Browse 2024
January 2024
Welcome to Night Vale World-readable
2024-01-13
Going to the Castro Theater to see this year's Welcome to Night Vale live show
Tags: san-francisco
My favorites from last year's Hugo Award shortlist World-readable
2024-01-27 17:43:11
Finding interesting works I would have otherwise missed on the Hugo Award shortlist
Tags: books
February 2024
Mystery House World-readable
2024-02-18
Visiting the Winchester Mystery House in suburban San Jose
Tags: san-jose
Year of the Dragon World-readable
2024-02-24
Ringing in the lunar new year in Chinatown; also the Conservatory of Flowers
Tags: san-francisco
Celebration World-readable
2024-02-28
Madonna's Celebration tour in San Francisco
Tags: san-francisco music
March 2024
The New Normal World-readable
2024-03-06 20:42:19
Four years after the pandemic started
Tags: covid-19
Heavenly World-readable
2024-03-16
A heavenly early-spring day-trip skiing; and an unfortunate ski bag mix-up
Big Trees and Pacific World-readable
2024-03-30
Riding a train from the Beach Boardwalk to the Big Trees; and also a bonus roller coaster at the Beach Boardwalk
Tags: santa-cruz
April 2024
Petersen World-readable
2024-04-04
A last-minute trip to Los Angeles, featuring a car museum packed with movie cars; the perfect place to represent America's love affair with the automobile
Tags: los-angeles
Backlot World-readable
2024-04-05
Visiting the Warner Bros lot in Burbank for a movie studio tour
Tags: los-angeles
The long way to Coit Tower World-readable
2024-04-14
Taking a train and a ferry to get to Coit Tower, then climbing all the way to the top
Tags: san-francisco
Ride Into History World-readable
2024-04-20
BART's legacy fleet rides into history, carrying trains crowded with fellow transit fans
Tags: bart
Computer History World-readable
2024-04-27
A family outing to see the Computer History Museum in Mountain View
May 2024
Bay to Breakers World-readable
2024-05-19
From the Bay to the Breakers, San Francisco will be (I don't know how to finish this joke and I'm not sure it's even funny)
Tags: running san-francisco
Jeremiah O'Brien World-readable
2024-05-25
Visiting a liberty ship museum ship in San Francisco
Tags: san-francisco
June 2024
Santa Cruz Pride World-readable
2024-06-02
Watching Santa Cruz's pride parade on Pacific Ave
Tags: santa-cruz
July 2024
Harbor Queen World-readable
2024-07-04
Observing the Fourth of July with ice cream and a fireworks cruise
Tags: san-francisco fourth-of-july
Harbor World-readable
2024-07-05
Paddling in Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor
Tags: kayak santa-cruz
The Art of Noise World-readable
2024-07-06
An art exhibition at SFMOMA mixing graphic design, psychedelic rock, industrial design, and engineering
Tags: san-francisco
Mendocino World-readable
2024-07-13
Camping at Van Damme State Park and visiting the town of Mendocino
Rail Bikes World-readable
2024-07-14
Walking along the Mendocino Headlands, and biking on train tracks
Pygmy Forest World-readable
2024-07-15
A forest of tiny trees, wrapping up our time camping at Van Damme State Park on the Mendocino Coast
August 2024
Worldcon 2024 World-readable
2024-08-07
Flying across the Atlantic to visit Glasgow for Worldcon
Tags: worldcon-82
Central Belt World-readable
2024-08-08
Landing in Edinburgh and traveling across Scotland's Central Belt to Glasgow for Worldcon
Vegetables ... in Space! World-readable
2024-08-09
Day two at Worldcon in Glasgow: panels and art and dealers and an organ concert and autographs and ramen and a nerd disco
Saturday at Worldcon World-readable
2024-08-10
Saturday at Worldcon in Glasgow: autographs and breakfast and women in military sf and birthing pods
Hugo Awards World-readable
2024-08-11
Autographs, audio, economics, robots, lunch, wilderness, and Emily Tesh wins the Hugo Award for Some Desperate Glory
Riverside Museum World-readable
2024-08-12
The last day at Worldcon in Glasgow; plus a tall ship and a transport museum and a distillery tour
City of the Dead World-readable
2024-08-13
Glasgow Cathedral, and the Necropolis, and an abandoned train platform under Glasgow Central, and modern art, and vegan haggis
Dumbarton Castle World-readable
2024-08-14
Seeing the original Dumbarton in Scotland; also a cruise on Loch Lomond, and biking along the loch
Pendolino World-readable
2024-08-16
Taking the train down the West Coast Main Line, and meeting up with old colleagues in London
Imberbus World-readable
2024-08-17
Riding vintage Routemaster buses through an artillery training range on the Salisbury Plain to the involuntarily-abandoned village of Imber; also a side quest to an electropop show
Down into Down Street World-readable
2024-08-18
Making the most of my last day in London: the Vagina Museum, the Young V&A, and touring the disused Down Street station on the Piccadilly Line
Tags: london
September 2024
Treasure Island World-readable
2024-09-02
Crossing the Bay Bridge on bike (and bus), and riding an exciting new electric train
Electric service World-readable
2024-09-22
A new Caltrain train, and an old MUNI streetcar
Tags: san-francisco caltrain
Blood and Glitter World-readable
2024-09-28
Seeing a metal band from Eurovision live on stage
Tags: music
October 2024
Stereophonic World-readable
2024-10-18
A quick weekend trip to New York City starting with a Tony Award-winning Broadway play
Immigration Hospital World-readable
2024-10-19
A hard-hat tour of the immigration hospitals on Ellis Island; a glimpse into our immigration history; and the challenges of historical preservation and restoration
Tags: new-york
Dirt Candy World-readable
2024-10-19
Visiting a famous vegetarian restaurant in Manhattan
Tags: new-york
November 2024
The election of Donald Trump (the sequel) World-readable
2024-11-27 13:34:14
Processing the results of the 2024 presidential election
Thanksgiving 2024 World-readable
2024-11-28
Visiting my parents in Walla Walla for Thanksgiving
Tags: family walla-walla
December 2024
Wharf World-readable
2024-12-24
Seeing debris from the Santa Cruz Wharf washed up on Seabright Beach
Tags: beach santa-cruz
Christmas in Santa Cruz World-readable
2024-12-25
A cozy low-key Christmas at home in Santa Cruz
Tags: christmas
Big Island World-readable
2024-12-30
Heading to the Big Island of Hawaii after Christmas for an extended family holiday
Tags: hawaii
Night Snorkel World-readable
2024-12-31
Swimming at the beach in Hawaii, and snorkeling with manta rays
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