I went on a short trip to Vancouver last week to visit relatives and friends. Thoughts: Vancouver is kinda like a smaller version of the Bay Area (city on peninsula surrounded by water, anti-road sentiment, elevated rail transit, etc), except with taller mountains and taller buildings. The weather was perfect. I carried around a sweater …
Author Archives: Jimmy Lin
What a difference a week makes
This weekend we’re back to normal summer weather in the Bay Area: beautiful sunny days, cool nights. Last weekend we were in the middle of the worst heat wave to hit California. In 14 summers in the Bay Area, this was the first time I ever felt the need for an air conditioner. Our house …
Say it ain’t so, Floyd!
I have a really hard time believing that Floyd Landis doped up. And here’s why: An Accusation of Duplicity, a Reputation for Honesty • New York Times • July 30, 2006
Floyd Landis wins!
Woohoo! Another American wins le Tour! In my last posting, I assumed everyone knew what Floyd Landis accomplished last week, but I’ll spell it out here. Tuesday: Landis is in the overall lead for the tour. Wednesday: Landis “cracks” and can barely push himself to finish. He falls from 1st to 11th, more than 8 …
Tour de France
I’ve been watching the Tour de France all month. (Its timing works perfectly with my schedule: wake up, watch the last 30 mins while eating breakfast, then go to work.) Can you believe Floyd Landis? From washed up yesterday to a stunning comeback today. I’m really pulling for him to win — it would propel …
Done uploading photos
I’m finally done uploading all of my photos to Flickr. And I’ve fixed all of the photos in this blog to point to those photos. Whew, I’m beat! If you want to look through them, you could start at the beginning and browse through all 1,565 photos (and counting), but I suggest looking through my …
Cars; Willow Glen
I saw Cars over the weekend with Jon. Cars, of course, is based on a true story: the life, death, and rebirth of Route 66. It was astonishingly accurate in its renditions of roads, road signs, and maps. Pixar definitely had some roadgeeks advising them. In addition, Pixar got the author of one of the …
Giving in to the Flickr juggernaut
I've finally started uploading my photos to Flickr. Since I'm starting from around the time I got my digital camera in 2003, it'll take a few days to make my way up to now. Then I can finally have some photos to go along with my blog.
Civil rights advances for the… French?
Maine elected its first openly French-American congressman, Michael H. Michaud, in 2002. Long-Scorned in Maine, French Has Renaissance • New York Times • June 4, 2006
Fun with English
In English, word order is really important. Consider the following: I don't really like Celine Dion. I really don't like Celine Dion. Personally, I agree with the latter. (Substituting "Michael Bolton" doesn't change this.)