Richard Chennault
What a l-o-n-g day. We, which in this story is; Regina, Alexander, Ethan, Tom, Shelly, Lane and me all went car shopping today. Tom and I thought we could get a better deal if we told the dealers we were both buying. First stop Dublin Toyota. Dublin was a two hour waste of time. The … Read More “Hello Prius” »
State Farm Insurance called today and gave me the news I dreaded. My beloved Passat that had served me well so many years was totaled. They gave me a above average price because I had kept the baby in such nice condition. But that is no substitute for a good car and the memories and … Read More “Bye, Bye VW Passat” »
Damn it! I got hit yesterday. I was coming home after a long week and I was looking forward to a nice weekend. It was 5:00 and traffic was moving quite nicely for once. I was coming up on the 238/580 split and traffic was starting to slow down. As I reached the BART plaftorm next … Read More “Burnout Revenge: Reality Style” »
Two words: Orb rocks. If you scroll down a bit you will notice a new ‘badge’ on my site. It is an Orb embedded plugin that shows what I’m currently playing on my PC. Not only that but readers can listen and watch it as well. Wait there is more! I can also stream video … Read More “Luanch into Orb” »
It started innocent enough. Well honestly, I suppose it didn’t. I was away from home more these days. The company I work for is very profitable and has been on a buying binge. My job is to integrate or replace the various technology platforms of the many companies we’ve acquired. I was not a high … Read More “Widget Lover” »
Today sucked! I’m sick, Regina is sick, Alex is sick and Ethan is sick and this is the first day it hit above 75 in San Leandro! Regina and the kids have been battling the cold for almost a week. I think Alexander caught it at school and brought it home as a present for … Read More “No Wax Ear” »
Just had an earthquaqe in the bay area. It was a 4.3 in Lafayette which is about 20 odd miles as the California Condor flies. Regina and I were sitting in our bedroom and it felt to us as if the house had been hit from the side. Everything is fine and it was over … Read More “Shak’n and a Roll’n” »
Just had an earthquaqe in the bay area. It was a 4.3 in Lafayette which is about 20 odd miles as the California Condor flies. Regina and I were sitting in our bedroom and it felt to us as if the house had been hit from the side. Everything is fine and it was over … Read More “Shak'n and a Roll'n” »
Just had an earthquaqe in the bay area. It was a 4.3 in Lafayette which is about 20 odd miles as the California Condor flies. Regina and I were sitting in our bedroom and it felt to us as if the house had been hit from the side. Everything is fine and it was over … Read More “Shak’n and a Roll’n” »