can tell the housing market is soft when a 4BR atrium-model Eichler with solar heated swimming pool on a cul de sac is listed at just $750K.

and Jeff had lunch with Jeff's mom, then came home and Thom did some pruning of backyard trees and shrubs. First time finally online today.

enjoying listening to Matt Alber's album. A former member of Chanticleer, he has a voice and style very much like those of Rufus Wainwright.

finally getting around to reading "Thursday Next: First Among Sequels" this weekend. Got it by mail Friday, and about halfway through now

just got back from a nice brunch, walking on the beach, then an organ concert and browsing at the Legion of Honor Museum. Gorgeous day.

now starting on yet another recipe from the Trader Joe's cookbook: "Okey-Gnocchi with Pancetta and Peas," using Gnocchi alla Gorgonzola.

enjoyed watching the new Make: Television show from MAKE Magazine. Now I need to turn our downstairs into a workshop (well, and a Tiki bar).

happy the touchpad is working again but the solution (not from tech support but from an intensive Google search) makes no logical sense.

heard Tiki's cat-sees-bird noise, so went to the window to find a murder of crows covering two roofs across the street. Run, Tippi Hedren!

having problems with his 1-month-old laptop. The touchpad stopped working and 90 min. online with tech support hasn't yet resolved it.