Guitar Hero “fail”
On Saturday the kids decided they wanted to get Guitar Hero for the Wii. Since it was their own money they wanted to spend (including Haley’s gift cards), and because I’m always accused of not being spontaneous I decided to go along with their desire to go to Game Stop and get it. We went to Bayhill, where of course the Game Stop was no longer there, messing with our plans to visit Starbuck’s, Jamba Juice, and Mollie Stone’s at the same time. After verifying that the closest Game Stop was indeed at Tanforan (ugh, a mall on Memorial Day weekend!), we headed out. Luckily the girls knew where it was so we parked close by. But it turns out they don’t carry the instruments, just the games, because it’s “just not popular enough”. So we decided we’d have to get it online. Sigh. We did, however, make it back to Bayhill, where we split up and met up again at Mollie Stone’s and got everything else we wanted to get. Whew!
Band Upheaval
We learned ove rthe weekend that Doug Miner, the band directory for both Mills High School and the West Bay Community Band, was in a serious motorcycle accident on Saturday the 19th. He will recover, but it will be a slow process as his injuries are relatively serious. The school is finding a substitute to cover the last few days of school and the performance at graduation. The WBCB is looking for another conductor for a while. One of the musicians led the group at Sunday’s performance at San Carlos Hometown Days, which I missed.
Best wishes to Doug – get well!!
NWLC
I spent the weekend in San Jose at the Northwest Leather Celebration. It was great to hang out with friends and attend some classes, receptions, and parties.
Haley’s Field Trip: Home of Peace Cemetery
Haley’s religious school class went on a field trip to the Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma. I accompanied. Rabbi Feder went over some of the rituals we have around death, reinforcing what had been taught as part of the “lifecycle” studies. We took a trip through history, looking at graves in different sections from different points in time. We ended up at the Peninsula Temple Sholom section, where Haley and I both placed stones on Rabbi Raiskin’s headstone.
Mothers’ Day
We went to visit Mom for Mothers’ Day. Just a few hours and a trip to Sizzler, but it was nice to do it.
Hillbarn Theater
Val and Marilyn went to see “The Producers” at the Hillbarn Community Theater in Foster City. Marilyn got the tickets through a silent auction benefitting the Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC). The production was good, although a bit long.
Lunch with Bennett
I had a delightful lunch with Bennett. She works at Genentech, so it was fun to go back there and have lunch where I used to work.
Home from CHI (Austin)
I returned home yesterday morning on an early morning flight on JetBlue. First time flying that airline, and I really enjoyed it.
CHI Conference
Day 3 of 4 at the CHI 2012 Conference in Austin. All day sessions, women’s lunch yesterday, hospitality reception tonight at the Texas State History Museum. Last night I met up with Pat, a local contact dyke from Lesbian Connections. She showed me around downtown Austin, we had a nice dinner at Zen, and hung out with her friends Becky and Terri.
Rosh Hodesh
Attended an intro session for the Rosh Hodesh program for Haley, on Sunday. It’s a support group for middle school girls, meeting monthly starting on the fall. Sounds great; will be signing her up!
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