Stocks

Aquila closed up today at $3.95 so it looks like Monday’s $2.65/$2.68 bet may pay off. I didn’t have as much money to throw at the stock as I would have liked (I still don’t—I continue to find even $3.88 an absolute steal of deal), and given all...

Return

With Bernard and Liz riding with us, we returned to Salem yesterday to find our house still standing. By the grace and goodwill of Dad and our neighbor Fred, Erin’s garden looks to have pulled through the 100 degree days the area experienced in our absence....

Friends and baseball

Los Altos, California Erin and I lunched with our friends Brian and Debbie and their daughter Erin at their home in Campbell. Little Erin is entering second grade this year, a milestone which seems almost unthinkable. Wasn’t she an infant just last month? Time...

Sunset and ice cream

Los Altos, California Liz, Erin and I met Christine and Jared over at the Sunset magazine “Idea House” in Palo Alto so we could get remodeling ideas. The Craftsman style home was a large 4-story affair with lots to see. It was not what I would describe...

Busy day in the Bay

Los Altos, California I finally got the chance to see an Apple store as we ventured to Palo Alto to see the University Avenue shop. (Additional comments on what I saw in the Mac section.) The store wasn’t quite as big as I anticipated, but there was a lot of...