August 21st, 2011 by alephnaught
Dark Delicacies (Book review)
Title: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers Author:Del Howison (Editor), Geff Gelb (Editor) Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Carroll & Graf (August 31, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786716762 ASIN: B00127SGSS I got this book at the bookstore Dark Delicacies, and yes, they published this collection of horror [...]
August 14th, 2011 by alephnaught
Alessio Bistro Italiano (restaurant review)
We found a new Italian restaurant in our neighborhood, and it’s good! Alessio Bistro Italiano is west of us in West Hills in a strip mall (like so much of this part of southern California) which we hadn’t found before. It’s a dark place inside with a huge bar and a lot of tables. The [...]
August 7th, 2011 by alephnaught
Schipperke party 2011 (pics + video)
Yesterday was the yearly Los Angeles Schipperke party – last year there were 25 schipps in one backyard – we only stayed for about one and half hours, and we still got to meet a number of dogs, including a young puppy only 4 months old. We had a great time talking with people that [...]
July 31st, 2011 by alephnaught
Various photos
We’ve taken a few shots that I thought I’d share from around LA.
July 26th, 2011 by alephnaught
The Information Empire: The Rise of the Los Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Corporation (review)
Title: The Information Empire: The Rise of the Los Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Corporation Author: Jack R. Hart Paperback: 420 pages Publisher: University Press of America (November 1982) Language: English ISBN-10: 0819115819 ISBN-13: 978-0819115812 We finally checked out Iliad Bookshop, a very cool used bookstore in North Hollywood, and I found this book [...]
July 9th, 2011 by alephnaught
My notes from the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) for District 1
I attended the TLI on July 8, 2011 at California State University, Dominguez Hills. As usual, I stayed for the whole day, first attending president’s training (I’m president this year for WLE Toastmasters club) and the advanced leadership training afternoon session. As usual, I took notes in my iPhone – here’s what I came away [...]
July 4th, 2011 by alephnaught
July 3rd, 2011 by alephnaught
Mission Buenaventura
We decided to rustle up the dogs and head to Ventura to check out the last mission close enough to us to easily drive to. Mission Buenaventura is near the coast in the City of Ventura about 45 minutes from us (with traffic though it took about one and a quarter hours to get there). [...]
July 1st, 2011 by alephnaught
First visit to the DIRECTV call center in Boise, ID
I finally got to visit one of our call centers, this on in Boise, Idaho. The scenery right around Boise wasn’t spectacular (although there was a wonderful sunset on evening, unfortunately we were in the car and couldn’t stop for a pic), and I suspect just a half hour north would be completely different. We [...]
+Bob Hays
- I'm a father and husband, have two schipperkes, like to read, compose music, travel. And I manage a couple software development teams at DIRECTV.
- I'm a father and husband, have two schipperkes, like to read, compose music, travel. And I manage a couple software development teams at DIRECTV.
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September 5th, 2011 by alephnaught
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