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February 26, 2009

Deficit Red: Wine of the Times

We recently received four cases of Deficit Red, a cabernet from Monterey, California. I decided to post pics in commemoration of the most recent federal budget.

Go ahead, drink until the deficit is gone.

       

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January 28, 2009

Spotted in Silicon Valley: Starbucks traveling backpack of coffee

Imagine strapping a hot 3 gallon coffee urn onto your back. The combined weight of the liquid and the metal frame is enough to give me a backache just thinking about it. Perhaps it was designed to bring new clients in to chiropractors.

At any rate, this nice gentleman was present at a Starbucks grand opening, giving out free cups of house blend.


   

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December 27, 2008

Elegant Cheesecakes


Holiday Spottie
This edible present is wrapped in a kaleidoscope of hot colored spots on dark chocolate wrapping paper and tied with festive bow. Inside discover our triple mocha cheesecake on a shortbread crust! 

Spiral Ornament
Candy Cane swirls envelop this festive holiday ornament crowned with a green and gold finial. Inside find our citrus cheesecake on a shortbread crust. All hand-crafted with imported Belgian chocolate. 


           

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December 12, 2008

Big thanks to everyone who came to donate toys at City Beach

On Sunday, Dec 7, 2008, The Fremont Chamber of Commerce hosted a toy drive at City Beach Fremont. A big thanks to all the people who showed up to donate toys! Oakland Athletics outfielders Travis Buck and Ryan Sweeney were there to sign autographs. They were both super nice to everybody. I even got an A's to Fremont button signed!

                     

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November 17, 2008

Missing: Podracer

I photographed this unusual piece of farm equipment in 2006. When I recently drove by, it was gone and the lot was listed for sale. Some people say it was a silo dryer. I choose to think that it was flown away by a farmboy to far off Tatooine.

     

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November 9, 2008

Natural History Museum in Fremont

Add this to the list of underappreciated museums in the Silicon Valley: the Children's Natural History Museum (Fremont).

It contains: The Gordon Hall, featuring Pleistocene fossils collected in the 1940's by San Leandro schoolteacher Wesley Gordon and his grade school "boy paleontologists". There's a replica of the workshop that Gordon and the boys used. There's also a Hall of Oddities, a nature hall, a minerals and rocks display, and a small planetarium. The museum is managed by the Math Science Nucleus, a non-profit educational and research organization composed of scientists, educators and community members.

On Dec. 13, several of the 'boys', now older gentlemen, will be back attending a fundraising for the museum. 

                       

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November 4, 2008

A historic document

Photography is not allowed at polling places during the election. I took these the day before at home, since I always vote by mail.

 

       

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October 24, 2008

Photos from the Silicon Valley Economy:2009 & Beyond forum

Here are some photos from the economic forum, titled: "The Silicon Valley Economy:2009 & Beyond, Challenges and Opportunities"

Four panelists spoke about the state of the local Silicon Valley economy and the challenges and future outlook for the area. The panelists were: Joe Head (president of Summerhill Homes); Dr. Gari Browning (president of Ohlone College); Ben Bierman (vice president operations of Solyndra); and Clark Fuhs (corporate marketing director of Lam Research)

The keynote speaker was Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture, Silicon Valley.

                   

Photos:
1: Two audience members at the forum
2: Setting up the podcast (see the link below for audio link)
3: Joe Head, Summerhill Homes
4: The panel. l-r: Ben Bierman, Joe Head, Gari Browning, Clark Fuhs
5: The audience in the Fukaya room of the Fremont Main Library
6: Audience
7: Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network gave the keynote
8: Russell Hancock
9: Richard Ajluni, ACLF
10: Richard Ajluni

The Library Foundation has a link for the podcast on their blog, Fremont Libraries.
http://fremontlibraries.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/podcast/, here's a direct link to the audio (mp3).

Russell Hancock has also posted his PowerPoint presentation on the jointventure.org website. Here's a link to the PowerPoint (ppt).

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