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  Heidelberg

  01.21.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Heidelberg

  View Larger Map Well, I’m on the road again. After being trapped in a pressurized aluminum tube, hurtling along at 500mph nearly 7 miles above sea level, I landed in Frankfurt and then got on a train to travel to Heidelberg. Finally, I took a taxi to get from there to Walldorf and visit the […]

• Media, Travel

  Nutcracker Trip

  12.30.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Nutcracker Trip

  This weekend we went to see the San Francisco Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker, it was great. My daughter, though very tired in the second act, seemed to love the experience and seeing all the ballet dancers. (She’s taking ballet and I think that she found it inspiring that this is where it could lead […]

• Energy, Innovation, Travel

  Multi-dimensional harvest in Panama

  12.27.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Multi-dimensional harvest in Panama

  A colleague of ours has been exploring Panama recently and brought Rancho de Caldera to our attention. It’s a small resort set in the mountains of Panama with nine cabins and it’s largely energy independent. Despite being close to a volcano, geothermal systems are not part of the harvest system (even for heating/cooling), rather it […]

• Commentary, Travel

  Zoo Tragedy

  12.26.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Zoo Tragedy

  Tatiana the TigerPhoto Credit: AP Extremely sad news was reported from the San Francisco Zoo last night. One of the five tigers at the Zoo escaped and killed one visitor and badly injured two others. Officials are not yet certain how the tiger escaped or how long it was on the loose. When officers responded, […]

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  Monday Pot Pourri

  11.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Monday Pot Pourri

  My thoughts are a jumble today, so rather than select any specific item to share, I thought I’d make it a pupu platter. Fall colds suck. We’ve had one circulating our household now for about a month. When one of us seems to recover, another goes down. Ah the joys of having a little bio-terrorist […]

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