High Jinx was the white horse assigned to me in college. He threw me off one day during an obstacle course. Taught me how to fall, rise anew4:19 PM May 6th from web I feel bad for deserving magazines that went down. But some were colorfully untidy. A snapshot of Portfolio 5/1/07 http://tinyurl.com/cels3h9:14 PM May 5th from web @nytkeller's first tweet is a story on Pakistan. Nation-building? Sadly, that's not an option. Lee Kuan Yew has been telling us repeatedly.8:19 PM May 5th from web Real estate isn't private anymore. http://tinyurl.com/cn7g8d "Law firm partner swaps Georgetown 4BD for $1.75M" http://tinyurl.com/5e5yd73:26 PM May 5th from web Once upon a time, I only had to deal with one type of people at a time. Now, it's like, durn, sokay, dude, oh, how do you do Mrs. Lovelace?10:39 PM May 4th from web Closing Luncheon Chair, moi. Elegant affair of a bygone era still lives on in Claremont Court. Champagne, china, doilies, ladies with hats..9:30 PM May 4th from web #China. The moment I felt it? July '08 ".. architecture exudes an aura .. intellectual ferment as economic clout." http://tinyurl.com/5afaoz5:50 PM May 3rd from web Burned pot turned out not to be burned after all,"caramelized." Deglazed nicely and turned into yummy sauce. Am thankful and enchanted today3:14 PM May 3rd from web Prevalent Facebook thumbnail images of cute men with babies-ratio much higher than cute women with babies. Better babe magnets than puppies?11:25 PM May 2nd from web Now kids learn Chinese (Mandarin) on the iPhone. @maggilista's app just landed in the App Store. 水, 面... http://www.luckygrasshopper...9:41 PM May 2nd from web そんなマッコリバーがバークレーにもあったらいいのに。。。想像してみるよ。でもあたし、濁り酒より純米酒のほうがもっと好きかもしれないけどね。焼酒でもいいし。雰囲気が良ければどうでもいい。　http://tinyurl.com/d8ubbe7:58 PM May 2nd from web Burned a pot, while (sort of) discouraging Janet from getting a home water carbonating system. It'd be fun though to try making custom soda1:00 PM May 2nd from web Happily nurturing void. More delicious than pie fillings. Now, sharing it with you makes it a bit less delicious, but still enough to last.8:48 AM May 2nd from web Plotting the evening jogging course: Garber - College - Bancroft - Dana - Oxford - Center - Shattuck - Durant - Telegraph - Dwight - Etna -7:10 PM May 1st from Tweetie Milk tasting to determine aroma, body, finish. One has a hint of lemon, one of barnyard. Origin, climate unknown. http://tinyurl.com/d855sx10:42 AM Apr 29th from web Conspiracy? Commerce."the Japanese, South Koreans, Americans and Canadians have lots of jobs tied to existing cars http://tinyurl.com/d6znkr8:52 AM Apr 26th from web Electric car competition:"A dirty little tech secret is that the West is a relative slouch in (battery) chemistry" http://tinyurl.com/d6znkr1:26 AM Apr 26th from web The end of the sublime? Twitter mundane? Paper is not? Okay, blame the medium. Btw, dear poetry lovers, how many characters fit in a haiku?8:28 AM Apr 24th from web Every online info site should have a little donation box on the page. Make it ring like a bell so it feels like someone's getting his wings.6:31 PM Apr 23rd from web Art auction? Yes, Claremont Court is a masterpiece. It's hard to say what's going to happen. Open house tomorrow. http://www.2970avalon.com10:13 PM Apr 22nd from web Only 2 years ago, 2934 Avalon Ave, Berkeley CA sold for $4,050,000. 2810 Oak Knoll Terrace $4,008,342. Let's see how 2970 Avalon Ave does.12:59 PM Apr 22nd from web "So-and-so follows 98741263 people.."!? Twitter should, instead, list his actual "HOME" feed to show what garbage or gems he is "following".12:32 PM Apr 21st from web Why don't I "follow"? Not because I am rude. Actually, because I want to be polite. I'd rather not face the "reciprocal following" dilemma..11:59 PM Apr 20th from web Word of the day "slowbie": slow food enthusiast, as opposed to fast food lover, someone with money and leisure to care about healthful food.6:55 PM Apr 20th from web Microcosmic flowers. Futile attempts to root infinity in the palm of our hands? Some prefer nettles, and so do I. http://tinyurl.com/clgjg911:28 AM Apr 19th from web Cute Sonoma Town Square, second trip in a week. Can't afford pricey meals after mom and dad's departure. Settled for Basque Boulangerie Cafe8:44 AM Apr 19th from Tweetie Claremont Court homes rarely go on the market. Neighbor's open house, 2970 Avalon Avenue, Berkeley, CA $2,950,000 http://www.2970avalon.com7:59 AM Apr 19th from web Sunni-Shia? Islam prophet Muhammad dies. Succession issues. Most muslims, Sunni, accept the caliphs regardless of blood line. Shiites don't.8:20 PM Apr 17th from web What's exciting about this Twitter revolution is (or should be) that it's now less about who you know and more about what you know. Cheers.2:38 PM Apr 17th from web First, dad decides to take a nap in the parking lot. Mom gushes about the Bear Gulch Cave and the reservoir on top. Guess who climbed twice.12:48 PM Apr 17th from web Just looked at a few "celebrity twitter". @johncmayer not bad. @realhughjackman, meh. @andersoncooper, meh @aplusk, meh @GStephanopoulos meh12:21 PM Apr 17th from web @Maggilista Lovely Maggie Farley has joined Twitter. Please cheer her on. Her wish list: world peace, dream house, trapeze in Washington D.C6:07 PM Apr 14th from web Happy Black Day to You. Indulge in black food to celebrate your chic singledom or to wallow in dark gooey sauce.. http://tinyurl.com/dcoven12:58 PM Apr 14th from web 1769-1823 Los Franciscanos establecieron 21 misiones en el oeste de Alta California. At the courtyard fountain, Mission San Francisco Solano4:00 PM Apr 13th from Tweetie Maggie Farley "loves Sharon Hahn's recipe for Peeps s'mores" (on Facebook). Aww. Well, I wondered if peep s'more was a cruel idea. Isn't it?5:33 PM Apr 12th from web Cupertino, then San Francisco boutiques today. Dinner at "Singapore Malaysian Restaurant" on Clement. Pinnacles National Monument tomorrow.11:11 PM Apr 10th from web Retwittering http://tinyurl.com/cz8x6d until smart folks figure out how to optimize twitter search w/ google search. "Trending" and archive.10:53 PM Apr 10th from web