Traitor!

Our cat, Moose, is a night owl. So much so that he sometimes doesn’t come home at night. Which concerns us, particularly me, since there are occasional coyotes and even mountain lions that pass through the area. Besides, as a black cat he isn’t all that visible when crossing streets,

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Lost Coast: Getting Home

After a fun and exciting day exploring the Lost Coast I left Real Northern California to return home to Supposedly Northern California. Rather than retrace my route down US 101 I opted to take Highway 1 most of the way and split the ride into two days. The first stretch,

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Lost Coast: Found!

So it’s not lost anymore! Not, of course, that it ever was. Except to me. But now even I know where it is! Today’s ride was a total blast, although it did give my arms and lower back a real workout (all those bumps, potholes, road heaves and other pavement

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Lost Coast: Phase 1

…and we’re off! Well, we will be in about 30 minutes :). First step: get to Garberville, California.First challenge: survive the wilds of US 101 in Marin County 🙂 I made it to Garberville, California after a five hour ride and a 45 minute stop for lunch and gas. Boy,

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Lost Coast Here We Come!

If all goes according to plan — and the weather gods don’t decide to play tricks on me — I will — finally! — be touring California’s Lost Coast next week. How do you lose a coast? Well, actually you don’t. But you can decide it’s so geologically unstable you

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Finding Lost Cats

Our cat, Moose, was unaccounted for recently for well over 24 hours, far longer than he’d ever stayed away from home before. We eventually found him — safe & sound, enjoying some private hunting/hiding time a bit further from home than he’d been known to go before — but were

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Bad Staff Work Strikes Again!

Years ago I got to be a representative to the California State Democratic Party annual meeting in Sacramento. It was a fascinating experience. And it contained at least one funny/weird element I’ll never forget, when Gavin Newsom stepped up onto the stage to the tune of Viva La Vida from

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Two Slits, Many Questions

Let’s be honest: quantum mechanics is a bizarrely wonderful and beautiful creation of the human mind. Richard Feynman, the Nobel laureate, famously said that, while there were a few people who understood general relativity (another beautiful construct), no one understood quantum mechanics. Yet that doesn’t stop us from using it

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Oh Frabjous Day!

Well, not yet. Everyone is entitled to a fair trial, and no one can predict how a trial will turn out. But… And maybe, just maybe…

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Why Are Sequels Disappointing: Some Thoughts

I recently saw Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to Into the Spider-Verse, which was one of my favorite movies — and certainly my favorite animated movie — of at least the last decade. I really enjoyed Across — I highly recommend it — but I left the theater feeling that,

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