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  • Horrifying Abalone Video

    MVI_4871 Originally uploaded by meherenow Not for the faint of heart. This video shows the cooking of an Abalone in it’s shell. Kei was traumatized as this brought back memories of her childhood. Check out the other photos of Hakone on Flickr.

  • Trip to Honke Bankyu

    IMG_4384 Originally uploaded by meherenow Here are the photos from our trip to Nikko, Yunishigawa and to Honke Bankyu. Warning — many photos of food ahead!

  • Tokyo Photos

    IMG_4298 Originally uploaded by meherenow Photos of our trip to Japan. The first set of photos show our photos of Tokyo. Look for Nikko (Yashigawa Prefecture) to come next.

  • Japan Trip

    Kei and I are heading to Japan. I’ll see if I can’t write a little bit here in Internet Cafe’s over there. Our itinerary is: Tokyo Nikko Hakone Kyoto Osaka Tsukuba Tokyo I’m hoping to hit as many Onsen as I can while I’m there, see some cherry blossoms, visit Toyoto and eat a lot…

  • Friday Night Beer Can Race on Courageuse

    Friday Night Beer Can Race on Courageuse Originally uploaded by meherenow On Friday, July 31, 2009, I headed out to crew with Evan, Glen and Brian on the 29 foot sailing vessel Courageuse. We raced around the North Bay from Fort Mason as part of the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s Friday Night Beer Can series.…

  • Free Lunchtime Concert in Mint Plaza

    Dancing in Mint Plaza Concert Originally uploaded by meherenow Kei and I biked down to get a savory roast pork Bahn Mi at Latte Express last week. We went to the one in Mint Plaza. Mint Plaza is a reclaimed public space, right next to the seedy area of town. You wouldn’t know it by…

  • Toastmastering, social networking and punk rock

    I went to a toastmasters meeting tonight. It was a well run club. It had more roles and organization than our Agile Philanthropy group does. I think this is actually freeing rather than limiting, because it provides a way for junior members and newcomers, like me to get directly involved in some way. Rather than…

  • The It’s-It Bar

    The It’s-It Bar Originally uploaded by meherenow I learned about the famous It’s-It bar at Playland, the Musical. This is a new musical about a San Francisco specific amusement park (read “carnival”) that’s brings all kinds of people back to a simpler time. The ice cream bar is featured in the opening number. Thanks sf.funcheap.com!…

  • Uladoo Chart

    I’m experimenting with Uladoo, pronounced yoo-la-doo. Here is my recently christened “miles run” chart.

  • Dr Seuss Tree

    Walking through the Mission Bay campus on my our way to the Philly game this afternoon, we noticed some trees with little gumballs hanging from them. It isn’t a gumball tree like we had in Virginia, but something else. Any ideas?