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the Label Ball – Part 2

September 21, 2017 by sergneri 1 Comment

Part one, Creation of the Label Ball, can be read here . I entered the label ball into the Sonoma County Fair’s Amateur – Adult Home Arts – Other Paper Arts – Altered Art (yes, that is the full category) and won a 2nd place ribbon! This also comes with a $4 check, so, after … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Science, Thinking about Tagged: 2017, 2nd Place, Apple, digestion, Fruit, grower, Label Ball, labels, Organic Food, produce, Recycling, Sonoma County Fair, Vegetable

The real question about the Equifax hack

September 10, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

It seems to me that this breach as outlined by F. Manjoo in the NYT today is about trust. The crown jewels have been stolen. Because they all use the same dataset and we’ve always considered them interchangeable, there is no difference, TransUnion and Experian are as culpable as Equifax. So, now that the data … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 2017, Credit Report, EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, Hacking, Identy Theft, TRANSUNION

A Rascally Hackman

September 7, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California > 3 December 1857 — Information was given at the Police office yesterday, that a negro had been robbed by a hackman whose name we did not learn, but who is known by the name of “Sinbad,” an appropriate name, if the account given of him is correct. It appears that the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Racism Tagged: 1857, Hackman, prejudice, racism, Robbery

SHERIFFS SALE.

September 3, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat, 17 December 1857 BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION issued out of the District Court of the Third Judicial District, in and for the County of Alameda, State of California, duly attested on the 4th day of June, A. D., 1857, and to me directed :Whereas a judgment was rendered in said Third Judicial … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: 1857, Arroyo de Santa Rosa, Felicidad Carrillo, Julio Carrillo, Moria Ygnacio Lopez, Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa creek, SHERIFFS SALE, State of California, Victor Castro

MURDERERS EXECUTED.

September 3, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat, 17 December 1857 We take the following account of the execution of three murderers at Sonora, Dec. 12th, from the Sonora Correspondent of the Morning Call: “The all-absorbing topic of conversation at this time is the hanging of Lyons, Poer and McAuley, for the murders perpetrated by them some time back. At ten … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: 1857, EXECUTION, GALLOWS, HANGING, MURDER, MURDERERS, Sonora, STRONG LIQUOR

The Great Red Spot

July 23, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

It is difficult to put the size of the planets into perspective, but a photo of earth superimposed over the Jovian Great Red Spot does a very good job of showing just how really big Jupiter is in comparison to earth. Great Red Spot Eats Earth! [to scale] 2017-07-18 17:40 UT Credit : NASA / … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Earth, Great Red Spot, Jovian, Jupiter, NASA

Why are the Baby Boomers in Such Bad Moods?

July 22, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From MARILYN SUZANNE MILLER in the NY Times today, July 22, 2017, Why Are the Baby Boomers in Such a Bad Mood? Cut to: The Present. I recently asked a neighbor how old she was: Nervous, reluctant, she said, “Oh, 60 or 61.” This conveys the ennui of today’s “new middle age” baby boomers, immersed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: artisanal stress, Baby Boomers, middle age, trifocals

Red Alps, Blue Alps

June 27, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Red Alps, Blue Alps, Ville de Neuchatel In 2007, we moved to Rue du Rocher in Neuchatel. It was a fabulous apartment with a remarkable view to the south taking in the lake, the Bernese Alps down to Mount Blanc. This video contains some of the photos we took during our stay.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Blue Alps, Lac de Neuchatel, Photography, Red Alps, Ville de Neuchatel

Visit to Sonoma

June 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat > 26 November 1857 Visit to Sonoma. — One day last week we visited the beautiful valley and city of Sonoma. It is one of the oldest settlements in the State, having been settled under the authority of the Mexican government, by Col. Vallejo, about the year 1830. Affording as this valley does, … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: 1830, 1857, Apples, Col. Haraszthy, figs, Gen. Vallejo, grapes, Sonoma, wines

This really bugs me

June 23, 2017 by sergneri 1 Comment

I suspect this is more common than I know but my first sighting of a kid riding a bike with a cell phone in one hand really bothered me. I use a dash cam and took the trouble to download the recording, find the kid, and clip it to a jpg file. He’s wearing a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Bicycle, Cell Phone, Pre-Teen, SAFETY FIRST, Traffic
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