I feel kind of pathetic for really wanting a “social networking” site to work for me. I feel old, like it is just not meant for someone of my generation.  I think it started when I began working alone.  I just have a big need for social connection that has been at least partially filled [...]

Some friends and I went out to the Santa Cruz Mountains for a 13 mile hike on Sunday. The hike is well known in two forms as a 2-3 day hike called Skyline-to-the-Sea or a one day BBHQ-to-the-sea. The latter version involves dropping a car at the Ocean and hiking down to the [...]

Last night at 10:30 while I was home alone (well, with my dogs), a complete stranger, that I don’t ever remember seeing before came to my door.  I was very tired after 15 miles of hiking and at least 5 hours of driving and I wasn’t very excited about going to the door, let alone [...]