Kestrachern

The moon has often been a focus of my attention.  When I was in undergrad I had hope of doing planetary studies, but by the time I distilled the proper program I was too far advanced at my institution to change.  I expected to enter into a Planetary Geology program for graduate school but marriage interfered. I’d love [...]

Located in Yountville, California is one of the country’s best restaurants. Not having had the opportunity to visit while I was living in California it is on my list of places to eat before I die. The food is mainly contemporary American with French influences. One of the most notable alumni is Grant Achatz  who went to [...]

I’ve had three trips to Seattle so far. First was for a conference at Microsoft and a Baseball game., second was a conference for a book publisher, and third was with Shelley to visit family and play the part of the tourist for once. I like the feel of Seattle, at least the downtown city portion.   [...]

A hope of 2009 is to end the year aboard my sailboat. I’ve just started looking about to see what is available. The ideal sailboat will comprise of as many of these specs as possible: Two masts Ketch preferred over schooner Cruiser more than racer Catamaran hull design 20m (though it may be more practical [...]

Every year in Las Vegas there is a fund raising run for Opportunity Village called the Las Vegas Santa Run. Maria has recently become enamored with distance running and has talked Abbey and myself into joining the fun. The registration is about $35 and includes a 5 piece santa suit. In 2008 6,119 santas participated [...]