Some pictures from a 4th-of-July BBQ with Bonnie, Darren and friends in Half Moon Bay — where we walked off our meal to check out a local stable of horses:
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Mountain Biking on Boggs Mountain
A very hot but fun weekend camping and mountain biking in the Boggs Mountain Demonstration Forest (north of Calistoga) — hosted by Richard and Justin of the Bay Area Outdoor Adventure Club.
BBQ Lunch, Mentos and Diet Coke
After seeing a spectacular video demonstration (via eepybird.com) making the rounds on the net, we thought we would have a little fun ourselves at our department’s BBQ lunch. Of course, five bottles has only just whetted our appetite — we’ll have to try some more “experiments” soon!
Moonlight Kayaking in Santa Cruz
A bit of kayaking by moonlight in Santa Cruz courtesy of the Bay Area Outdoor Adventure Club
and guided by Venture Quest Kayaking:
Surf Lessons in Bolinas
A foggy day in Bolinas and my first try at surfing with lessons by Jason and Nick of 2 Mile Surf Shop – organized through the Bay Area Outdoor Adventure Club.
BayCon 2006
BayCon is an annual sci-fi/fantasy fan convention held in San Jose.
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FileMaker PD Goes Bowling!
Ordered a New Car!
I’ve ordered a new car! It’s the very fun-to-drive, five door Audi A3 with the 3.2L V6 and all wheel drive (Quattro). Unfortunately, all the 3.2’s in the western United States have the “open sky” roof option and I’m too tall for that. So, I had to order one and wait for production, overseas shipment, delivery, etc.
Most of these pictures are of the 2.0L front wheel drive version – fun, but it didn’t make me smile like the amazing low end torque on the 3.2 version which also has the sport suspension of the S-line package…. sweet! And this little guy has enough room that I can sit behind the driver’s seat adjusted for me! (Heh, why would I give up the driver seat though!?) It’s actually faster and handles better than my Supra, has better mileage, has all wheel drive and is tons more practical with a real back seat and I can even sit up straight in the driver’s seat without hitting the roof!
Now… which color??
Update (4/29/2006): And here it is, on arrival four months later:
Whale Watching near Monterey Bay
Alcatraz Excursion
Click through for a gallery of images from a day’s excursion to Alcatraz with the Riggles, Buckalews, Maeckels, Crims and Keith:
Halloween at FileMaker
Click through for the full gallery of images from the Halloween festivities at FileMaker this year:
Scenes from Azeroth
Halloween at the Wellers
Scenes from Namibia to Botswana
This is a collection of images from a two week trip to Namibia and Botswana arranged through REI Adventures.
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FileMaker Company Picnic
Click through for a gallery of pictures from FileMaker’s company picnic this year: