Category Archives: Other

Today marks six months since I left behind California’s Central Valley and moved to the East Bay Area of San Francisco. Half a year later, I’m still reveling in the fact that I escaped the oppressive heat and the exceedingly … Continue reading →

Yes, I’m posting on Wednesday about last weekend. That’s because the weekend continued through Monday, though that was a work day. I never really stopped going full-speed-ahead until around 9 p.m. Tuesday, at which point I sat on my couch … Continue reading →

After 67 years, a young man’s family members have all passed on, and even distant relatives seem to have disappeared. But Edward O’Toole is finally being buried near his former home in the San Francisco Bay Area, decades after he … Continue reading →

Every new home/city seems to come with new learning experiences. Many are trivial, but it’s still interesting to realize how much you don’t know about the small things in life. So, here are some things I’ve learned since moving six … Continue reading →

A new study has concluded that when people fake a smile, their mood worsens. This intrigues me, because I’m generally a pretty happy/optimistic person and I always thought that if you smile and make the best out of things, your … Continue reading →

Greetings from Portland! (That’s the city up there in the picture at the top of the blog, though it’s a bit rainier this time around.) I’m having lots of fun, though I just got here Christmas morning. Christmas dinner with … Continue reading →

Changes are underway in my life. Here are the basics: I accepted a full-time job as executive administrator at a contracting company in Livermore, Calif. (It’s the U.S. office of an international fire protection/suppression firm.) I’ve been working there part-time … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned previously, numbers sometimes leap out at me. (I think I might need a new category of posts, come to think of it.) Here are two recent ones: 1. In the vein of my “44444” odometer post, the … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1995, I went on a group camping trip to Medicine Lake. My mom wasn’t much of a camping fan, but I was always game, and a bunch of my youth group friends were going to be … Continue reading →

A few months ago I started using Foursquare for two reasons: I wanted to see what it was about, and I wanted to become the mayor of the jail. I met those goals within two days, since my job at … Continue reading →