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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure I kept hearing this book referenced in the media so I was curious and wanted to see what it was about. The book covers the changes taking place in the American university systems, and examines it…
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Race Report – DSE Polo Field 5K
Event A regular Sunday run put on by the Dolphin Southend Runners at a 5k distance through Golden Gate Park. The weather was bad the previous evening, and looked like it might be a bit wet for the run. I had my rain gear, and was prepared for it to get wet and cold. The…
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster I tried this book out as an experiment of listening to a book on my way to the office. I figured I’d have 2 hours each way, so in theory I could close a book out in 9-10 days. Which really would mean…
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Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
The Best Easy Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff Recipe (lecremedelacrumb.com) BEST Easy Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff will be a favorite in your home with all the classic flavors and creamy texture of traditional beef stroganoff, made super quick and easy in your pressure cooker! Instant pot is the ultimate time saver! Try Instant Pot Balsamic Pork…
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Storm Clouds
These caught my eyes on the way to my eldest’s soccer game. Really interesting undulations.
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Civilizations: A Novel by Laurent Binet
This was a very enjoyable book, and I can’t help but recommend others read this. Each night I would find my self through about 50-100 pages, and unable to sleep after each chapter because I wanted to find out what happened. Bad for my sleep, but a great read. The book sets up a scenario…
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Limited Availability of Children’s Pain Killers
A week ago multiple drugstores were out of ibuprofen for kids in San Francisco. I found out after visiting 5 stores, and finding that section bare. This article barely contains the reason why. It seems all demand driven with the uptick in flu and rsv all in the same year. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-20/pharmacies-are-limiting-sales-of-kids-pain-and-fever-medicine
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Thoughts About Electric Cars and Infrastructure
I started to think about all the cars around me and how much electricity would be needed to replace all the cars around me. The 30 or so nearby cars likely need 600kw, or more. All the cars on the road in the bay area would consume around 16 gigawatts of power. This is an…
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Why We Did It : A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell I finished reading ‘Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell’ a few days ago, and Tim Miller’s explanation for how we got to both the trump presidency and January 6th left me feeling rather depressed. Over and…
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Monday Run with Pete
I went for a short run with Pete at Lake Merced. I wanted to get him a little outing with the rest of the week looking like it would have quite a bit of rain. He really likes going for these runs now, and whines to get started the moment we arrive at the parking…