In October 2019, we went to Morocco. We were able to spend three weeks in this wonderful country.
As we researched itineraries and options we came across a few surprises that left lasting impressions on us. We had selected Rabat as a starting point based on others recommendations.
In August 2020 just prior to the CZU fire, we purchased a Jeep. It turned out to be our bug out vehicle. Note the smoky air from this picture taken 081920 at 0752.
Lynda had been driving a 2013 Ford Focus ST as her commute car but our needs were changing to need more space for transporting nieces and nephews, the dog and associated gear.
Over the years, we outfitted Big Red with rubber floor mats (a must), Gobi rack, iKamper roof top tent, ARB awning, Dometic PB40 battery and CFX 55 12v fridge, tail gate table and associated gear.
On or about August 16, 2010 on a warm evening two cats were sleeping when one decided to tangle with the other.
Just after dark, James Dean started to chase Steve McQueen through the living room. Steve launched himself from the floor into the bay window and broke through. That resulted in a trip to the vet for some stitches.
Here are a couple of shots of these two from 2010-2011
Here is a short history of my involvement with campus maps.
From 2001-2012, the online version of the campus map was a clickable web page that dropped the user into various grids or closeups of the map. Associated parking maps were hyperlinked to these detail pages. This was a project managed by my colleague Susan Willats. I had been involved in helping with providing a server, log management, etc. At some point I showed her what we could do with Drupal that would enhance this service used by visitors and the community at large.
Since the Events Manager site is no longer used, I went into the way back machine and found a history I had written. Even this history is only 2000-2008; the project was still being used up through 2018 when I retired.
Version 0.7.0
The Slideshows section is just that. I’ve created slideshows to augment my memory of these past several years while we were locked down by COVID, doing homeschooling, dealing with the CZU Lightning fire, taking care of Mom and G, going to dog shows, driving events and documenting home improvements.
Track shots from 2020-2021 that I purchased at different events.
Loma Prieta Autocross Marina April 18, 2021
I retired from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2018 after 30 years in information technology. In that capacity, I worked on and with a variety of technologies, platforms, open source and proprietary software and hardware in addition to leading teams, providing executive consultation, physical security systems and project management.
I recently came across some very old photos of wheat harvesting near Shandon 1895-1904 time period. I'm pretty sure these were in Aunt Tootsie's storage. One has Phillip's stamp on the back.
My great grandfather.
Found a few shots of Peter McMillan as a younger man.
Found some shots of grandpa Ted that I hadn't seen before.
Here's an newspaper clipping
