Browse 2025
January 2025
2025-01-01
Visiting an active volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii
2025-01-02
Riding a zodiac down the Kona coast to snorkel in Kealakekua Bay
2025-01-03
A coffee farm, a hike to the ocean, a monument, spinner dolphins, Hawaiian history, and a bookstore
2025-01-04
Visiting another beach, a close encounter with a sea urchin, more Hawaiian history, shaved ice, and a movie night
2025-01-05
Hiking into a scenic valley; shaved ice above the ocean; driving a jeep with the top down; seeing the sunset and stars on the side of Mauna Kea
2025-01-06
Visiting a coffee farm on the way home
2025-01-20
Visiting a notorious federal prison
February 2025
2025-02-15
Watching the Chinese New Year Parade
2025-02-22
A transit-involved adventure biking across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
March 2025
2025-03-06 21:06:47
It's been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic took over my life, but instead let's look forward to the next catastrophe
April 2025
2025-04-05
Seeing a legendary German electronic band at a legendary venue
2025-04-12
Visiting a historic house and its formal gardens
May 2025
2025-05-17
A new statue on the Embarcadero
2025-05-18
Every spring we run from the bay to the breakers
June 2025
2025-06-07
Camping on Angel Island: having the island to ourselves after the ferries leave, and seeing San Francisco's skyline lit up at night
2025-06-08
Wrapping up a camping trip to Angel Island
2025-06-14
Protesting the president who wants to be king
July 2025
2025-07-04
Camping at China Camp State Park
2025-07-05
A loop hike to a Chinese fishing village
2025-07-27
A career retrospective
August 2025
2025-08-09
Seeing the Washington Nationals play the Giants at Oracle Park on a bright sunny summer afternoon
September 2025
2025-09-01
Natural history and animatronic dinosaurs in Golden Gate Park
2025-09-07
Sailing out of Santa Cruz
2025-09-17 20:27:09
Getting this year's COVID and flu shots, despite the best efforts of certain brain-wormed political appointees
2025-09-20
Gary Numan at Catalyst
October 2025
2025-10-17
Kicking off college visit season with a trip to Colorado State University
2025-10-18
Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, along with the seasons of fall and winter
2025-10-19
A few anecdotes from flying out of Denver
2025-10-24
Seeing one of my favorite bands on their last tour
2025-10-30
Arriving in Las Vegas for a long weekend
2025-10-31
Leaving the Strip: the Erotic Heritage Museum, a museum about the Mob, a neon boneyard; and zombie burlesque
November 2025
2025-11-01
Alanis Morissette in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace
2025-11-02
Leaving a fake place
2025-11-26
Visiting family for Thanksgiving
2025-11-28
Post-Thanksgiving family adventures: boating, wake-boarding, blacksmithing
2025-11-29
Seeing Mannheim Steamroller, because I happened to be in SoDo at the right time
2025-11-30
Catching an early flight home from Seattle after Thanksgiving
December 2025
2025-12-11
Seeing the Messiah in San Francisco
2025-12-17
Christmas lights on display
2025-12-19
Ice skating in downtown San Jose
2025-12-25
Heading to Nebraska for Christmas
2025-12-26
Visiting the Strategic Air and Space museum after Christmas
2025-12-28
Wrapping up Christmas in Lincoln and heading to Kansas City for phase two
2025-12-29
Seeing the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City
2025-12-30
A nostalgia trip in KCK
2025-12-31
Departing the plains for the mountains