Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Kevin Voted Today

VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

STATE

Governor
Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State
Shirley N. Weber

Controller
Malia M. Cohen

Treasurer
Fiona Ma

Attorney General
Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner
Ricardo Lira

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
Sally J. Lieber

United States Senator (Full term & Partial/Unexpired term)
Alex Padilla

United States Representative
Anna G. Eshoo

Member of the State Assembly, District 23
Marc Berman


NONPARTISAN OFFICES


JUDICIAL

Chief Justice: Patricia Guerrero
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Goodwin Liu
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Martin J. Jenkins
Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Joshua P. Groban
Yes

Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Mary J. Greenwood
Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Charles E. Wilson II
Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Cynthia C. Lie
Yes

SCHOOL

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony K. Thurmond

Fremont Union High School District: Governing Board Member
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto
Rosa Kim
Stanley Kou

Cupertino Union School District: Governing Board Member
Ava Chiao
Satheesh Madhathil
Jerry Liu

COUNTY

Sheriff
Kevin Jensen

CITY

City of Los Altos: Member, City Council
Pete Dailey
Neysa Fligor

DISTRICT

Santa Clara Valley Water District: Director, District 7
Rebecca Eisenberg


MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

STATE

PROP 1: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
Yes

PROP 26: IN-PERSON SPORTS BETTING IN TRIBAL CASINOS
Yes

PROP 27: ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
No

PROP 28: FUNDING ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION
Yes

PROP 29: KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS REQUIREMENTS
Yes

PROP 30: INCOME TAX ON MILLIONAIRES FOR ELECTRIC CARS
Yes

PROP 31: YES OR NO TO BANNING FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Yes


REFERENCES

Los Alto City Council:
https://www.losaltosonline.com/elections/trio-of-candidates-seek-two-spots-on-la-council-in-november-election/article_4f23b7a0-441b-11ed-a5cb-bf57c0dda6ef.html

Cupertino USD:
https://www.losaltosonline.com/opinion/editorial-chiao-liu-madhathil-for-cusd-board/article_50fb6b7a-2e06-11ed-98a6-0b9427350145.html

Fremont UHSD:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221027201916/http://www.sunnyvaledems.org/

Santa Clara Valley Water District
https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2022/10/13/santa-clara-valley-water-district-candidates-focus-on-a-sustainable-water-future

https://brokeassstuart.com/2022/10/13/the-november-2022-bas-voter-guide/


Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Books List - 2022

Ordered by most recently listened to, first.


Audiobooks 

  1. iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It (2006) - Steve Wozniak with Gina Smith
  2. The Art of Making Memories (2019) - Meik Wiking
  3. The Little Book of Lykke (2017) - Meik Wiking
  4. The Little Book of Hygge (2017) - Meik Wiking
  5. Educated (2018) - Tara Westover 
  6. Allow Me to Retort (2022) - Elie Mystal
  7. Ghost in the Wires (2011) - Kevin Mitnick
  8. A Promised Land (2020) - Barack Obama
    1. "The thing about getting old, Bar,” Toot had told me, “is that you’re the same person inside.” I remember her eyes studying me.... “You’re trapped in this doggone contraption that starts falling apart. But it’s still you. You understand?” I did now.
    2. Struck me how he described life at the White House vs. what his successor chose
    3. Fired up, ready to go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AhRqg0ADbk 
  9. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (2016) - Mark Manson 
  10. How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing (2022) - KC Davis
    1. This House is a Safe House and I Am Safe In It - poster
    2. Inner bullies
Using the Libby app (via Overdrive).

E-Books

  1. None

Print


Suggestions

Previously

Note: No books list 2021
    Previously (2020), Previously (2019), Previously (2018), Previously (2017)

    Tuesday, June 07, 2022

    Local hauler

    Dig it Hauling

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    Just noting for my own future reference.

    Saturday, June 04, 2022

    Kevin Voted Today

    VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

    STATE
    Governor
    Gavin Newsom

    Lieutenant Governor
    Eleni Kounalakis

    Secretary of State
    Shirley N. Weber

    Controller
    Ron Galperin

    Treasurer
    Fiona Ma

    Attorney General
    Rob Bonta

    Insurance Commissioner
    Nathalie Hrizi

    Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
    Sally J. Lieber

    United States Senator
    Alex Padilla

    United States Representative
    Jimmy Panetta

    NONPARTISAN OFFICES

    SCHOOL
    Superintendent of Public Instruction
    Tony K. Thurmond

    County Superintendent of Schools
    Faris M. Sabbah

    COUNTY
    Supervisor, 3rd District
    Justin Cummings

    Assessor-Recorder
    Sheri Thomas

    Auditor-Controller -Treasurer-Tax Collector
    Edith Driscoll

    County Clerk
    Tricia Webber

    District Attorney-Public Administrator
    Jeff Rosell

    Sheriff-Coroner
    Jim Hart

    MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

    COUNTY
    Measure B — Transient Occupancy Tax
    Yes

    Measure C — County Disposable Cup Tax
    Yes

    Measure D — General Plan Amendment - Greenway Initiative
    No

    CITY
    Measure E — At-Large Directly Elected Mayor, Six Council Districts, and Nominating Elections
    No

    Measure F — Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase
    Yes

    Sunday, April 24, 2022

    04/23/2022 San Francisco Golden Gate Park Day Trip

    Celebrated Dawn's birthday Saturday. Left home around 10:00 a.m. Stopped for to-go coffee, scone, and morning bun at Companion Bakeshop Westside Santa Cruz. Weather: sunny, blue skies, comfortably warm. Dressed in light sweaters and tee shirt and pants. Drove up Highway 1. Cut across at Half Moon Bay to 280 North--was distracted a bit by music and had a few hiccups getting to the northbound onramp.

    Saw the Flintstone House. Reconnected with Highway 1 near Daly City. Waze directed us away from congested traffic, so we tracked Highway 1 in parallel on 15th/16th/17th for a stretch, passing Stern Grove. Reconnected to 19th/Highway 1 at some point and entered Golden Gate Park. Dropped off the car at the Music Concourse Parking Garage (Underground). 

    Emerged by the de Young Museum. Walked short distance to the Japanese Tea Garden. Purchased tickets via the mobile app. Waited in line with others. At the ticketing window, the attendant looked up our tickets digitally using our name and waved us through. 

    We've visited once before. The pagoda was enclosed in a white, opaque protective plastic barrier. Originally "constructed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 and brought to the Garden at the fair’s conclusion. Built as an indoor structure, it has not fared well outdoors."

    Koi fish kept to the shadows of bridges and overhanging grasses. The atmosphere was relatively calm but touristy.  At the tea house, we ordered matcha with a wagashi (traditional Japanese confection) of mochi and red bean paste, as well as an order of dango which came with two types: 1) Goma (black sesame); and 2) Anko (red bean). The tea house also sells mitarashi dango (sweet soy sauce syrup). We also bought warabimochi, another wagashi confection, "made from warabiko (bracken starch) and covered or dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour). It differs from true mochi made from glutinous rice."

    Mochinut SF location was next--"a donut that originated from Hawaii which is a combination of American doughnuts and Japanese mochi." We ordered five types of donuts--one of every type they had available in the display case: 1) Churro; 2) Smore (with graham cracker and marshmallow on top); 3) Strawberry Cheesecake (with three popped popcorn kernels on top); 4) Strawberry Funnel; and 5) Ube. We also ordered a Potato Half & Half hot dog (half mozzarella stick, half hot dog, with French fry bits on the outside), and a mango Izzy drink. The Mochinut location looked a bit tired. Food was decent. Donuts were the best; don't think we'd order the hot dog again.

    Across the street, we noticed a block-long wait to get into Pineapple King Bakery.

    We spent the rest of our afternoon walking back across Golden Gate Park. Decided to skip the San Francisco Botanical Garden due to time. Other sights: 6th Avenue Skate Park, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park Tennis Courts (playing pickle ball, looked like), San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club, Sharon Art Studio, Koret Playground, Carousel, Big Rec baseball fields--where we watched drunk teams playing kickball with red cups in hand, and a small dog chase crows. We stopped at the SkyStar Wheel and got a frozen fruit bar and strawberry mint tea while Dawn's knee took a rest. 

    That was it--12,000 steps roughly. Uneventful drive home--did note driving over the SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center). 

    Wednesday, February 09, 2022

    The Book of Boba Fett Run

     Watched The Book of Boba Fett:

    • 2021-12-29: Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land
    • 2022-01-05: Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine
    • 2022-01-12: Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
    • 2022-01-19: Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm
    • 2022-01-26: Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian
    • 2022-02-02: Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
    • 2022-02-09: Chapter 7: In The Name of Honor

    Monday, January 31, 2022

    Peacemaker Run

    Started a run of Peacemaker (TV series).

    Season One (2022)
    1. 2022-01-19: A Whole New Whirled
    2. 2022-01-19: Best Friends, For Never
    3. 2022-01-19: Better Goff Dead
    4. 2022-01-20: The Choad Less Traveled
    5. 2022-01-27: Monkey Dory
    6. 2022-02-04: Murn After Reading
    7. 2022-02-10: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
    8. 2022-02-17: It's Cow or Never