Last Saturday, I drove down to the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael to attend the annual BAEER Fair and see how many of the original planning committee were still active in organizing an event that had its origin 35 years ago. Currently, the BAEER Fair is a special project of the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, in Berkeley. But first; what is a BAEER Fair? BAEER = Bay Area Environmental Education Resources. The purpose of the annual… Read More »
You won’t believe this; but The Trio (aka Me, Myself, & I) are trying to fulfill their New Year’s resolution to “clean out” the garage. (Yes, we all know that they have made that resolution for at least the past several years.) Tucked away, in the far corner, was a real computer antique – an Osborne 1 Portable Computer. It hasn’t been used in over 20 years. Also found was a User’s Reference Guide, Software Program discs, and a Quick… Read More »
Perhaps The Trio can squeeze in one more blog before year’s end. Hammerhead reports that he hasn’t read any story lately that really “hits the nail on the head.” Likewise, Eagle-Eyes hasn’t been impressed with any of the headlines printed in our local newspapers, recently. Perhaps 2012 will be different. Perhaps The Trio should focus their attention in new directions? Me, however, doesn’t want to give up on the formation of a Petaluma Neighborborhood HamWatch Network. Myself has gotten weaker,… Read More »
When Christmas was just around the corner, Bill Soberanes would often devote an entire column to his holiday memories. Rather than attempt to translate his thoughts, using my words, here are a few of his memories about Christmas published by the Argus-Courier years ago. * * * * * Although Santa now arrives via many different ways of transportation, I miss the days when he came in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. I’ve found that many people who used to… Read More »
This blog was supposed to be posted a week ago; but guess what? The best laid plans of The Trio were interrupted with the revival of the “clean out the garage” project. (Read our previous blog dated 11-27-11.) BTW, well before our memory chip fails again, here ist he blog titled, “One of the Twilight Moments.” We know that these random, spur-off-the-moment thoughts sound confusing; but, they remind Me, Myself, and I of the spirit of Christmas and the importance… Read More »
My blog team of The Trio (Me, Myself & I), plus Eagle-Eyes and Hammerhead wish to apologize to our readers for not posting a blog for almost a month. (Of course, some readers might consider that a blessing.) BUT, there is a good reason for this lapse .. the garage is finally being cleaned up. Last week, our blue disposal bin was filled to the brim with old files and papers that go back several years and beyond. One letter… Read More »
Quite by accident, I “discovered” on the “Discovery Channel” last night, a TV show titled … (see above.) This 1938 natural event “was one of the most destructive and powerful storms to ever strike Southern New England.” It came up the Atlantic coast and on September 21 hit the shoreline of Suffolk County, Long Island, and then continued on to strike Connecticut and eventually Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Canada. Over $400 million (1938 dollars) in damage was… Read More »
Over the past 10 days, 10 Petaluma Neighborhood Ham Emergency Radio Operators (HEROs) volunteered their time and amateur radio equipment to field test the “signal strength” of their message transmissions to and from various public school sites in the greater Petaluma area. A final signal check, that included public parks and community buildings that might be utilized as evacuation areas and disaster shelters, was conducted on October 20th at 10:21 a.m. – the beginning of the Great California ShakeOut Day… Read More »
How many readers remember that two of the very first categories of this Petaluma360 blog site in March 2006 were titled, Our Cyberplace and Our Information Highway. They reported what was happening with the pilot projects sponsored by PetalumaNet, founded in 1995. Over the ten year period, 1995-2005, PN expanded its mission to promote greater use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the schools to include all sectors of the community, such as: government, health care, business, and non-profit… Read More »
Last month was FEMA’s 8th Annual Emergency Preparedness Month, and this Emergency Preparedness “preacher” posted seven articles related to this annual campaign to help citizens to be better prepared and ready to cople with a major disaster like an earthquake. If you go to the right and click on September 2011, the following blog titles appear … EP#75- Is the End Near? (9-2-11) EP#76- Emergency Preparedness Month-2011 (9-4-11) EP#77- Repeat-Repeat-Repeat (9-7-11) EP#78- The American Red Cross (9-10-11) EP#79- Are You… Read More »
