Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
About a year ago, I moved to the Bay Area from New York, with some fairly ill-defined goals — more of what Quakers call a “leading,” rather than any kind of concrete plan. I knew that I wanted to be closer to my family. I felt like it was time for some kind of big…
So I've been waiting to tell people this news because frankly I'm not sure I believe it's actually happened. I'm now working at the California Academy of Sciences as a program assistant in their new Digital Learning Program. It's kind of a dream come true for a geek like me. I will share more details as…
Yesterday, I went running with some family and friends in Golden Gate Park on a gorgeous Saturday morning. It was one of those days that make you grateful that you live in the Bay Area. We did a medium-difficult four mile run through the park, starting and ending at 30th Avenue and JFK. Afterwards,…
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching a dozen high schoolers some basic charleston and jazz steps for my friend Rosalyn, who teaches at a school in San Francisco. Apparently this school allows the students to take a dance class as their physical education requirement. I wish they had this at my school! I…
Today I had the pleasure of volunteering at the Lunar New Year celebration at the Oakland Museum of California, a day-long festival marking the time when many Asian cultures celebrate the new year. It was a really fun day, with hundreds of visitors of all ages streaming through the museum, enjoying all the performances,…
Last night I got to enjoy the rollicking country swing and hot jazz of the incomparable Hot Club of Cowtown at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. I can't get enough of Alana on fiddle, Whit on guitar and Jake on bass, all of whom seem to effortlessly tear up songs by Django, Bob…
Spotted in Mountain View, CA.
This tea leaf salad from Burma Superstar in Oakland is the best thing I've eaten so far in 2012. I'm not a fan of salads, but I've been craving this ever since I had a couple bites of Jeskat's tea leaf salad when we ate there a month ago. I had to go back for…
For the last day of the year, my cousins had the brilliant idea to do a casual, 5 mile "fun run" from Crissy Field to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. It was a gorgeous Bay Area winter morning, in the mid-50s, sunny, windless and clear. Folks were out jogging, biking, walking their dogs and…
Just under the wire, here is my 2011 Year End Holiday Greeting, for all of my friends and family who made this year so awesome. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Holidays!