I should be finished with court in Oakland Friday morning--three days is rather much, but so it is. Visited a non-profit bookstore (proceeds to the city library) near the courthouse in Oakland this afternoon, and rewarded myself with a promising non-fiction tome. Staying for the second night at the same motel. Sorry, I don't know anything about Star Trek IV, listener; so no idea about Alameda and whales. They used to have a famous seaside resort in the Californian one--Neptune Beach, home of the snow cone, the popsicle and the Kewpie Doll. Lots of Victorian houses. While walking around downtown Oakland in the morning looking for a convenience store (no luck) I was looking carefully at some old commercial buildings--rather fancy, obviously from before the 1906 SF earthquake, and not a crack or a damaged cornice to be seen in them despite the many large windows, particularly on the ground floors. They must have been built not only well, but on bedrock. Brick is a very poor building material in earthquake country.
Almost midnight Eastern and no posts from local Friday. Guess there's nothing much going on. Not much here, either. Had a good day yesterday celebrating my 80th birthday, but back to work today.
I should be finished with court in Oakland Friday morning--three days is rather much, but so it is. Visited a non-profit bookstore (proceeds to the city library) near the courthouse in Oakland this afternoon, and rewarded myself with a promising non-fiction tome. Staying for the second night at the same motel. Sorry, I don't know anything about Star Trek IV, listener; so no idea about Alameda and whales. They used to have a famous seaside resort in the Californian one--Neptune Beach, home of the snow cone, the popsicle and the Kewpie Doll. Lots of Victorian houses. While walking around downtown Oakland in the morning looking for a convenience store (no luck) I was looking carefully at some old commercial buildings--rather fancy, obviously from before the 1906 SF earthquake, and not a crack or a damaged cornice to be seen in them despite the many large windows, particularly on the ground floors. They must have been built not only well, but on bedrock. Brick is a very poor building material in earthquake country.
ReplyDeleteWell, to bed.
Alan
Almost midnight Eastern and no posts from local Friday. Guess there's nothing much going on. Not much here, either. Had a good day yesterday celebrating my 80th birthday, but back to work today.
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