tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post4109677859904232084..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Bay Area: Heaven On Earth?ruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-50143417046119062172008-06-20T18:02:00.000-07:002008-06-20T18:02:00.000-07:00Amy, bummer I missed you. Maybe next time.Amy, bummer I missed you. Maybe next time.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-18430171215972785462008-06-19T22:24:00.000-07:002008-06-19T22:24:00.000-07:00oh! i've been reading and enjoying your blog for ...oh! i've been reading and enjoying your blog for a while now, and i am an intern at the Breakthrough Institute...(not one of the fellows). Too bad I wasn't there the day you came - I would have loved to meet you!amy.leblanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188640783609376603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-85007819848290464942008-06-19T19:02:00.000-07:002008-06-19T19:02:00.000-07:00Nice to meet you Allison!Nice to meet you Allison!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-35462598358371203002008-06-19T16:07:00.000-07:002008-06-19T16:07:00.000-07:00Wow. It is so nice to hear someone speak so highl...Wow. It is so nice to hear someone speak so highly of the Bay Area. And all of it true. I am originally from Los Angeles (Harbor Area) and got out of there as fast as I could to San Diego. Married and moved to Brentwood, CA (Far Eat County) via San Jose and Fremont. It is a toss up between San Diego and Bay Area for me. <BR/>As for my summer. Brentwood is known for peaches and corn and I am getting my fill! But if you come in the summer bring a tank top, we are at 100 degrees today!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-16600995019202727182008-06-19T12:28:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:28:00.000-07:00Sue, that's so crazy! Yes, I grew up right next to...Sue, that's so crazy! Yes, I grew up right next to San Jose (in two different cities actually.) Yes, it was very different back before the Santa Clara Valley became the Silicon Valley. Although I think the shift happened more in the early nineties than in the 80s. When I grew up in the 80s there were still a ton of people around who didn't work tech jobs. And when I would tell friends that my dad was an engineer, they assumed he drove a train!<BR/><BR/>CAE, do! It's such a wonderful city. But do yourself a favor and go in the summer. Or the early fall.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-45372431553338082012008-06-19T12:22:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:22:00.000-07:00I've never been to Chicago (well, not properly, al...I've never been to Chicago (well, not properly, although I have spent a lot of time at O'Hare), but I've heard great things. My cousin lives in Ohio and loves the place - maybe I can meet her there some time.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-64710208354838139812008-06-18T21:09:00.000-07:002008-06-18T21:09:00.000-07:00Wow -- I *three* grew up 40 miles south of SF! I ...Wow -- I *three* grew up 40 miles south of SF! I was technically inside the San Jose line but only 9 houses from the border. I bet one of the towns on the other side of the line was yours!<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm *old*, and I moved away in 1980 (or as I like to say, "just before it became Silicon Valley"). But I bet we have some memories in common. How cool!<BR/><BR/>I'll be there next month to visit my parents, I think -- too bad I didn't time my trip better, could have met you too.<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-13733236614859159012008-06-18T11:41:00.000-07:002008-06-18T11:41:00.000-07:00MH, it was a great trip. Thanks! I see I have lots...MH, it was a great trip. Thanks! I see I have lots of good reading to catch up on!!<BR/><BR/>HGG, yeah, sorry about that. That's something I haven't been doing the past few days. ;) If it's any consolation, I am back at work today!<BR/><BR/>Heather, I LOVE Santa Cruz. So beautiful. Didn't make it down there this trip though.<BR/><BR/>EBB, funny but Green Bean seemed more like a WOMAN than a vegetable. Weird right? I feel like she's been deceiving us this whole time!<BR/><BR/>SDG, you Texas bloggers have to arrange a get together!!<BR/><BR/>Beany, sorry you've been having bad luck. Hopefully your luck is changing!<BR/><BR/>GB, we did chat for a long time. And yet we didn't run out of things to say!<BR/><BR/>Natalie, AND Portland has Powells Bookstore, the greatest bookstore in the world! Every time I've visited Portland, I've ended up buying at least five books from there!!<BR/><BR/>Cindy, yeah, sorry about that. That is the downside to British books. ;)<BR/><BR/>CAE, yeah San Francisco is a beautiful city. In my opinion it's only second to Chicago in the US. Have you ever been to Chicago? I bet you would love it.<BR/><BR/>Joyce, sorry, I'll get right back to blogging!! But chocolate sounds like a pretty adequate replacement.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-82618312593984185732008-06-18T11:16:00.000-07:002008-06-18T11:16:00.000-07:00Glad you had fun, Arduous! I'm also glad you're b...Glad you had fun, Arduous! I'm also glad you're back to blogging, because I was having withdrawal. I almost had to go get chocolate to survive!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-59344216813856101032008-06-18T11:00:00.000-07:002008-06-18T11:00:00.000-07:00Love, love, love San Francisco. I've been 3 times ...Love, love, love San Francisco. I've been 3 times now and would be happy to go back again and again. It's one of the few US cities I've been to that I think I could live in. Strangely enough, Washington DC would be second choice... don't know why, maybe because everyone told me how terrible it was going to be and I actually liked it a lot!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-3544304643054989432008-06-18T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-18T09:55:00.000-07:00It was definitely awesome to meet you and Greenbea...It was definitely awesome to meet you and Greenbean in person! Thanks for the book by the way. Can I just tell you the downside of it? I now have to endure the faux English accent my husband assumes when reading to the kids. It happened last night, and we have 18 more chapters to go. Oy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-19206229593055579832008-06-18T08:31:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:31:00.000-07:00Hmmm. I, too, grew up 40 miles south of SF! I le...Hmmm. I, too, grew up 40 miles south of SF! I left in the late-90's. I was taking a chance on Hubby (then known as Brand New Boyfriend) and moved from SF to Atlanta, GA. Talk about the least sustainable city ever! We now happily reside in Portland,OR - which I think actually trumps the Bay Area in almost every category except weather. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're back. And I'm glad you had a nice, if busy, trip!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422464904181234874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-41579598137076135682008-06-18T08:12:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:12:00.000-07:00It was so great to meet you, Arduous! It is amazi...It was so great to meet you, Arduous! It is amazing to have friends that you've never actually met yet, as you said, we could have stayed all day. As it was, I think we talked for 2 1/2 hrs.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-51715279545404087302008-06-18T08:02:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:02:00.000-07:00Yes, it does sound like you had an exciting (if ti...Yes, it does sound like you had an exciting (if tiring) trip!<BR/><BR/>I had a string of bad luck. So far no one I like has died...so it hasn't been too bad.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-15639091567889885042008-06-18T06:53:00.000-07:002008-06-18T06:53:00.000-07:00Glad you had a great trip. Sounds beautiful, and I...Glad you had a great trip. Sounds beautiful, and I'm jealous that all you west coast bloggers get to hang out for real ;-)DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333741041132383730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-70208027177438331772008-06-18T06:22:00.000-07:002008-06-18T06:22:00.000-07:00So, is the Green Bean really a bean? Or a root ve...So, is the Green Bean really a bean? Or a root vegetable? Or an illustrious Vegetannual? What a great opportunity to meet up with everyone, enjoy some real environmentally conscious living and the mass transit. I think we all feel that the bay area is a mecca of sustainable culture! Welcome home, now get back to work! :o)EcoBurbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931648017376435556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-59758535108684305292008-06-18T04:52:00.000-07:002008-06-18T04:52:00.000-07:00Welcome back! My hubby is from the Santa Cruz area...Welcome back! My hubby is from the Santa Cruz area and I always love going there to visit. It's so easy to get around, so much to do, and everyone seems to be health/environmentally conscious. I feel at home there like I don't feel anywhere else and I've only visited 3 times! If that's heaven, we must be in a level of hell where we live because my area is certainly the anti-Santa Cruz! :) <BR/><BR/>Glad your back safely and had a nice time!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-6706846125055142232008-06-17T23:02:00.000-07:002008-06-17T23:02:00.000-07:00what I've been doing? workworkworkworkwork etc.what I've been doing? workworkworkworkwork etc.hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-53645868344107880262008-06-17T22:50:00.000-07:002008-06-17T22:50:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great trip! Welcome back!Sounds like a great trip! Welcome back!Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.com