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Today, we attended the 2014 Silicon Valley International Auto Show at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 West San Carlos Street, in downtown San Jose.. . . . . Alex had lately shown a marked interest in cars, and I wanted to show him all the various brands.. . We arrived on Sunday at 10:30am and immediately went to look at the BMW cars…
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As we were in Campbell looking at some tiles for our Kitchen's backsplash, we stopped by for lunch at Mo's The Breakfast and Burger Joint.. . We sat outside and ordered some burgers, not expecting much. We were surprised by the fast, friendly service and the high-quality burgers we got.. . Inna ordered the Mushacado Burger with Avocado, and it was delicious.. . . .…
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Today, we saw a "The Book of Mormon" performance at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco.. . . . I wanted to see this musical last year (the 2012-2013 season), but could not find any seats (it was sold out).. I hoped to get seats this year, but again, no seats were available (and I did not want to pay scalper's prices) or try the…
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Before enjoying our scheduled performance of "The Book of Mormon" Musical at San Francisco's Orpheum Theater, we stopped by for dinner at Bluestem Brasserie.. . . . . The dinner at Bluestem was fantastic, and we especially enjoyed the "Pan-Seared Black Truffle Pierogi" for our appetizer. The service at Bluestem was super fast and friendly. I don't recall the last time I had such fast…
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Monday, January 5, 2014 (Day 1, 7:30am with Dara - The Fit Test). . I took the introductory P90X class at Courtside Club with Dara (the fitness instructor).. . . . . I've attended Courtside Club for 2 years to improve my aerobic and muscular fitness. I was not making much progress in my strength training, so I wanted to determine whether P90X could improve…
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At the end of 2013, I would like to take an inventory of things I consider to be the best in their class: . . . . . . . Restaurants: . Mama's Fish House, Maui, Hawaii . Manresa, Los Gatos. The Plumed Horse, Saratoga . . Dishes:. Apple Strudel: Cafe Demel, Vienna, Austria . Bread: "Country Bread," Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, CA . Cakes:…
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After exploring the new Exploratorium on Pier 15 in San Francisco, we drove to Tartine Bakery on 600 Guerro Street for a quick lunch. When we finally arrived, around 4:30pm, the line to the bakery looked like a scene from old Soviet Russia. We decided we could not wait this long, no matter how delicious the bread and pastries looked. . . We decided to…
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Maui time!. . We took the 8:00 a.m. flight from San Jose (Hawaiian Airlines HA45) to Kahului, Maui (OGG), arriving at 11:30 a.m. Hawaiian time. The flight lasted four and a half hours and went smoothly, without much turbulence. I was surprised that Hawaiian Airlines actually provided lunch on the plane. Most airlines charge for food and only offer peanuts or crackers.. . Once we…
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This is a bit off-topic, but for Hannukkah, I purchased a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set for my son Alexander. He likes building various contraptions using Lego blocks, and this would provide added fun with all the possibilities of motorized, programmable robots.. . Using Mindstorms 300+ parts, one can build a couple of different robots that can be controlled by the included remote or a downloadable…
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After seeing "Tristan & Yseult" at Berkeley Repertory Theater, we stopped by for a late lunch at Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen in Berkeley.. . Many years ago, after graduating from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, I moved to Houston, Texas, to work for Compaq Computer. While living in Houston, I came to love and appreciate spicy Cajun cooking, especially at restaurants like Pappadeaux. Living in California, I…
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