May 31 Update

Google Maps Street View
Now you can walk the streets of Oakland Chinatown and 4 other metro areas in the US without ever leaving your computer! Take a look at this new feature inside of Google Maps called "Street View." The feature is in pilot mode so only a few locations are in Street View. These locations include San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, Miami and New York. Look for the camera icon on the large scale maps, and look for the streets outlined in blue on the small scale maps.



The image I've included here is from the sacred corner of Van Ness and Pacific, for many years the home of The Hippopotamus (aka the Hippo or the Hungry Hippo), the finest Hamburger place I've ever been. Since it closed back in the late 1980s (replaced by a stinkin' GAP store fer cryin out loud...), San Francisco holds very little reason for me to return. (via Geoff...)



The Party was awesome!
Tuesday night was the Graduation party featuring These Guys Here as the band. We were apparently the hot ticket on Tuesday night in Kingwood. People were in our house shoulder to shoulder, parking as far as 3 blocks away. Tamara was outside all evening grilling steak kabobs and shrimp kabobs - her grad gift to EC (and us). Other friends also brought food. It was a most amazing and memorable night.


Kingwood's getting hot and humid. Always seems to happen this time of year...


H2$ is getting nearer - tonight is my last free night until after opening weekend.


Miles has had 7 days in a row of (comparative) health - deepening my suspicion that there is a school-phobia elemt to his severe health challenge in addition to the obvious physiological ones.


EC will be singing in the Kingwood College Summer Opera Worskshop.