Bear Flag Blog

Since we moved to Pleasant Hill a year ago, I've watched the continuing construction of a nice new office building a block from the Pleasant Hill BART station. Placing office buildings adjacent to BART stations is a great idea, it allows for easy rail c… more »

I was at the Department of Motor Vehicles about a month ago, and I have to say, my experience was really very positive. Here's a thumbs-up to the CA DMV. When the end of the year rolled around, we received in the mail the re-registration form for the… more »

So I've been sick. Not just any sick, but out of work for an entire week sick. It began with deep chest coughing last Monday, turned rapidly into fever, and I remained in bed with fever from Monday afternoon through Thursday morning. Now it's Tuesday of… more »

I stayed home sick yesterday (yes, I was sick), which gave me an extra high domesticity level; in addition to making dinner I did a bunch of other stuff, including baking cookies. My wife passed through the kitchen and nabbed some cookie dough, leavi… more »

So, I was reading Brad DeLong's blog, and he links to Matthew Yglesias, who links to Ta-Nehisi Coates, who says that white people eat cucumber sandwiches. Which is fine. I keep hoping for a world where we can bring up racial stereotypes and all have… more »