Monthly Archives: September 2011

Hiking Mt. Diablo

After growing up in the mountains and then spending more than 13 years in a valley, it’s been pretty amazing to be back among some hills. However, though I now live just a 15-minute drive away from Mt. Diablo, I’ve only … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: Fun With Words

Did you know that the plural of moose is moose, the plural of goose is geese, and the plural of mongoose is mongooses? Did you know that “epeolatry” is the worship of words? Did you know that I grew up … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: Parking game

How good are you at parking? And using the arrow keys on your keyboard? Today’s 11:11 a.m. Tuesday Time-Waster is a surprisingly addictive game in which you try to park a car without crashing into things. (Yes, there is music, … Continue reading

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Media appearances

I’ve had my name and photo in the local, national and even international press thousands of times due to my former job. (One time, a town car drove me to and from a live interview on a national morning news … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: GROW game

I have no idea when I first came across this cute little animated game. I figured it was about a decade ago; the website’s copyright date says 2002, so that sounds about right. Somehow the bookmark made it through my … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrapup: 9/10/11 = 12

It’s no small secret that I see patterns in numbers. I spent years trying to ignore it, and then decided I might as well find amusement in it — which meant I noticed numbers even more regularly. Then I took … Continue reading

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Vacation planning

Last night I bought more airplane tickets, which means I’ve booked three trips in the last two months — the first of which was booked WHILE I was on another trip. And now that these are booked, I’ll turn my … Continue reading

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Tuesday Time-Waster: Lego Death

It’s 11:11 a.m. on what for many of us is Monday in our work week. If you had to work on Labor Day, my condolences — I’ve worked my share of holidays, and it’s always a bummer when friends are … Continue reading

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