movie
Two weeks ago, I watched "Super Mario Bros. Movie" in the theater. It was my best movie of this year (until I saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 this past Sunday, but little in it between them). The beauty of the movie was its running time: 1h
bayarea
Yesterday, one of my colleagues said that he had tried to build a pergola in his backyard, but he learned that he needed a permit from the city as the structure could be seen from outside his home. I won't disclose the city (at least, it's
life
My daughter (8th Grader) is in the school symphonic band for one of her elective courses. The band is primarily for enjoyment, instead of striving for professional competition, which may be the impression given after watching the Sound! Euphonium anime. However, there is one time of year when I feel
giants
Watching a walk-off win, by the walk-off homer, at 2 outs in the 9th bottom is always thrilling. Giants extend the winning streak since my last visit to the ball park. Go Giants! P.S. I don't understand why MLB (and NFL, and probably NBA) prevents embedding of
giants
The start of the Giants 2023 is not smooth, with many on the IL. But, as always, the early season is the period to assess, and I hope the team will find the answer soon. Luckily, I could buy some good value tickets before the season and made my first
travel
Every Bay Area news station (probably all California's also did) seemed to say about this year's super bloom in California. Although we saw a glimpse of it in Pinnacles, we thought that it could be a big reward for having the unusual atmospheric river of this
bayarea
Pinnacles National Park is the smallest National Park in California (5th smallest in the US). We were there last year and had a great time, and this year, we visited there again as the Spring came to the Bay Area. We learned a lot about the Park on our last
bayarea
Filoli is a lovely Bay Area landscape - only 30 minutes drive from my home. It was built as a private residence in 1917 and opened to the public in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. I always have
travel
We've been to Hog Island Oyster Co. restaurant in Napa. It was the best oyster in my life. We were pretty surprised when we had raw oysters because it was so fresh - no fishy taste. So, when I learned its HQ is at Tomales Bay, within two
moloco
I haven't watched Warriors' game this season more than the last season. The team didn't perform well; frankly, it seemed the team couldn't match other teams' improvements. But, recently, I had seen several insane turnovers that made up two-digit deficits in the
giants
I mentioned that my favorite Giants player was Darin Ruf - especially in 2021. I was so sorry when he left last year. And New York was not a good place for him. When I heard the Mets designated him before the season, I thought finding a new place in
book
When I first heard this book's title - An Immense World, I guessed that it would be a book about the grandeur of nature - something about marvelous US National Parks. Only half was correct; it was a book about nature, but not about the spectacular or wilderness.
