Tyler is really into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles these days so I asked him to draw me a picture. Hopefully those are Raphael’s sai’s or he is a really rude dude with those middle fingers.
Corpcom Carnival 2013
We try and do an employee appreciation event each year and the theme this year was a carnival. We had carnival games and even a cartoonist come and help provide some extra fun activities for everyone to take part in. A few of us played basketball for a few hours yesterday, and I was one of them, so all I can say after waking up this morning is “wow I feel old and sore”. Good times!
Life Size Mousetrap at Maker Faire SF 2013 (Panorama)
Maker Faire 2013
Had a great time today going to the 2013 Maker Faire in San Mateo today. Bought a marshmallow shooter kit for Tyler and a t-shirt for myself and figured I would buy anything else online at a later point. I found the people attending the event to be very pleasant and the makers excited to show off and talk about their projects. As a first time attendee I would recommend going early because parking became difficult at 11am and we had to walk a few miles to and from the event as a result. I pushed Tyler in an umbrella stroller which he is border line too big for but asking a six year old (as of today) to walk that much would have been tough on him. He stayed in the stroller most of the time until he saw the Streampunk inspired former airplane mover he had to go in. We stood in line for about an hour in the sun for that. I’ve been thinking about getting an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi and was going to get one at the event but decided to buy it online as well in the future.
Happy 6 Month Birthday Lizzy
We put the candle half way in the cake. 😉
Gammy’s Surprise Birthday At Yosemite
We surprised Grammy (Christina’s mom) with a surprise appearance from her family at Yosemite this weekend.
Pine Mountain Lake Panorama
Right Place, Wrong Time
Today I was driving to work and was at the right place at the wrong time. As soon as I merged onto 580 going westbound I saw a Range Rover make a very hard left to avoid the car in front of him which caused it to flip onto the roof of the car twice. The most difficult thing to see was I saw the man driving the vehicle get ejected from the car and thrown high up into the air and onto the highway. Something else I’ll never forget is as the car was flipping, a bunch of dust and debris was in the air and all of a sudden, that dust turned pink. It was like I was watching a movie right before me, but I obviously knew it wasn’t. Cars immediately stopped just before the location where the SUV came to a stop, and we all sat there for a moment, not quite sure what to think or do. It was like time stood still for a moment. I drove my car onto the shoulder of the highway, so I could call 911.
Fortunately, 911 picked up within 20 seconds of me dialing, which was great. I was in shock, I know I was because after getting off the phone I realized some of the information I gave to the operator wasn’t as accurate as it should have been. While I was talking with 911 an African American man started climbing out of the SUV’s sunroof and was very likely in shock because as soon as he made it to the roof he literally rolled off the roof and collapsed onto the highway. He got up maybe 30–45 seconds after falling to the highway and walked close to the front of my car and collapsed again at the side of the road and sat down. Everything about the crash was disturbing, and I felt so helpless. I had my son in the back of the car and people were trying to get by the accident, so I was also afraid of becoming an accident. A nurse came to the scene and tended to the African American man, and I talked with an officer to help give a report later in the morning. If anyone has more details on the victims of the crash, I’d love to know more. I pray for their families and themselves and can’t express enough how much I feel for them. The photos of the car are from a picture a coworker found on Waze and is not something I took. It does, however, help show what I saw (to a degree). Please drive safe, everyone, and please buckle up.
News Reports
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/i-580-reopens-after-fatal-crash-4483068.php
Christina’s “2013” Birthday
With a cake like that you know she loves us. Dairy, nut, and taste free! 😉
Mt. Shasta and Black Butte Panorama
Weed, CA is one of my favorite places in the world. It has some of the most wonderful views. I stopped for a drink and snack on my way home and tried to capture the mountain beauty.