Tim Dawson

Ha ha. You are still in one of the best places on earth. It will be a great trip

Oh dear lord, is that a Cybertruck back there?

Look at all those Starlinks!

And Garcia’s tiger guitar is coming up for auction soon. Just need his preamp and some JBL speakers and Hard Trucker cabinets for a full rig.

Whaat? How did two years go by so quickly?

You’re no better than a dealer now!

I grew up in that area and would not have known what to expect. I would have guessed a bunch of older ex hippie gardeners, but maybe that is found west of the tunnel.

I’m going in 3 weeks for a photo workshop. I can’t wait.

The $180 Flintstone-style Super Bowl LX burger on track to sell out The most expensive Super Bowl LX dish, a $180 beef shank burger, is poised to sell out.

“Burger”? Isn’t this just an overpriced meatloaf on a roll? www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...

#EQHistory: 1971 M6.6 San Fernando. The event killed 65. In the aftermath Caltech seismologist Clarence Allen went to Sacramento with a message: geologists know where active faults are and we can prevent building on them. His testimony helped the passage of the Alquist-Priolo Act. buff.ly/Yzs6NPt

55 years ago today, the M6.6 San Fernando (Sylmar) earthquake struck. This earthquake motivated legislation to improve earthquake safety in CA (it also inspired the 1974 movie Earthquake!). Learn more about this earthquake here: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthqua...

Santa Clara was one of the worse locations to put a stadium. The Oakland Coliseum site was far better suited for multi-sports. Bart, Amtrak, freeway access, airport. All wasted now. Hopefully it all gets torn down and turned into high density housing.

A tub of Mirrianne’s Ice Cream “Otter 841” flavor

Somehow I didn’t realize the infamous Otter 841 signed a licensing agreement with an ice cream company. At least I hope it is that and not actual sea otter flavor

The paddleboard, kayak, canoe seems way less impactful than people walking in the mud. That is what I saw in 2023. My guess is they don’t want to deal with hoards of people on the water getting blown across the lake during a wind event and getting stuck.

And the AirBart connection. What a way to discourage public transit connections.

A picture of the wrecked SS Minnow from Gilligan’s Island

But where are the actual dogs?

Pre-pandemic, Orinda was a popular east bay station with most commuters seemingly going to downtown SF. The parking lot was packed and challenging to get a spot after 9:00am. Did all that change with telework & did Orinda passenger counts drop off that much?

People in This San Francisco Suburb Would Like the Earth to Just Stop Shaking, Please

I like to call them “earthquake infestations”, most seismologists call them swarms. Regardless of the name, the hotbed of seismic activity in San Ramon, CA has an article in the NY Times and features USGS seismologist Annemarie Baltay:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

a man in a military uniform has a badge on his chest that says ' emperor ' Alt: a man in a military uniform has a badge on his chest that says ' emperor '

More like dorkier outfits.

You’ll look awesome on Don Pedro while standing on the bridge of that boat.

Map of California with earthquake locations indicated by red dots. The size of the dot indicates the relative magnitude. On the right is a bar graph showing the magnitude of different earthquakes that have occurred in the last week.

Between January 26 (12:00 AM PST) and February 1 (11:59 PM) there were 36 earthquakes in California of magnitude 2.0 or larger.

🔸31 earthquakes between magnitude 2.0 - 2.9
🔸5 earthquake between magnitude 3.0 - 3.9

The largest earthquake was a magnitude 3.4 near San Ramon, CA.

Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.

I am begging y’all to turn off Face ID and fingerprint approval on your devices. If you’re a US citizen, cops & ICE & CBP can’t make you tell them your password but they can hold your phone in front of your face or stick it on your thumb to unlock it.
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...

Map showing the location of the earthquake marked by a star. Lines of different colors indicate levels of shaking.

This San Ramon earthquake swarm just keeps chugging along! M3.9 and M3.3 this morning.

Did you feel it? Report it.

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

This is super important. It has a 9th circuit precedent, so don’t hope the Supreme Court to overturn their ruling.

I own a chainsaw and treat it like it is a loaded firearm. Well, I treat it like how a loaded firearm should be treated and not how many people loaded firearms.

He is an integral part of your retirement planning!

Your volcano tissue box legacy will be remembered long after we are all gone.

Ha ha. It is sorta like Terminator 2 without the Arnold thumbs up

‘Volcano,’ the L.A. Disaster Movie That Boils Over With Unintended Comedy

I haven’t watch this ridiculous movie since it came out, but maybe it should be viewed as an unintended comedy:

‘Volcano,’ the L.A. Disaster Movie That Boils Over With Unintended Comedy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...