Category Archives: Personal history

Yesterday’s Streetworks

Posted on Friday 11 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Posted yesterday on Facebook. To the extent that there’s a difference, apparently I should have said streetworks, not roadworks. You can look it up.

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Layoff Anniversary

Posted on Monday 7 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Today is the 10th anniversary of my lay-off from the one professional job I’ve ever had, working for the aerospace firm Rocketdyne. November 7, 2012, after 30 years. Details of that life and the aftermath of the layoff on my … Continue reading →

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That Berkeley Bridge

Posted on Tuesday 1 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

OK, so maybe I’ll keep posting something every day, just cut back on all the politically oriented links. Maybe just a photo. Maybe a quotation, a passage like the one from Bertrand Russell the other day. And nice photos. More … Continue reading →

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Easing Away from Daily Posts

Posted on Sunday 30 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve managed to post something on this blog almost every day (I think I missed two, perhaps three days) since September 14, 2021, so for about thirteen and a half months. I think for reasons I’ll step back from that … Continue reading →

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Julia Morgan and Julia’s

Posted on Saturday 8 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Last night we had dinner in a restaurant in the Berkeley City Club, a structure just south of Cal, UC Berkeley, designed by the famous architect Julia Morgan, who was the subject of a KQED profile last week. She designed … Continue reading →

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Not Pixel

Posted on Tuesday 4 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Not Pixel:

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Fifteen Months Out

Posted on Monday 19 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

The drenching storm anticipated for Sunday was mostly a bust. Intermittent showers, even a squall or two, but mostly dry. We got only a quarter inch in our neighborhood. No rain today at all. (The storm had been predicted to … Continue reading →

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Lake Anza

Posted on Saturday 17 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Our visit to Lake Anza today, plus the usual daily dose of headline links following.

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Another Hot Day

Posted on Tuesday 6 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Not quite as hot today as yesterday, but still very hot for this region. 97 F at our place in the Oakland Hills, maybe higher; I didn’t check all afternoon. San Francisco Chronicle, 5/6 Sep 2022: California heat wave: Bay … Continue reading →

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Sfadb.com on Wikipedia

Posted on Tuesday 16 August 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve been pondering (by request) the future of Locus (magazine and website) in recent weeks, as well as my sfadb.com site. And in browsing around the web for research today, checking Wikipedia’s entry on Locus Magazine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_(magazine)) I saw references … Continue reading →

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