Adventures in Onionism

I stayed local for Memorial Day Weekend. It was too hot, but I got to see East Bay Regional Parks new to me: Black Diamond Mines, which I've never been to, and Mission Peak, which I've only done once. I had hoped to do more in Sunol, too, but I got lost and had to spend an hour picking the foxtails out of my socks before I could continue. Black Diamond Mines: Hot side of the hills Muddy stock impoundment to the rescue Horse trough to the rescue Old silica mine Mission Peak and Sunol:

Impractical Vegducken Vegducken Alameda Wine Alameda Beer Alameda Night Craneway Pavillion The tinfoil is the most important part Linear Accelerator The original LBL accelerator Pt. Richmond is cute. Who knew? Tall friend, large boat Red Oak Victory Funeral Warehouse? Port of Oakland West Oakland Fun flat 50-mile ride with BH.

In abundance. Friends Hey little buddy, come out and play! I find that an effective commitment device to get grant proposal writing done is to tell heavy hitters that you're writing the grant, ask them if they want to sign on, and agree to meet with them in two or three days. So that's happening. It's another grant on food stamps research, and I also wrote one for a data science fellowship this week. Fingers crossed. Still, I had time for an excellent 20 mile circumnavigation around Briones Regional Park, as seen above. It rained down here, and snowed in the Sierras! Newts were out in abundance, as were the wildflowers. Lafeyette Ridge Trail is a pretty spectacular roller coaster, if you ever get a chance.