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Home > Archives for October 2009

Archives for October 2009

Here’s how I organize my Sillions (Serkes Millions) of photos

I used to take photos at lower resolution so I can get more on the disk (showing how long I've been using digital cameras. Ed Shields, a photographer friend of mine, said - you're never going to take that photo again (time change, people die, you never want to have to Continue Reading

Double double toll bridge trouble, cables fail and tempers bubble

"Double double toll bridge trouble, cables fail and tempers bubble" W Shakespeare BART (Bay Area Repertory Theater) and Bard Traffic Reporter Continue Reading

Halloween is always lots of fun in Berkeley – there are parades and amazing pumpkins

We've got our eye on fun things for you to do on Halloween There are lots of events on Friday 30 Oct. Friday morning the Thousand Oaks School has a parade at the top of Solano Avenue - there's no parking 9 am to noon, but I'm not sure of the parade time Friday evening Continue Reading

The Berkeley Historical Society celebrates a new oral history this weekend

I received a notice that the history center will "celebrate the completion of Kenneth Cardwell's oral history" Sounds like an interesting person - the letter notes he was a UC Professor, fighter pilot, and friend of Bernard Maybeck. Visit the Berkeley History Center at Continue Reading

A New Deal For The East Bay – Talk by Gray Brechin

We negotiated an inspection contingency removal for our seller, so decided to treat ourself to another nice night out.. the second time we've been to Berkeley's Hillside Club in a week. BAHA - Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association - sponsored a talk "A New Deal for Continue Reading

Marlee the Mastiff makes her (BIG) face into the paper today

We see Marlee around town, and enjoyed reading The San Francisco Chronicle's "above-the-fold" Pet Tales feature about her. "Harry Delmer and Deborah Hecht were cat people until their three boys started pleading for a dog. Deborah wasn't looking for a specific breed, but one Continue Reading

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