
My sisters and I are trying to help my oldest daughter research our family tree(s). It appears we have a geat deal of information for both the Weir and Anderson/Wishart sides. If it ever becomes available in a digital form I will post it here.
Both of my parents were immigrants, my mother from Scotland and my father from Canada -- coming to Detroit in the 20s. I was born in the 40s and grew up in the 50, went to college in the 60s, and moved to SF in the 70s.
Have been here ever since except for one year in D.C.
Of course I am only one branch of their shared family tree.
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Rainy and windy here today and tonight. Saw my oldest son this morning and he drove me to work. He's going to start working at Yelp next month.
I've been busy ordering presents for my children and grandchildren. This is a time of year I enjoy.
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Both of my parents were immigrants, my mother from Scotland and my father from Canada -- coming to Detroit in the 20s. I was born in the 40s and grew up in the 50, went to college in the 60s, and moved to SF in the 70s.
Have been here ever since except for one year in D.C.
Of course I am only one branch of their shared family tree.
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Rainy and windy here today and tonight. Saw my oldest son this morning and he drove me to work. He's going to start working at Yelp next month.
I've been busy ordering presents for my children and grandchildren. This is a time of year I enjoy.
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