and Ben and I went out to dinner with the three philosophers
The semester was over and so it was time to prepare for summer, Mariya Nagorna came by for one of her last visits since we soon wouldn't be breaking things
and Ben and I went out to dinner with the three philosophers
The ext day, Nadine Stern
and Wen Fong came to see me.
Finally it was time to travel and so I took the flight to San Francisco and met Sarah who drove me to Half Moon Bay to see where she works and to have some Mexican food for lunch
and then explore around the town as we saw these interesting bushes.
Next we went to the source of the world's best chai and had a cup.
Back to the city, Sarah dropped me off at my hotel room
and then Ed
Sarah
and I
went to Green's for dinner where the menu was prix fixe
and this was the Straus butter
as we made our choices
and prepared for the appetizer
with the wine we had ordered
before our first
and main courses arrived
to be followed by a dessert menu
and these selections that we made which led to the inevitable question about whether vegans eat honey.
The next day we went to the Universal Cafe for brunch
and after our coffees
with cream
orders were places
and my granola
was accompanied by full bodied Straus yogurt
as we finished our meal.
We next headed off to the Golden Gate bridge where a cluster of people with the same dogs were gathered
and made our way past the recycled earth
with a goal in mind
as we wondered if the fog would lift so that the bridge would be in full sight
before we reached the men of full vision who made it happen
and saw the statue of Mr. Strauss (not related to the creamery)
and the cables that keep the platform standing
even in the fog
as cars are approaching
and the timer is set.
We took the obligatory pre-walk photos
and then began our trek across the 1.2 mile long bridge with Alcatraz in the distance but covered in fog.
We were warned that we could throw anything over the side
including ourselves
but help was there for us
even as the fog didn't lift
but we did thank PG&E for the power they provide to
light the bridge, in exchange for which this tower is named for them.
TH ere was still fog in the distance
but things cleared
as we entered Marin county
and reached marker number 1
though we didn't have to push the button since the gate was open.
Once across we noted that there was still fog in the San Francisco distance
though our side was quite clear
as we began the trek back
and re-entered San Francisco County
as cars rolled by
and Sarah and Ed marched towards me
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and marched along the shore to see the kites flying over Alcatraz
and saw this happy sign that let us know that our walk was almost over
though we did drive back to notice that the kites actually were attached to sailing devices for people.
Back at home, we decided to make our way to Giordano's brothers
which is a Primanti's knockoff
complete with signs for Kennywood
though they served Scrimshaw in place of Iron City
but their sandwiches (with fries and cole slaw inside) were like the real thing.
Back at the apartment, I recorded the sunset as we watched the Mavericks win game 6 from the Heat to clinch the NBA title.
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Next day, I picked up my rental car at SFO
and met with Dan Levin
before having lunch with Josh Ober
and after a visit with Hector Garcia-Molina (no photo for some reason) headed to my elegant hotel room where they didn't seem to know how to do shoes on time.
The next day, I met with John Diekman and Jan Holmgren and John was nice enough to host a dinner at which people assembled for the photo
so that I could capture John Diekman, Susan Goldman, Paul Wythes, Susan Diekman, Jan Holmgren, me, Katie Hall and Eli Harari.
My next stop was La Habra where I recorded the UPS delivery person (came here with nothing at age 15 claiming to be 18, put 4 kids through school (an architect, 2 network people and a sheriff), owns 2 houses and plans to retire soon) as he spoke with Mikey.
Then I headed to San Diego where Sly asked if I liked her new hat.
It was Syl's birthday, so we recorded our dinners at the Marine Room
and took a picture of the birthday girl
as the waiter recorded all of us.
And as the sun was setting
we realized that the birthday was almost over.
