Because our new city is very eco-friendly, herds of goats are used to clear the hillsides and canyons, which are prone to fire. The goats are moving up the canyon behind our house and are pretty entertaining to watch. The following videos show some of them doing their thing:
We went to London for a reunion with Karen’s family at the end of June for a week. We stayed in the fantastic London Marriott Hotel County Hall that is on the Thames between Westminster Bridge and the London Eye. The hotel building used to be the county government building. It was very central, with just…
We live in a world that has more information available online than ever before. Granted, much of it is unreliable or useless, but even the small fraction that is valuable is more voluminous than most people could have imagined even a few years ago. But the problem is that a lot of local information that…
On the morning of Day 3, we visited Park Guell in lovely weather that had no traces of the previous day’s rain. Park Guell was intended to be a planned neighborhood for the wealthy of Barcelona. It was commissioned around 1900 by a well-travelled entrepreneur named Guell, who was inspired by his overseas trips, and…
If you’re planning to order a Tesla, each Tesla owner (or orderer, in my case) is given a referral link that others can use to get some goodies. At the moment, when someone uses a referral link, both parties get 1000 supercharger miles, so win-win! My link is below in case anyone would like to…
One of the common side effects of the gas bubble used to hold the retina in place after vitrectomy and retina repair is damage to the lens. The surgeon said it was due to the lens not getting enough nutrients as the gas expanded and touched it. I’ve also read that the gas itself may…
In mid-December (the 12th to be exact), we had temperatures in the 80s and beautiful blue skies, so we went to Crystal Cove State Park for sightseeing and a walk along the beach. Pictures are at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenjenks/sets/72157625667237654/ I took a movie of a pelican skimming across the waves: Another movie shows a brave sandpiper chick…
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