Category: Me

  • Mission Pies

    Kei and I visited Mission Pies this evening. We stuffed our pie holes with a Banana Creme and Shaker Lemon Pie. They topped them with a dollop of homemade whipped cream. Delish. I think I’ll be back for some more Banana Creme pie. On our way back the moon was low, dingy yellow and menacing.…

  • What can’t Brown do for you?

    I’m at Sea Tac airport and saw a table full of UPS drivers having an impromptu convention. I saw a table full of UPS drivers at breakfast, donned in their snappy Brown uniforms, at the Redmond Motor Inn. As I was shoveling down my continental breakfast, I overheard someone commenton how I5 was closed due…

  • Connecticut Yankee

    It’s Saturday night, and after a long perilous journey into the bowls of Ikea (where Kei and I smote the Minotaur, collected our handmade paper lamps, our steel shower caddies and fought the throngs of similarly budget minded nesters (Edward Norton eat you heart out)) we are at the Connecticut Yankee enjoying an enormous fried…

  • Kei is first in line for Kitchen Kura

    Kei is first in line for Kitchen Kura Originally uploaded by meherenow Kei and I walked down to a local japanese homestyle restaurant down the street last week. Its called Kitchen Kura and its just like sitting down to grandma’s kitchen (except my Grandma was from Nebraska, not Nagoya). The food was very delicious, authentic,…

  • Milano’s Pizza

    It’s Football Sunday and since Kei wanted to catch the final quarter of the Packer game at the local sports bar I was tasked with grabbing the pizza. I stopped in at the lil’ Italian restaurant pie shop Milanos. They made the pizza right in front of me in less than 20 minutes. It was…

  • Cat as fashion accessory

    I’m happy to be the recipient of the newest designer accessory from Paris, cat. Not only is it one of a kind, the essential haute coteur accesory of the season, but it doubles as a neck warmer.

  • Obama Victory

    Here is Kei celebrating Obama victory.

  • Trip to Rivendell Bicycle Works

    Rivendell Bicycle Works Originally uploaded by meherenow Kei and I took a trip up to visit the wool wearing chaps at the Rivendell Bicycle works in Walnut Creek. We enjoyed testing out the A Homer Hilsons, the Altanti and the (soon to be defunct) Ramboulliet. The folks were very friendly and not pushy. I got…

  • MP3 Experiment

    Kei and I participated in the San Francisco MP3 experiment, thanks to her lab friend Mike. I donned my red Gang Of Four Entertainment T Shirt and headed out with my ipod queued to the MP3 voice of Steve. Here is a description of the event. It was a good study in crowd dynamics (Swarming,…

  • Notebook left at a CSM Class

    Notebook left at a CSM Class Originally uploaded by meherenow Who left their notebook in my class