Tony K's Blog

We have put our San Ramon home for sale. The kids are out of he house (but still on the payroll). We decided that 2776 square feet of house and 10,000 square feet of yard with a pool is just a bit more than we want to deal with. So we're moving to Oakland. We'll be near Kathleen's work, I'll have a reverse commute, we'll be close to the city, have no yard, and only 1700 square feet to take care of. IT feels good. Here's our house for sale at 51 Sage Circle in San Ramon. Our new place is at Pacific Cannery Lofts . Next stage of life. It's exciting.

Settlers of Catan is the hot new boardgame. I read about it in Wired magazine ( here ) and it's time to buy.

November 27, 2008 was Thanksgiving Day and unfortunately a sad one. Our family pet of 10 years, a 15 year old greyhound died. We think he was born in about February, 1994. He raced in Tampa in the mid-1990s as "Armed and Dangerou s." He was a good racer, big at 75 lbs. The problem he had is that he would tend to get injured from trying too hard or something. Maybe his connective tissues were not robust enough for a dog his size. They retired him from racing and he lived on the farm for a few years to father some more racers before sending him to the greyhound adoption people. Sparky was a good as pet as one could hope for. He was playful, mellow, eager to please, and naively intelligent. Greyhounds Like a dragster, he was built for straight-line speed. He had no flexibility in his joints except back and forth. Sitting like most dogs do was a chore for him. Contrary to what many people think, greyhounds are not hyperactive. Owners call them "40 mile per hour couch potatoe...