My son, Talmage, was recently married. When Tal was little, he loved watching Japanese Anime. His older brother, Nate, decided to put together a video of Tal meeting and proposing to Megan all in anime. It’s very clever and based on original photographs. Here is a link to view: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2Qj2znecuvMhL01CHErl-tc_oysslP2/view?usp=sharing
La Jolla Half Marathon and 5k
Last week I ran this La Jolla race with some colleagues from Japan. It was great. The race went right past my house in La Jolla shores. It was nice to be able to walk down the hill to my house after the race. What was even better is that a nice swell was just…
Bear in Backyard
Not very often you come home from the gym and find a bear chilling in your backyard. The Division of Wildlife said if he’s not harming anything, they’ll just let him chill.
Trip to the Wind Rivers
This year we did our annual trip to the Wind Rivers in Wyoming, ever in search of the allusive golden trout. We left from the Allen Diamon 4 Ranch outside of Lander and took horses on a seven-hour trek over the Bears Ears pass. From the trail, you can see across the valley to the…
Chambers Rankings and Thoughts on AI
Today Chambers came out with their annual intellectual property rankings. I was fortunate to receive their top ranking once again. Here is the article. As part of the announcement, Law Week Colorado contacted me about my thoughts on the future of patent law. Here are some of my musings, especially as to how AI…
Back in La Jolla
We finally made it to La Jolla for our summer stint. They replaced the traditional fireworks show with some drones. Cool, but a little underwhelming. Looking forward to a little down time on the beach and a lot of surfing. I’m also hoping to polish off my next book. More to come …
Review of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
I’m not sure what planet I’m living on, but until about a month ago, I had never heard of Amor Towles. When I saw the reviews on his books, I decided to try one out. I chose his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. I was hooked from the first page. When I finished reading The…
Fall In Yosemite
We took our first trip to Yosemite last week. We stayed at the Ahwahnee hotel and it was fantastic. The photos were so good that I had to share a few of them. I took this at sunset just outside our hotel. Half Dome glowed pink and orange and the reflection is from the…
The Vintage Club now on Audible!
What if wine could make you live forever? Find the answer to this and more when you listen to ??? ??????? ???? on Audible.
East Troublesome Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park
I spent most of this past summer hiking into a large part of the lakes in RMNP. I’ve posted on each of my trips in earlier posts. With news of the fire, I’ve been closely monitoring its progress through the areas I’ve visited. I’ve been greatly disheartened to see that several of my favorite lakes,…