Halloween 2021
I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves. This can sometimes lead to a prolonged choosing process and debate. The moments of “OMG” and “wow” are wonderful as they realize the candies are…
Silicon Valley has no idea about the ‘metaverse’
Silicon Valley has no idea about the ‘metaverse’
Silicon Valley denizens are making the rounds bloviating on their ideas about the ‘metaverse’ which basically are nonsense vehicles for selling more eyeballs. The truth is the metaverse already…
A year in the empty offices
A year in the empty offices
It’s been a year since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I manage technology for part of a…
Two months with a Tesla Model Y
Two months with a Tesla Model Y
Two months ago, I bought a Tesla Model Y. The purchasing process was simple, all done online. The Model Y is our 4th EV car, so we are quite used to the charging life.
3 Years with a Chevy Bolt
3 years with a Chevy Bolt
The Bolt was a good car, but not a great experience. The Bolt was our third EV car, but we won’t be getting another one from GM. The only real failure was about 6 months in where the car basically…
Halloween 2019
Halloween 2019
Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves…
We gave away our library of books
We gave away our library of books
Michele, my wife, and I are voracious readers. She tends toward Scandinavian crime novels and I tend toward hard sci-fi, with us both dipping our toes into fantasy novels from time to time. Over our…
Halloween 2018
Halloween 2018
Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves…
Halloween 2017
Halloween 2017
Cruft Manor has Halloween traditions: Every year, we give out full size candies, made a listing of all costumes, and make a timelapse movie. ~300 Full Size Candies, ready for the trick or treaters…
Riding Pacific Coast Highway
Riding Pacific Coast Highway
Last year, my friend Syd and I began planning a bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to celebrate our birthdays, each a day apart. We looked a how to ride between the two cities for a bit…