Yearly Archives: 2019

In spite of themselves

Clearing off the baseball stuff first. Thanks to the records of other teams – the As will host the American League Wild Card game on Wednesday. Which is good considering that they lost the last two games of the season … Continue reading

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Needles and Rays

which in this case has absolutely nothing to do with trees or baseball. Rather, it has to do with stem cell stimulation shots into College Guy which lead to him spending the day @ the infusion center hooked up to … Continue reading

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No trees

Right outside George’s window to vanish and reappear with the fog. His room this time (and the room he started in the last time) has a north facing window through which I can see that the construction of this spring … Continue reading

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Fantastic First Inning

Arranging to meet Noah at the Coliseum BART station from his flight from San Diego – I dragged him to the As game before releasing him to take a break. It was a good game, with the As scoring an … Continue reading

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Admission

and another day that seems to drag on forever. To get admitted to the hospital (in this case, UCSF) one has to first show up at the clinic where blood is checked, vital signs are taken, a provider is seen. … Continue reading

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KC? Really

I mean. Seriously. I returned the rental car this morning at San Diego Airport. Picked up a physical boarding pass from Southwest Airlines and worked my way through the usual disorder of TSA. Of note is that the USO is … Continue reading

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Box Stores

Costco, IKEA, Target. Probably three of the most frequently visited stores by parents of those setting up life at school or job in a new area of the country. We started with Target for some kitchen/bathroom needs, then moved on … Continue reading

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La Jolla

as it turns out is home to University of California, San Diego, Go figure. Anyway – not San Diego State University which is a completely different institution. We arrived on site in the early afternoon. Dealing with traffic on I-5 … Continue reading

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Two places at once

And it was back to UCSF this morning, followed by getting organized this afternoon. Probably the only thing at all easy about the day was the fact that the As are still out of town. Otherwise, picked up a renta-beast … Continue reading

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Another day, another drive

Instead of driving to Parnassus (UCSF) this morning we had to head to UCSF Mission Bay. No biggie, right? Wrong. We were given an arrival time of 0715 which meant absolutely zero chance of adding a passenger to make use … Continue reading

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today? or 18 years

My children at home were 8, 10, 12 when the Twin Towers fell, when the Pentagon was plane bombed, when I lost friends and colleagues. The repercussions are still with us today. In the Xenophobia & anti-immigrant policies that are … Continue reading

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Tuesday – 41 years

This is the only day this week that we don’t have to go to UCSF. I should be dancing around the house. Instead, what I really want to do is sleep. The days have been long, the nights pretty short; … Continue reading

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Transfusions

The trip across the Bay Bridge is becoming both extremely aggravating and boring. We have the routine down pretty well. Head out of the house, pick up lattes at Peet’s to make the ride bearable, swing by NB ride share … Continue reading

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Oakland Roots

The East Bay has seen/will see the loss of two long standing major sports teams in the next couple of year: The Oakland Raiders – (US football founded in 1960) are moving to Las Vegas and the Golden State Warriors … Continue reading

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Too many appointments

A long time ago – oh let us say May – I made a couple of appointments for myself. Figured that George would be well past the time that he needed to go to UCSF twice a week, and besides, … Continue reading

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Pussy Cat where have you been?

Well, it certainly has not been to London, nor visiting a queen. This is as close to a queen as I have come where she does the wave which I am sure is solar powered. The dogs (corgis?) wag their … Continue reading

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Euclid->Keith->Shasta->Tamalpais->Rose->Euclid

Off the hook today for the UCSF run (Daughter #2 did the honors) I took a dog for a walk after getting back home from my errands. Since there was no baby around – there was no candy involved either. … Continue reading

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Quilt for Nina

Did I show you this? A quilt made for a young lady who showed up a bit early, just after the first of the year. and a close up of a few since her parents are dedicated A’s fans and … Continue reading

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More purple

There was something I read the other day about the change in colors in the evening sky. Comments about more of a purple hue after sunset. So, for a few days, I took a picture (please ignore the lights – … Continue reading

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The castle complete

and that border that I mentioned?

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