Former Key Route bridge train operating at the Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista, CA. Sept 2016.
Bill Ward
Ferry to Ryer Island, CA, September 2016
This tiny ferry is technically a part of California state highway 84.
Market St streetcar, San Francisco
Market Street Railway PCC car 1076, in Washington DC honorary livery, on Market St in San Francisco. My favorite of the historic PCC liveries!
Chicken and veggie stirfry
I made a stirfry of red onion, artichoke hearts, heirloom tomatoes, basil, chicken breast, & spinach. Yum!
Dickens Fair 2016
A wonderful time-traveling day at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
Montgomery St at dusk, San Francisco
Late November afternoon around Montgomery St in San Francisco’s Financial District. Christmas decorations are going up.
How to Freeze Rice
Sometimes you want to put together a quick meal and you want to eat rice with it, but you just don’t have the time for the rice cooker to do its job…. it can take the better part of an hour to cook brown rice, which as we all know is much better for you. So what do you do?
Rice Cooker Oatmeal
Just about every morning, I start my day with a bowl of hot oatmeal. Cooking oatmeal can be a hassle, especially when you’re half asleep, so I’ve come up with a system that makes it as easy as opening a box of dry cereal – cook it in a rice cooker.
Easy Infused Water
If you find plain water to be kind of boring and dull, but want to avoid sweeteners or chemicals, try making some infused water. I recently bought a Mason jar beverage dispenser that I’ve used a couple times successfully to make cucumber and basil infused water.
Home Brewed Iced Tea
Every morning I drink iced tea to help me get going. I’ve never been a coffee drinker, and I don’t enjoy hot tea as much. I used to drink a lot of carbonated soft drinks, but this way I get to still have the caffeine without the sugar or artificial sweetener and all the other chemicals. If you’ve been buying bottled iced tea you will be amazed at how much money you save! Here’s how you can make and enjoy this healthy and tasty beverage at home and save money.
Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes
This is one of my favorite easy meals. Just throw the raw chicken meat and some potatoes in the oven and bake!
Endeavour Flyby at Moffett
I went to NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field for the shuttle flyby on 9/21/2012
Partial Solar Eclipse 2012-05-20
There was an annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012, but it was only partial where I was. I was at Maker Faire Bay Area, tearing down my LEGO club’s exhibit, during the eclipse, and I took a break to snap a few pictures.
United Air Lines Family Day 2011
Pictures from the UAL Family Day at San Francisco Airport on 10/9/2011
Portland Raindance 2010
Pictures from my trip to Portland, OR for the Portland Raindance Contra dance weekend.
California and Santa Cruz February 2010
I went to Santa Cruz on February 24, and brought my laptop and MiFi so I could telecommute from there. I parked by the beach and took a few minutes to snap some photos.
Hayward Contradance June 2009
The Avant Gardeners perform with Karen Fontana calling at the contra dance in Hayward, CA, on June 28, 2009. www.haywardcontradance.org/