Michael Lindsey Michael Laus Pelog Mike Natasha William Traci Speed

Summer Fun

Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:13 PM

School is out, and the kiddos are lighting into some swim lessons! William has decided to go to baseball camp too. Maybe little league in the fall! Later in the summer, the kids will go again to skateboard camp, which was a big hit last year. Mike is headed to Portland for a conference and to hang out with Mike and Zoe after neighboring up with Matt, Andy and Stephen in Chicago where Andy is getting married. Work at the library is breakneck this summer...

Goodbye Ocean View. From: Natasha

Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:11 PM

Girly walked the walk today. Ocean View Elementary School will soon be a memory. Headed to Albany Middle School, grades 6-8. Sixth graders have their own little pod there, but there will be 3 times as many students. Natasha is incredibly excited!

Fall '07 music season

Sat Apr 5, 2008 7:04 PM

Fall, such as it is in this Berkeley berkeley is here and the upcoming show roster is promising. So far I've seen Bunraku (300 year old Japanese puppet theater tradition), Hillary Hahn (violinist with a program of Franck, Ives, Mozart, Brahms, Ysaye and Prokofiev) and Matthew Shipp (w/ Joe Morris and Whit Dickey). Upcoming are a Berio/Ligeti/Sciarrino recital, Nels Cline/Scott Amendola in Santa Cruz, High on Fire (w/ Mono and Coliseum), Battles, Jesu and Isis (Natasha and William's first real rock show!)

Spring Digest

Sat Apr 5, 2008 6:57 PM

Not too much going on; Lanesplitter dishwashing is now by appointment only, when shifts need covering, etc. I am doing some web jobs and getting back into computery books. Had a great trip to Portland to neighbor up with Laus. Saw Meshuggah and missed Red Sparrowes. Going to see Mark Dresser after I get back from Alabama with the kids.

Despair

Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:27 AM

Email from Traci: William's writing his book report on Robinson Crusoe. He's having to write some sad things. He just said, "You know how there's a question mark and an exclamation mark? I think there should be a despair mark, to show that you're writing something really sad."

Back in the Kitchen

Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:33 PM

I took a job washing dishes at my favorite beer/pizza joint--Lanesplitter on San Pablo at University in Berkeley. Best pizza around, best beers, casks, rotating taps. Couple guys are on tour with their bands and they needed a dishwasher for a couple weeks. Good contrast to programming and piano...

Music Season again

Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:03 PM

Fall, such as it is in this Berkeley berkeley is here and the upcoming show roster is promising. So far I've seen Bunraku (300 year old Japanese puppet theater tradition), Hillary Hahn (violinist with a program of Franck, Ives, Mozart, Brahms, Ysaye and Prokofiev) and Matthew Shipp (w/ Joe Morris and Whit Dickey). Upcoming are a Berio/Ligeti/Sciarrino recital, Nels Cline/Scott Amendola in Santa Cruz, High on Fire (w/ Mono and Coliseum), Battles, Jesu and Isis (Natasha and William's first badass metal show!)

William's Verbal Abilities

Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:43 AM

Just a sampling of the Boy's talky talk: "Alex is my friend. He's Mexican. I've never encountered the name Alex in a Mexican before." When asked to put clothes in the dirty clothes only if they're dirty: "I'll just assume this is dirty. I've worn it for like 5 days." Upon seeing a photo of dead fish in the paper and being told they were poisoned: "By whom?"

Wikipedia enters the stream of authority

Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:28 PM

Natasha left her atlas at school today, and in order to answer her daily geography questions, she needed to consult Wikipedia. A milestone in Family homework.

P.S.

Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:53 PM

The Mike and Zoe piece ends into another piece. The pieces became practice partners and fused together.

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