Acacia Steps... pretty aren't they?

Acacia Steps... pretty aren't they?

North Cragmont Street Marker

North Cragmont Street Marker between Acacia Walk and Acacia Path. I've lived in #Berkeley for 35 years and discover wonderful new things just about every week.

Acacia Walk - Steps from Acacia Steps in the Berkeley Hills

Acacia Walk, high on the #Berkeley Hills. Just another reason Berkeley is a wonderful place to live.

User Friendly Software on our Dell Computer

I am a Mac Guy through and through, but I have to tell you this is the most user friendly software I've ever installed on our Dell.

The Firt Public Curb Ramp In The United States

Publish Post

First Public Curb Cut in #Berkeley .. in the United States.

The Wiki Page said that it was "pioneered by disability rights leader Ed Roberts"

Gates - The Berkeley Corporation Yard

#Berkeley Corporation Yard Gates

Just came back from a memorial service for Tom Cone, a Realtor friend. Tom
had a full life. Was wondering how you're filling your life?

Going Green?

Amory Lovins coined expression Negawatt power, where you invest to reduce your electrical demand.We're big negawatt fans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negawatt_power

How big? 24 Panel PV system on roof w battery backup, hot water heaters "on demand" CF light bulbs. Watt's a unit of energy, NOT light.

Watt's that you say? 12 watt CF won't give you enough light? It really does. Light's measured in Lumens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_(unit)

Watt is energy

Lumen is light

Fiat Lux

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_there_be_light

Seen in Berkeley during the Berkeley MLS Tour of homes for sale

One of Berkeley's few private streets - San Antonio at San Luis


A path I never knew existed! Discovering those are so much fun - this is where Neilson and Northside come together just north of Hopkins Street. The path runs along the BART tracks to the Berkeley Bagel Store on Gilman


Seen in Berkeley during the Berkeley MLS Tour of homes for sale

The absence of information is... information

I was thinking back to a cruise Carol & I took to Alaska with CyberStar friends.

My good friend Alan Mah, a superb Vancouver BC Realtor, organized the trip.

To thank him, all the CyberStars on the cruise chipped in to him a new iPod Photo.

He asked "How did you know I didn't have one"

And I answered. "Because if you did have one, you would have told me"

I've noticed lately that a large part of our skill in negotiating with clients is being able to incorporate the absence of information into our interpretation of how the negotiations go.

In a recent performance, Josh Kornbluth talked about the "Presence of Absence".

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle might have referred to the curious incident when the dog didn't bark.

In every case, the lack of a response is a response.

I'm not usually this profound.

Crogan's Montclair Oakland St. Pat's Clock about to reset

Here's what it will look like in a few days

Crogan's - a great restaurant in Oakland's Montclair Neighborhood.

Downtown Oakland Updown Neon

Downtown Oakland Updown Neon.. we went to the Paramount Theatre, the most amazing theater in the San Francisco Bay Area, for $5 Movie Night.

The Gay Divorcee was playing - and Astaire & Rogers danced to the the astonishing lyrics of Cole Porter's "Night and Day" ...."There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me"

Had a great parking spot near the theater, and made a note to take photos of the Uptown Neon. Hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed taking them.

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Wild life in Berkeley

Wild life in Berkeley. Hundreds of goats eat weeds during the summer, and wild turkeys who hang around UC Memorial Stadium.

No, I wasn't drinking Wild Turkey

One of the reasons I love living in Berkeley.

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