The Band
This is a crazily artsy photo of the kids at Vasona park in Los Gatos. We joke that the photo looks like an album cover.
Feeling SLO
When Will was considering schools, one on his list was Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo (SLO) — a school with a good reputation. Will did well in high school, graduating near the top of his class — so we naively figured he’d have an easy time getting into schools. He applied to Cal Poly, but didn’t get in, even though some of his friends did. We later learned that his friends locked in Cal Poly by using an ‘early admission / I will go if you accept me’ commitment process (don’t remember what it’s called) that encourages the school to take you — since they know you won’t pass on them for a better school. Will ended up going to UC Santa Cruz, and it’s worked out well for him, but anyway — about this photo…
This is a photo of the courtyard of a hotel in SLO that we stayed at when Will was touring Cal Poly, and they were serving 805 beer all evening (cheap? free? don’t remember) which is a nice buttery amber. (805 is their telephone area code.) I drank a lot. It was good. That was my intro to 805 beer.
Top Pic
This photo wasn’t taken by me (my wife took it), but it shows a fun family event — at Lagunitas beer garden — PLUS I use this pic of me as a headshot for multiple purposes (work directories, LinkedIn) — since I’m well-lit and happy.
You may have already seen this headshot of happy me.
UCSC
Very near Will’s dorm. He’s walking us back to our car after we moved him in at the beginning of the school year. I tried to photoshop out the laundry basket, but my skills are poor (Will’s arm was floating awkwardly) so I gave up.
2016 / iPhone 6