I miss Rachael!

Ok this is a little distrubing...I highly doubt it's me!

• http://imissrachael.com/

March 24 - rachael.pbwiki.com is born

• Cool collaborative site www.pbwiki.com - as in Peanut Butter wiki for creating universal collaborative sandwiches! There's an enhanced version for $50 / year, and you can make them public or private spaces. From the DMA email newsletter: "PBwiki was started by David Weekly, a Stanford Computer Science graduate, at an all-night programming party he hosts at his house called 'SuperHappyDevHouse.' David has done research for MIT, Harvard Physics, Stanford Graphics, Casio US R&D, and others, and is now fulltime as CEO of the company that runs PBwiki. His personal Web site is: david.weekly.org/
• Rachael.pbwiki.com is born!!! Nothing posted yet, but hopefully soon some cool stuff!
  

• Last night I enjoyed my favorite SF microbrewery, 21st amendement on 2nd st and South Park St. My office headed over there for a farewell party. Even a blog with photos were posted, a pretty industrious effort for a party.

The author (left) enjoys commraderie at officemate's farewell party (Robert, center).

March 20 - SF tourist for a weekend

• I had a great long weekend showing my NYC girlfriends why I moved out here. Kathleen, Sue and I kicked things off at the SF MOMA where I signed up for membership (anyone else who comes out to see me should know we can attend for free now). There's a great photographic exhibit on the 1906 Great SF earthquake. I learned a lot about how the city basically had to build itself up from scratch after a fire raged from east to west coast and desecrated anything in its sight. It's an amazing exhibit, especially considering the film based camera had just been invented 10 years earlier by Mr. Kodak.
  
• We had a full day of St. Patrick's day festivities at the Royal Exchange, and then headed to North Beach for the O'Reilly's block party. Lots of green hair and irish fanfare to go around. I will post photos soon.
  
• On Saturday we had the perfect day and recommend this for anyone with out of town guests who is blessed with good weather. We shopped the Saturday markets at the Ferry Terminal for a bit, ate some kickin' sausage rolls, bought some veggies, and headed to Sausalito around noon on the ferry. After we walked around for a bit, Kathleen took it upon herself to see how much houses were (ouch!) but the good news was that there were places in Sausalito that were under half a million dollars. Now we are talking...We spent the afternoon eating a leisurely lunch at The Spinnaker - a must see for anyone who appreciates gorgeous views as sailboats and kayakers float by with San Franciscon skyline as the backdrop. After a few bottles of Moon Valley Sauvingnon Blanc which hailed from nearby Napa, we headed back to the mainland.
• Our last day again had amazing weather, and was spent hiking up and down the hills of San Francisco checking out Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill panoramic views, the oldest single family home left after the 1906 earthquake near California St and Larkin (sorry, forgot the name). We opted to not tour the house but one can for $8. Overall we had a great trip!

March 11 - upstate NY roots

• This doesn't happen everyday. My alma mater's basketball team University at Albany has made history - they are going to the big dance!
• Last night I met up with a fellow Syracusian in San Francisco. We went to a great venue down in the Marina/Giradelli Square - Ana Manadara is a great Vietnamese restaurant and bar with comfy chairs and a jazz lounge that balconies over the dining area. Great atmosphere and relaxing ambiance.

March 6 - Home sweet home.

• Dear God, please not let me ever fly again for 26 hours straight, when only going from the US to Europe. Today I'm back from the epic journey overseas. If you count when I left San Francisco to head to NY, I've been gone 3 weeks. It's good to be home even if it is torrential downpouring upon arrival. I will post photos of skiing in St. Anton Austria, along with a few Dublin pictures from the brother / sister journey likely next week! Also worth noting - I've earned a new appreciation for sea level where there is at least some moisture in the air and you don't dry out like beef jerky.