My Famous Husband
My handsome husband Kyle Rankin signing his books at last week’s LinuxWorld in San Francisco. Thanks to Kat for taking this picture.
Back-To-School Sales
Ten notepads, two composition books, two packs of markers, one pack of crayons, and glue sticks. $4.50 Seriously, ten cents for a notepad! Back-to-school is like an office-supply nerd’s dreamland. I will write something real on here soon.
Article: Le Bistro Restaurant Review
Check it out: This week’s issue of the Bohemian has my restaurant review of Le Bistro in Petaluma. Le Bistro By Joy Lanzendorfer I had heard a lot about Le Bistro in Petaluma. After all, the restaurant, sitting unobtrusively on…
Jack London Park Hike
On Saturday, Marcia and I went for a hike at the Jack London park in Glen Ellen. We saw the ruins of the house of a famous writer, a mountain, vineyards, lots of dragonflies, and lizards–including the blue-tailed skink. We…
Kyle’s Newest Article
Kyle’s newest TechTarget article is up: How remote management saved me an emergency flight overseas. Excerpt: They say timing is everything. This is especially true when you plan a server deployment. When crucial equipment arrives at the wrong time, it…
Everybody’s Doing It
Eight Facts About Me: The rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about…
Article: Let the game begin
Last month, I spent time talking to video game developers in Marin County. I got to go to their offices, ask them about their games, and think about having fun a lot. It was, well… fun. The resulting article is…
I Enjoy Flamingos
The other week I played hooky and went to the zoo. There was almost no one there and I got close to the animals. I liked the owl that swiveled its head to stare at me and the monkeys with…
New Family Member
We got a kitten! He is two months, supposedly, though the vet says if he is, he is big for that age. He’s a Siamese/Lynx Tail mix. His tail looks a little bit like someone dipped a feather in ink,…
Weekend Part II: Flogging Molly
I’ve been wanting to see Flogging Molly live for a long time, so on Saturday, we went to the Oyster and Beer Fest in San Francisco. The cost for admissions for a full day of music was a reasonable $15.…