Dec. 4 – Returned to Palo Alto from Baja Dec. 7 – Drove to Rancho Grande for Elizabeth Shelley’s 50th B-Day Dec. 12 – Attended Delavane Turner’s Doctoral defense at Stanford Dec. 13 – Ran Torneo de las Palmas Heladas tournament in Carmel Dec. 18 – Attended Tom Steyer’s Liquid Lunch in SF Dec. 21 – Celebrated Becky’s birthday with her family in Palo Alto and Stanford Dec. 24 – Drove to Half Moon Bay … more →

Or you might call it: those things missing, and those maddening. For Palo Alto, like Baja, has both. As I reflect – these being notes for further reflection: Friends: many more and more closer here Pace of life: far too fast here, and a bit too slow there Wealth and consumerism: far, far, far too much here, and just about right there Intellectual stimulation: here, hands down. Where else can I go to a dinner … more →