Category: Other
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The Jewel of the Sea: Made By Sharks Family Restaurant Review
On the south side of Santa Clara lies an up-and-coming eatery that is soon to turn the restaurant industry upside down–or at least underwater: “Made By Sharks” Family Restaurant, a place run by a team of 4- and 5-year-old gastronomical prodigies. Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening, and I can say with absolute certainty:…
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Day Trip to SF
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Santa Clara University’s Influence on the 49ers
As the Santa Clara/San Francisco/South Bay/Silicon Valley Super Bowl approaches, here’s an interesting read about Santa Clara University’s huge influence on the San Francisco 49ers at Santa Clara Magazine by Ann Killion. The team was started by a SCU grad who chose the team’s colors: red for SCU and gold for the gold rush. Their first coach…
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Music to Listen to in 2015. From 2014.
What’s the statute of limitations on when you can post your favorite music, books, or movies from a given year? I know we’re a month into 2015, but good music is good music. Although maybe that’s not true, because last week I read a Marc Ronson quote that was something like: “the only thing you…
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Caleb the Dog
We had this sweet guy for a week. We miss him.
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Ole Miss is Still the 2nd Best Team in the Country
At least according to these ratings. I still have them ahead of Auburn and Alabama, which surprised me, but Ole Miss does have a better strength of schedule to this point. Think about it: just because a team lost more recently, does that mean they should move behind another team with the same record? It’s simple…
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The Old Century Theaters
If you grew up in the South Bay, you probably went to quite a few movies at the old Century theaters on Winchester–the best screens in the whole area. They closed yesterday. I remember waiting in lines that would stretch almost to Winchester Blvd. for the openings of Independence Day and Back to the Future…
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Downtown
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My Favorite Music of 2013
Here’s what I’m listening to these days, along with a few exceptions: 1. Songs I feel are safe for my children to listen to. The definition of “safe” varies based on the parents and the kids. For me, “safe” means (for the most part) that I wouldn’t mind if my elementary-school daughter sang the lyrics. One…
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College Football Week 10 – AI Score
If the season ended today, here’s how the top 4 championship games would be set up:: ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida St. vs. #10 Miami Big 10 Championship Game: #5 Ohio St. vs. #21 Michigan St. Pac 12 Championship Game: Winner of #4 Stanford/#3 Oregon (tomorrow night on ESPN) vs. #16 Arizona St. SEC Championship…
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College Football Week 8 – AI Score
The first BCS rankings came out this week. Missouri has been shooting up the human polls, and is ranked 3rd in the computers; I have them 1st. Here’s how my scores compare to the computer averages: Missouri – I have them 1st, computers have them 3rd Alabama – 2nd, 2nd FSU – 3rd, 1st Oregon…
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College Football Week 4 – AI Score
It’s the last year of the BCS! How about that! I’m exited about the four-team playoff next year, although I still think eight is the right number for a league of this size–127 teams! For your reference, here are Part 1 and Part 2 of my playoff proposal. The only difference is that I now include 6 conference…
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Campus Construction Update
One week left, supposedly. Looking good.
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Cupertino
We get about one day of rain each summer.
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Palm Drive –> Pedestrian Mall
And so it begins. The view from my window. Click here for more info on the Palm Drive Pedestrian Mall.