8 posts tagged “california”
I just came across a link to San Jose's NBC11 link to a documentary they produced on the Japanese Relocation Camps during WWII. While I haven't seen the entire documentary, I think educating people on the fact that Japanese-Americans, a majority of whom called the United States their home, or who were naturally born Americans, were forced to relocate for "their own safety" after Pearl Harbor. While many did so willingly, as a way to help their country, the reality is that most lost their homes and their possessions... not to mention their dignity.
I'm back from a day at Macworld and my feet hurt. This Macworld wasn't as exciting as last year, but there were a handful of applications that I came across that are pretty impressive. See my "other" blog for details as I write some of my thoughts of the event.
I did my first AIDS/Lifecycle training ride last Sunday. It was a blast. I was a bit nervous about riding in an area that's far more busy than my neighborhood. Also, it was the first time I was going to be doing a group ride in a relatively urban setting with clipless pedals. To be safe, I signed up for the shorter 9 mile ride while I get used to the new pedals and the shoes.
I had invested in getting the multi-release cleats prior to the ride. It made getting used to a clipless system far easier to adapt to than the single release.
I'm looking forward to doing more of these. Also, I found out that training in San Jose will begin in January.
When I was a kid, we must have passed these dinosaurs hundreds of times... and stopped a handful of times.
Well, being a parent now, when I had the opportunity to bring one of my kids to the dinosaurs on our way from Joshua Tree to Hermosa Beach, I figured, why not.
The whole thing ended up being a disappointment -- the dinos were a bit long in the tooth, but my son enjoyed them. Inside the belly of the beast, so to speak, the whole thing was quite a surprise. Plastered throughout the store were Bible verses and a video reminiscent of Dr. Gene Scott promoting Intelligent Design, and a lot of cheap plastic and rubber toys that you could pick up anywhere.
In this case, the illusion was far better than reality.
I'm putting this in the same category as Hoover Dam -- pretty neat to have visited, but there isn't much of a reason to return.
Joshua Tree is one of my favorite parks. This was taken at one of the stops along Geology Tour Road, just before the loop. Up until this point, most standard passenger cars can make it through, although if you hit a wrong spot while driving slowly, you may get stuck. I saw a Prius make it through to this point. Beyond this point, heed the ranger's warning of high-clearance 4-wheel-drive. Lots of loose sand, rocks and ruts.
I wanted to do Berdoo Canyon Road, but I was a bit worried about my front tires. Maybe next time...
On Sunday, it was only 100 degrees F, compared to about 110+ degrees F where we stayed in La Quinta.
I just posted an entry on the Brookdale Lodge on San Jose Metblogs. Check it out...
