Wisetrips Travel Blog

With Ms. Diane Wyant as the new music director at Bellarmine College Prep , I was eager to hear all the new arrangements and pieces prepared for the symphonic band. The Winter Concert started out with the performance of the newly formed Bellarmine Chamber Orchestra, playing the following three compositions: Bellarmine Chamber Orchestra " Forever Joyful! " by Brian Belmages …

When we moved to the United States in 1980, no one in my family knew how to drive, though my dad knew the most about cars. He purchased his first car - a 2-door  Ford Maverick with a manual transmission on the steering wheel. The owner helped teach my dad to drive it. After some practice with the vehicle owner, my dad learned to drive the car. I don't recall how long we owned it, but my dad sold it and repla…

With Inna returning to Software Quality Assurance, I purchased the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 at Costco for $799 (Black Friday unique). On powering on the laptop, I was impressed by how easy Microsoft made the whole experience. Voice-assisted Cortana led me through creating my accounts and applying all Windows 10 updates. It was ready for use after I installed my old copy of Microsoft Office 2010 and Chrome browsers. …

After dropping off Alex at this Speech & Debate tournament at Los Gatos High School, I had a couple of hours to burn off some fat at the  Almaden Quicksilver County Park . I arrived at the Hacienda Entrance around 7:50 a.m., but the park entrance was still closed. A ranger came around 7:55 a.m., opening the gate so I could park my van there. I put on my  Aukey Latitude  Bluetooth headphones and started the …