The professor was out this weekend doing field work with his biogeography class. They went to a frisbee golf course. The plan was to measure the density of the California Poppy as a function of distance from the goal peg (or whatever the disc golfers call it). It was a gorgeous weekend. He was describing… Continue reading Golfing and Frisbee – a fun dream
Author: George Riner
Sunshine Cleaning
A nice little movie. Nothing really heavy here, or particularly hilarious, either. If watching people make stupid choices in their lives bothers you, this might be a tough movie to endure. But in the end, father and daughter each manage to stop doing something stupid in their lives. I couldn’t help but note the different… Continue reading Sunshine Cleaning
A bit of a downturn…..
A couple things… My desktop computer has had a “thermal event”. Overheated. Now it will not boot. I have to take it all apart – reseat all the cables and fans and cards and hope for the best. Could be awhile… Standby. I was rear-ended driving into San Franciso this evening. Right in the… Continue reading A bit of a downturn…..
I am an iPad owner
Yup. I signed up to reserve an iPad. Went in to Santa Rosa on April 3 and picked it up. It’s the 64Gb Wi-Fi version. Did not camp out at the mall to wait for the store to open in order to get the device as soon as possible. But I was warned that if… Continue reading I am an iPad owner
Route 1 to San Francisco
(more catching up) Wednesday, March 31, was Cesar Chavez Day. An actual holiday observed at SSU – not rolled up into a Monday/3-day-weekend thing. So we drove out to the coast and down Route 1 into Marin county. It was a very rainy windy day! No photos. The road winds and twists along the coast,… Continue reading Route 1 to San Francisco
Darjeeling Limited
This movie so Wes Anderson. It has a lot of the same feel as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. There’s even the cameo appearances of Bill Murray at the beginning and end. Very similar color tones – bright, contrasting with the very understated emotional tones, long takes with lots of lateral camera movement through… Continue reading Darjeeling Limited
Walk Hard
(more catching up) I like watching John C. Reilly. This movie is correctly categorized in the Netflix library as a parody of the rock star biopic. The other instantly recognizable actor in it is Tim Meadows, of SNL-fame. (“you don’t want no part of this shit”) It can be a bit much on the parody.… Continue reading Walk Hard
Weekend in Chico
(catching up)…. March 27 – trip to Chico, CA to visit K’s engaged daughter and take pix of her and fiancé for their use in wedding invitations. View Larger Map One of the best parts of the weekend was the drive up there and back. Instead of taking Interstate-5, we drove back roads. Through Calistoga,… Continue reading Weekend in Chico
Perversely satisfying … sans noses
This brief piece on NY Times can be seen from two points of experience: observing others, and then observing yourself. My self-defeating behavior doesn’t feel self-defeating. I can explain quite to my satisfaction why I’m not getting what I want. But observing others closely, it’s so easy to see their self-defeating patterns. But point them… Continue reading Perversely satisfying … sans noses
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Got this from my New Scientist eMag. Again, this is consistent with the idea that all “thinking” happens only in our “brain” is very mistaken.