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Back in Brooklyn, Maxwell was ready to brawl. He has mellowed some in California.

A color-enhanced Maxwell from May, done in the style of the earlier photo of Maggie.

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Stuyvesant Town, as viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge.

A photo I took from the Brooklyn Bridge last May. I cropped in on these buildings, did a color enhance and then “sharpen” to help bring out the feeling of the masonry.

Thanks, Jenny, for identifying these buildings as belonging to Stuyvesant Town—Peter Cooper Village.

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Climate Best by Government Test

I have always been pleased by the delicious absurdity that some dull San Mateo suburb saw fit to immortalize a government report saying that, if nothing else, the weather in Redwood City is close to perfect.

I shot this out the window of Caltrain on a rainy day.

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Books of dubious value.

Technical professionals have long known to go for “the animal books” from O’Reilly Publishing.

At first I’m like “why do we need a book for Face . . . ooooohhhhh right, Apps!” I like that blogging is a bunch of cute-looking wild cats stumbling over each other, and somebody wrote a book on Skype because hey these things are better in threes, right?

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A tree blossoms at the light rail station.

This photo was taken on a beautiful day earlier this week. It has since begun raining again.

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For Valentine's Day, Mei baked me an apple pie.

I made pork chops, Mei baked an apple pie. A nice pairing.

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A large mandala in the sand at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

Castles made of sand.

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Some firefighters look over their truck on a sunny Saturday.

We had some errands to run in the city this weekend. I also spent a little time hunting the 38-Geary buses to photograph their destination signs.

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My Alarm Clock

Maggie runs the house. She declares when it is breakfast time, time to go outside, and time to eat dinner.

I named her Maggie for the Simpsons character who is small and doesn’t speak. Usually she has an adorable silent meow. But when she is excited to receive her meal, she does an impressive monkey imitation.

I did another of her feline companion, Maxwell.

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A 38 Geary Muni bus, bound for 48th Ave

This evening Mei and I ran up to San Francisco to dine with her sister at a French restaurant on Geary. While waiting for dessert I took a peek at my e-mail and there was a message from an acquaintance who is a transit consultant in Australia, who wanted to double-check a claim he was making about the destination sign for the 38 Geary bus.

As we waited to pay the bill, I borrowed Mei’s camera and stepped out to the street, and there was a Geary bus! But I was too slow on the draw. Alas, the transit consultant was thinking about one of Muni’s most frequent lines, and another bus was right behind.

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Mountain View VTA Light Rail Station

Today, all eyes are on Egypt. This morning it sounded as if Mubarak would be removed from power, and I felt a euphoria at all the times in my life when I have pumped my fist in the air and chanted with the crowd that “The People–United–Will Never Be Defeated!”

At lunch, we watched the captions on the TV as Mubarak spoke, and said he wasn’t resigning. I have work to do but I have Al Jazeera on in my headphones.

It felt like today could be one of those days when the people triumphed. Not today, but soon.

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A lego train, a polar bear, and two squirrels. Things I've loved since I was small.

Late in the day and I have no photo. Looking across the living room and I like the result. The lego train is a gift of Mei, and I’m pretty sure all three stuffed animals are from Grandma. Polar bears, squirrels, and trains have long been favorites of mine.

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