The Pierce family just got tickets for the July 1 show at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/event.aspx?eventid=35170
February 28, 2011
Members
The Pierce family just joined the Osher Marin JCC. I think it is kinda like a country club for poor people. We'll see how it goes.
http://www.marinjcc.org/
http://www.marinjcc.org/
February 26, 2011
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February 19, 2011
Factoids
Robert's chemically aided total cholesterol count is 88.
The Coca Cola Company distributes over 1.6 billion servings of its products every day.
The Coca Cola Company distributes over 1.6 billion servings of its products every day.
February 18, 2011
Potrero Hill Library
February 16, 2011
February 13, 2011
Dad's Work
Robert finally "gets" it.
Generations come and go. The role of dads changes over time. In days gone past, it was dad's job to build the house. This was true because there was nobody else to do it, and it was most cost effective for dad himself to learn housebuilding skills. Then, housebuilding became something for specialists. Houses started to include too many features for one guy to build. So dad's domain became transportation. He had to tinker with and maintain the family car because that was what was cost effective, and cars were built such that he COULD and HAD to fix one constantly. Complexity and reliability were low. That time has passed. Cars now are not made to be tinkered with. And they don't need tinkering as they are essentially effective, time-limited, and disposable. What does dad do now? He tinkers with the family communications system. Those systems are in their infancy and require attention. The internet connection, laptops, modems, blackberries, dishes, cable boxes, monitors, printers and tethers. Someday this tangle will be straightened out and delivered to the family with requiring an onsite IT manager at every home. One generation's work is no more valuable or difficult than the others. Dads do what they need to do. Some guys like doing it more than others. Some can find a way to pay for it to get done. Some take pride in it. For others it is a chore, not a hobby. What's next? What immature and unreliable technology will take over my son's brain when he is a father?
Generations come and go. The role of dads changes over time. In days gone past, it was dad's job to build the house. This was true because there was nobody else to do it, and it was most cost effective for dad himself to learn housebuilding skills. Then, housebuilding became something for specialists. Houses started to include too many features for one guy to build. So dad's domain became transportation. He had to tinker with and maintain the family car because that was what was cost effective, and cars were built such that he COULD and HAD to fix one constantly. Complexity and reliability were low. That time has passed. Cars now are not made to be tinkered with. And they don't need tinkering as they are essentially effective, time-limited, and disposable. What does dad do now? He tinkers with the family communications system. Those systems are in their infancy and require attention. The internet connection, laptops, modems, blackberries, dishes, cable boxes, monitors, printers and tethers. Someday this tangle will be straightened out and delivered to the family with requiring an onsite IT manager at every home. One generation's work is no more valuable or difficult than the others. Dads do what they need to do. Some guys like doing it more than others. Some can find a way to pay for it to get done. Some take pride in it. For others it is a chore, not a hobby. What's next? What immature and unreliable technology will take over my son's brain when he is a father?
February 12, 2011
Great Britain and UK
For those of us who really don't know the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
You know who you are . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&feature=autofb
You know who you are . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&feature=autofb
February 7, 2011
New House (for now)
We finally moved into a rental house of our own. We found a (rather large) house in San Rafael whose owner would take us on a short term lease. So, we are going to live it up for four months!
Please come visit.
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