Wilmot and I went for a quick ride this weekend – which included going over the new pedestrian bridge over highway 280. From Cycling Photos From Cycling Photos We did the standard route around Stevens Canyon Road and made our way back on Prospect and then Tantau. The route was 20.5 miles and what’s really [...]
I received my mail in ballot for the November 3rd Santa Clara County election. On my ballot was only one measure: Measure C: Parcel Tax Santa Clara Unified School District Not knowing too much about the measure, I searched on Google and found that smartvoter.org had a good summary of the measure. The measure is as follows: [...]
I spent the past weekend in Cambridge. My Dad was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an organization founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock and James Bowdoin. Besides being extremely proud of my father, it was pretty cool to see some leading intellectuals packed together in one room. I’ll let [...]
I hope future searches for best rib recipe or grillmaster turn up Matt Dougherty, because he’s spilled the beans on how to make some excellent ribs. These ribs were prepared on Friday evening and cooked last Sunday. Kolina took the following pictures. 1. Start with a dry rub – I used a fair amount of brown [...]
I went hiking this weekend at the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. The preserve is located off of Page Mill Road near Skyline, meaning the preserve offers plenty of hills and scenic views. We took an easy 3 mile loop around the preserve, which included about 500 feet of descent and gradual climbing. It’s pretty [...]