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Labor Day weekend!
Getting to the Point. On Saturday, I biked up to Point Richmond, mainly because that was the direction of the closest cheap-o shoe store nowadays. But Point Richmond was a great destination in that area because I love the beach out at Ferry Point and the Knox-Miller Shoreline and the hills above them. (I partook of both the hills and the shoreline over the course of the day and did indeed find some shoes in Richmond on the way home.)
He Likes It! Hey, Bikey! Much to my surprise, as I turned onto the western half of the Richmond Greenway (after the regular annoying trip through downtown Richmond, because over a decade later, Richmond still hasn't connected the two halves of the path), I found the Greenway jammed with people. They've created a couple of BMX courses of hills curves and such right next to the Greenway there, and Saturday was its grand opening. It was great seeing kids and adults alike flying through the course, sometimes literally. I stopped for a while and watched, then did the same thing on the way back. I kept expecting to see TJ Lavin. It's lovely to see that western half of the Greenway increasingly used by the community, and it was surprising to see the whole Greenway clean, though that was probably a one-time-only grand-opening thing.
The Quest for the Perfect Chicken Sandwich. For lunch on Saturday I chose a place called Great American Hamburger in Point Richmond, which looked like an old-school hamburger joint. I idly hoped that it might be comparable to our dearly-departed Oscar's ... and I was pleasantly surprised. Oh, it was too small and crowded. (Next time the chicken sandwich goes with me to the park.) And, their fries were totally mediocre. But their chicken sandwich was almost perfect, by Oscar's standards. It was cut just a tiny bit too thick, which made little bits of it too dry, but for the most part it was delicious, and the condiments were a combination of lettuce, tomato, big cuts of onion, and watery mayo that tasted like it came straight from Oscar's. I was in heaven, savoring every bite. I'll definitely be returning.
A Trip to the Middle East. My dad and Mary are in the Bay Area for their annual visit, so on Sunday we got to see them, along with Melody and Jared of course. It was a nice afternoon, and we walked up to La Med for a late lunch. (My dad said they have no similar middle-eastern restaurants on the island which will soon be our problem too.) As usual, it was great seeing everyone.
Foxfoxfox. And then today after lunch with K., I hiked all the way up to the top of the hills behind our house, with the intent of getting some exercise, some (overly cool) sunshine, and some work done on my ongoing Designers & Dragons updates for the German edition. While I was up working on the bench just over the ridgeline, looking down into the Siesta Valley, a grey fox wandered by! I think he hadn't noticed me because I was working quietly, but when he did see me he was more interested than anything. He walked a bit, then watched, then walked a bit more, and stared at me for quite a while as he stood just above the drop that would take him out of sight. I took some pictures, and he only fled when I talked to him. Cute fox! I've never seen one in the wild before.
And tomorrow it's back to work, but the best thing about a three-day weekend is that you start the workweek and it's already Tuesday!
Getting to the Point. On Saturday, I biked up to Point Richmond, mainly because that was the direction of the closest cheap-o shoe store nowadays. But Point Richmond was a great destination in that area because I love the beach out at Ferry Point and the Knox-Miller Shoreline and the hills above them. (I partook of both the hills and the shoreline over the course of the day and did indeed find some shoes in Richmond on the way home.)
He Likes It! Hey, Bikey! Much to my surprise, as I turned onto the western half of the Richmond Greenway (after the regular annoying trip through downtown Richmond, because over a decade later, Richmond still hasn't connected the two halves of the path), I found the Greenway jammed with people. They've created a couple of BMX courses of hills curves and such right next to the Greenway there, and Saturday was its grand opening. It was great seeing kids and adults alike flying through the course, sometimes literally. I stopped for a while and watched, then did the same thing on the way back. I kept expecting to see TJ Lavin. It's lovely to see that western half of the Greenway increasingly used by the community, and it was surprising to see the whole Greenway clean, though that was probably a one-time-only grand-opening thing.
The Quest for the Perfect Chicken Sandwich. For lunch on Saturday I chose a place called Great American Hamburger in Point Richmond, which looked like an old-school hamburger joint. I idly hoped that it might be comparable to our dearly-departed Oscar's ... and I was pleasantly surprised. Oh, it was too small and crowded. (Next time the chicken sandwich goes with me to the park.) And, their fries were totally mediocre. But their chicken sandwich was almost perfect, by Oscar's standards. It was cut just a tiny bit too thick, which made little bits of it too dry, but for the most part it was delicious, and the condiments were a combination of lettuce, tomato, big cuts of onion, and watery mayo that tasted like it came straight from Oscar's. I was in heaven, savoring every bite. I'll definitely be returning.
A Trip to the Middle East. My dad and Mary are in the Bay Area for their annual visit, so on Sunday we got to see them, along with Melody and Jared of course. It was a nice afternoon, and we walked up to La Med for a late lunch. (My dad said they have no similar middle-eastern restaurants on the island which will soon be our problem too.) As usual, it was great seeing everyone.
Foxfoxfox. And then today after lunch with K., I hiked all the way up to the top of the hills behind our house, with the intent of getting some exercise, some (overly cool) sunshine, and some work done on my ongoing Designers & Dragons updates for the German edition. While I was up working on the bench just over the ridgeline, looking down into the Siesta Valley, a grey fox wandered by! I think he hadn't noticed me because I was working quietly, but when he did see me he was more interested than anything. He walked a bit, then watched, then walked a bit more, and stared at me for quite a while as he stood just above the drop that would take him out of sight. I took some pictures, and he only fled when I talked to him. Cute fox! I've never seen one in the wild before.
And tomorrow it's back to work, but the best thing about a three-day weekend is that you start the workweek and it's already Tuesday!