Laura and I have been enjoying our Netflix subscription even though we've become minor couch potatoes. We've been watching lots of TV series (As Time Goes By, Numb3rs, The Dead Zone) but occasionally, some movies slip into our queue. Laura recently introduced me to Frederico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria. I want to see more Fellini; La Strada arrived several days ago and awaits our viewing pleasure.

a bowl of homemade carrot soup with lots o' carrots

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

A clear-brothed soup with large chunks of lightly cooked carrots is a childhood comfort food for me. I had never ventured to make it for myself until this past Sunday. The results were deeply satisfying.

Great Pentecost-related art work

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

I was really taken by the art work that went with Pentecost. See Pentecost Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2006 - a photoset on Flickr for more pictures.

Drift wood undrifted

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

Laura and I had a wonderful time on the North Coast this weekend. We had lunch in Petaluma, spent an hour on the windy and scenic Sonomoa Coast State Beach, eat dinner at the Gualala Hotel, spent the night in Ukiah, bought a piece of folk art in Healdsburg, and then had dinner with an out-of-town friend in Berkeley.

The picture shows drift wood reconstructed on the Sonoma Coast State Beach.

Spotted at Berkeley Bowl: I didn't know that you can buy sour grapes

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

Aren't sour grapes only of our own making?

I used to be big fan of the World Almanac

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

As I kid, I loved owning and browsing through reference books such as The World Almanac. For quite a few years, I would excitedly plunk down money for each new edition of the almanac. Now in the age of the internet and given that I'm a lot older and less in a serendipitous frame of mind, I'm less inclined to buy a copy of the alamanac.

ferry to Sausalito

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

Last Sunday, we took the ferry to Sausalito from San Francisco. The boat ride was a kick. Sausalito was, as expected, ok. See more pictures in a set: Celebrating our first wedding anniversary.

Happy Worker has done it again....Presenting the SuperMom Action Figure:

 I like touring various bookstores around town.  Here are a few books that I've looked at and have considered reading in greater depth:

on the way into the de Young Museum

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

The new de Young Museum is a visual feast. Laura and I took Friday off to hang out there. Please take a look at de Young and Golden Gate Park (April 21, 2006) , some of my pictures from the day at the museum and at Golden Gate Park.