Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
5th Grade: Art Lesson D
Sharon spent Monday afternoon as the art docent for Jack's class. The lesson compared how different artists portray the Holy Family. They looked at The Holy Family by Nicolas Poussin, The Alba Madonna by Raphael and The Presentation in the Temple by Hans Memling.
For their art project, the class sketched a live model of Mary holding the baby Jesus and painted it using watercolors.
For their art project, the class sketched a live model of Mary holding the baby Jesus and painted it using watercolors.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Dinner with Becky, Jill and Hunter
Sharon, Jack and I met Becky, Jill and Hunter for dinner. We were originally planning to met at the Cosmo Cafe, but it is closed on Mondays. We wandered down the street to Ella's.
Jill and Becky are in Sacramento looking for an apartment for Becky. Becky's company is transferring her to Sacramento in the couple of weeks.
Becky will be working within about 5 miles of where John and Jill lived when they were in Sacramento twenty five years ago.
NBA Power Rankings 2008-2009 Week 7
On the strength of beating the Lakers, the Kings climbed one spot in Marc Stein's weekly power rankings of NBA teams from 28th to 27th, ahead of only the Warriors, Timberwolves and Thunder.
ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association
ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association
Don't tell me that all the goodwill Theus generated from the Kings' momentous upset of the Lakers was undone by a one-sided home loss to the Knicks on Saturday night. (I asked you not to tell me that.)ESPN - Sacramento Kings fire Reggie Theus; Kenny Natt is interim coach
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Lexus RX400h Day 168
Jack and I took the Lexus RX400h in for the 10,000 mile service on Saturday morning. I am on a pace to drive 22,500 miles in the first year. I am averaging 24.9 mpg since I brought the car, down slightly from 25.1 after 3 months. The EPA rating is 24 on the highway and 26 in the city. My calculations show that I have saved roughly $750 in gas over driving the Explorer with an average gas price of $3.41 over the last six months. With gas prices now less than half of this average, the savings will obviously be a lot smaller for the foreseeable future.
I continue to be very satisfied with the vehicle. I was particularly pleased that the we were able to fit a seven foot flocked Christmas Tree inside.
I continue to be very satisfied with the vehicle. I was particularly pleased that the we were able to fit a seven foot flocked Christmas Tree inside.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Cunningham's Christmas Party
Sharon and I spent the evening at the Cunningham's Christmas Party. The group included the Sanborn's and the Murphy's.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Big Tree CD Release Party
Morgan's band, Big Tree, is having a CD release party tonight on the Sarah Lawrence Campus. You can find the notice here [requires facebook registration].
Event Info Host: The Teahaus & Big Tree
Type: Music/Arts - Opening
Network: Global
Time and Place Start Time: Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 9:00pm
End Time: Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:00am
Location: THE TEAHAUS
Street: North Lawn
City/Town: Bronxville, NY
Email: bigtreesings@gmail.com
Come one, come all! Big Tree is so so so excited to finally be done with our album. We would like to share it with you, and are looking forward to packing all our sweaty bodies in a tiny space to dance and jam and listen.
We started this past summer, recording bass and drums at Luke's house, drinking Brooklyn Summer Lagers outside on the porch. Now it's f!@#$%^& cold, but the memory of that lovely hot, humid air remains. We spent hours hot glue gunning 500 recycled cardboard CD cases together. I'm pretty sure we burnt off our fingerprints in the process.
NOW THE CDs ARE READY. Months and months of work and sweat and tears and even a little blood have all led us to this victorious point. Please come celebrate with us.
CDs will be $10 each. Come with some dough! They make great christmas presents ;-)
Samples of their music can be found on myspace at:
http://www.myspace.com/bigtreesings
The band has a web site:
http://www.bigtreesings.com/
Event Info Host: The Teahaus & Big Tree
Type: Music/Arts - Opening
Network: Global
Time and Place Start Time: Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 9:00pm
End Time: Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:00am
Location: THE TEAHAUS
Street: North Lawn
City/Town: Bronxville, NY
Email: bigtreesings@gmail.com
Come one, come all! Big Tree is so so so excited to finally be done with our album. We would like to share it with you, and are looking forward to packing all our sweaty bodies in a tiny space to dance and jam and listen.
We started this past summer, recording bass and drums at Luke's house, drinking Brooklyn Summer Lagers outside on the porch. Now it's f!@#$%^& cold, but the memory of that lovely hot, humid air remains. We spent hours hot glue gunning 500 recycled cardboard CD cases together. I'm pretty sure we burnt off our fingerprints in the process.
NOW THE CDs ARE READY. Months and months of work and sweat and tears and even a little blood have all led us to this victorious point. Please come celebrate with us.
CDs will be $10 each. Come with some dough! They make great christmas presents ;-)
Samples of their music can be found on myspace at:
http://www.myspace.com/bigtreesings
The band has a web site:
http://www.bigtreesings.com/
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Christmas Tree 2008
After Jack's basketball game on Saturday, we went to the Christmas tree lot at Cal Expo. This is the fifth time in sixth years that we have bought a tree there.
We started in 2001 getting flocked trees. I actually like this year's tree more than some of the trees that we have gotten in the past. The flocking looks more like snow on the branches than a tree spray painted white...
California Historical Landmark #41
Jack and I spent the Wednesday before Thanksgiving waymarking historical sites in Western Amador County in the rain. This was the seventeenth of twenty-one places that we stopped.
Big Bar
California State Historical Landmark #41
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This landmark is located on State Highway 49 at county line, 4.0 miles south of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 18.770 W 120° 43.229.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
The Mokelumne River was mined at this point in 1848. Established in 1849, the Whale Boat Ferry operated until the first bridge was built, about 1852.
California State Historical Landmark #41
See this location on Yahoo Maps in Flickr
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This landmark is located on State Highway 49 at county line, 4.0 miles south of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 18.770 W 120° 43.229.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
The Mokelumne River was mined at this point in 1848. Established in 1849, the Whale Boat Ferry operated until the first bridge was built, about 1852.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
California Historical Landmark #39
Jack and I spent the Wednesday before Thanksgiving waymarking historical sites in Western Amador County in the rain. This was the sixteenth of twenty-one places that we stopped.
Butte Store
California State Historical Landmark #39
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This landmark is located on State Highway 49, 2.6 miles south of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 19.539 W 120° 44.107.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
This is the only structure remaining of Butte City, prosperous mining town of the 1850s. As early as 1854 Xavier Benoist was conducting a store and bakery in this building. Later Ginocchio had a merchandise business here.
The bronze plaque reads:
Constructed by Italian stone mason in 1857. Served pioneer settlers and miners as post office and general store later. Later known as Ginocchios.
California State Historical Landmark #39
See this location on Yahoo Maps in Flickr
See this location on Google Maps
This landmark is located on State Highway 49, 2.6 miles south of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 19.539 W 120° 44.107.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
This is the only structure remaining of Butte City, prosperous mining town of the 1850s. As early as 1854 Xavier Benoist was conducting a store and bakery in this building. Later Ginocchio had a merchandise business here.
The bronze plaque reads:
Constructed by Italian stone mason in 1857. Served pioneer settlers and miners as post office and general store later. Later known as Ginocchios.
Monday, December 08, 2008
California Historical Landmark #118
Jack and I spent the Wednesday before Thanksgiving waymarking historical sites in Western Amador County in the rain. This was the fourteenth of twenty-one places that we stopped.
Jackson Gate
California State Historical Landmark #118
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This landmark is located on North Main Street, 1.3 miles northeast of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 22.078 W 120° 46.529.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here - its water sold for $1 per inch.
California State Historical Landmark #118
See this location on Yahoo Maps in Flickr
See this location on Google Maps
This landmark is located on North Main Street, 1.3 miles northeast of Jackson, California in Amador County. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in Amador County. The GPS coordinates for the plaque are N 38° 22.078 W 120° 46.529.
You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.
Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here - its water sold for $1 per inch.
NBA Power Rankings 2008-2009 Week 6
According to John Hollinger's NBA Playoff Odds, as of today, the Kings have a 0.3% chance of making this year's play-offs.
The Kings dropped one spot in Marc Stein's weekly power rankings of NBA teams from 27th to 28th, ahead of only the Grizzlies and Thunder.
ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association
The Kings dropped one spot in Marc Stein's weekly power rankings of NBA teams from 27th to 28th, ahead of only the Grizzlies and Thunder.
ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association
The race is on between the Kings and the Grizz, now that Minnesota has sacked Wittman. Which Western Conference straggler can keep its coach employed longer? Sactown or Memphis, who you got?
Sunday, December 07, 2008
2009 PAL JV Rec Basketball Tournament #1 Game #3
DOUBLE OVERTIME!
Jack's basketball team played its third game of the season, the championship game of a three day tournament. They played against St. John Vianney at Holy Cross in West Sacramento.
After yesterday's game, I thought that we had seen the biggest kids that we would face in the tournament. I was wrong. St. John Vianney had an even bigger kid. I looked on the web for the school after the game. St. John has one JV team of 5th and 6th graders. Jack's team is made up of all 5th graders.
Jack started the game and played all of the first quarter. It was a strong starting group, combining Jack with Joe, Connor, Jake and Andy. Nevertheless, they seemed out of sync. Struggling offensively and defensively against the big kid in the middle, the Eagles fell behind 11 to 6.
St. John did not play their largest player for most of the second quarter. On the strength of David's shooting (he had 6 points for the quarter and 8 points for the game), the Eagles pulled ahead 14 to 13 at halftime. Jack went in and played about 2 minutes of second quarter.
Jack started the third quarter with the same group. They just could not get going and had a number of double dribbles and turnovers. The center for St. John scored 6 straight points, while the Eagles could not manage a basket in the whole third quarter. St. John's led by a score of 20 to 13 at the end of three quarters.
St. John's got another basket early in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 9 points at 22 to 13. Jack and Joe came back into the game with about 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Eagles finally started to cut into the lead. Jack drove the baseline with about 1:50 left and was fouled; he made both free throws.
The Eagles scored with 2 seconds left in the game to make the score St. John's 24, Eagles 22. The Eagles pressed on the inbound pass. St. John's tried to make a bounce pass along the baseline to get the ball inbounds. Jake stepped in front of the pass and made a lay-up to tie the score at 24 as the clock expired.
They played a three minute overtime. When the Eagles missed four straight foul shots and St. John's made two foul shots, I thought the game was over. Nevertheless, the Eagles tied the score with another basket. With 2 seconds left in the overtime, Jack made an inbound pass 3/4's the length of the court to Jake who turned and put up a shoot that bounced off the back of the iron.
They played a one minute double overtime. The Eagles scored two points in the overtime to win 28 to 26!
It was wild. After yesterday's game, I would not have believed that the Eagles could play a more exciting, closely fought game.
This was not Jack's best game of the tournament. He was 0 for 2 from the field and 2 for 3 from the free throw line for 2 points. Jack had two rebounds, two steals, one block and only one assist. Late in the game, Jack fought the biggest kid on St. John's for a rebound to create a jump ball and win the ball on the possession arrow.
Jack's basketball team played its third game of the season, the championship game of a three day tournament. They played against St. John Vianney at Holy Cross in West Sacramento.
After yesterday's game, I thought that we had seen the biggest kids that we would face in the tournament. I was wrong. St. John Vianney had an even bigger kid. I looked on the web for the school after the game. St. John has one JV team of 5th and 6th graders. Jack's team is made up of all 5th graders.
Jack started the game and played all of the first quarter. It was a strong starting group, combining Jack with Joe, Connor, Jake and Andy. Nevertheless, they seemed out of sync. Struggling offensively and defensively against the big kid in the middle, the Eagles fell behind 11 to 6.
St. John did not play their largest player for most of the second quarter. On the strength of David's shooting (he had 6 points for the quarter and 8 points for the game), the Eagles pulled ahead 14 to 13 at halftime. Jack went in and played about 2 minutes of second quarter.
Jack started the third quarter with the same group. They just could not get going and had a number of double dribbles and turnovers. The center for St. John scored 6 straight points, while the Eagles could not manage a basket in the whole third quarter. St. John's led by a score of 20 to 13 at the end of three quarters.
St. John's got another basket early in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 9 points at 22 to 13. Jack and Joe came back into the game with about 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Eagles finally started to cut into the lead. Jack drove the baseline with about 1:50 left and was fouled; he made both free throws.
The Eagles scored with 2 seconds left in the game to make the score St. John's 24, Eagles 22. The Eagles pressed on the inbound pass. St. John's tried to make a bounce pass along the baseline to get the ball inbounds. Jake stepped in front of the pass and made a lay-up to tie the score at 24 as the clock expired.
They played a three minute overtime. When the Eagles missed four straight foul shots and St. John's made two foul shots, I thought the game was over. Nevertheless, the Eagles tied the score with another basket. With 2 seconds left in the overtime, Jack made an inbound pass 3/4's the length of the court to Jake who turned and put up a shoot that bounced off the back of the iron.
They played a one minute double overtime. The Eagles scored two points in the overtime to win 28 to 26!
It was wild. After yesterday's game, I would not have believed that the Eagles could play a more exciting, closely fought game.
This was not Jack's best game of the tournament. He was 0 for 2 from the field and 2 for 3 from the free throw line for 2 points. Jack had two rebounds, two steals, one block and only one assist. Late in the game, Jack fought the biggest kid on St. John's for a rebound to create a jump ball and win the ball on the possession arrow.
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