The past few days I’ve just been struck some cars in Livermore. I asked this guy if it was his. “No, you’d have to lather me up with butter to get me into it.” “Can I quote you on that?” “Sure.” Then, this evening I just had to pull over in my ‘94 Miata to photograph these cuties. As I was taking photos, I saw the owner in his garage, so I walked over and told him how cool I thought they were. We talked a while. He explained the ones on the trailer were for racing. They’d just come back from a race, which is why they were in front of his … [Read more...] about Cars, just for fun…
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and El Llanito, Nicaragua water supply project presentation to the Rotary Club of Livermore
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My friend Nile Runge shared the video of the talk with me. The video of the talk is here: The slides are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4FFNh9duvF0sKqtf5sY1IYYX3h5FSTS/view?usp=sharing … [Read more...] about Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and El Llanito, Nicaragua water supply project presentation to the Rotary Club of Livermore
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5-18 Alaska
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Kathy and I traveled with Carolyn and Lloyd Baysdorfer. We flew into Faibanks, then toured Denali by bus and train to Anchorage, then another bus to Seward before getting on Holland America ship to Glacier Bay, Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan, and down to Vancouver. Here is link to photos from May 2018 Alaska trip: https://www.flickr.com/gp/coylepdc/50SBf6 I also added the videos to this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7StLcBQy0_cHUim90f709tpAMbnV03eM A lot of these photos and videos aren't that great, but it is clear we all had a blast. … [Read more...] about 5-18 Alaska
Local news coverage of composting latrines in Nicaragua
Our local Liveremore, CA paper published a great article on the composting latrines in Nicaragua. Many thanks to Jeff Garberson and the Independent! In addition to the article, I've included a few photos. The photo below includes members of our NGO partner Alcance Nicaragua, and Martha Castillo from Masaya Rotary Club, showing other Rotarians, including the District Governor, one of the completed composting latrines. Alcance team members with family at completed unit. Me with family at completed unit. … [Read more...] about Local news coverage of composting latrines in Nicaragua
CWC Tri-Valley Workshop
At special CWC Tri-Valley Branch meeting, Jordan Rosenfeld, author, editor, and writing teacher, presented a three-hour, hands-on workshop, “Get Intimate With Your Characters: Master Point of View For Dazzling Character Development.” We were at our usual venue at the Four Points by Sheraton, in Pleasanton. We did exercises, shared our writing. Ed Miracle announced program for next month. We had chance to buy her books and sign up for her slide set. … [Read more...] about CWC Tri-Valley Workshop