6th Grade Astronomy Cookies
I’ve been baking these cookies for years for my 6th Grade Astronomy students in San Anselmo California. In fact I’m famous for them and my young scholars often ask for the recipe. Here it is for you to enjoy. Ingredients Servings: 36 1 cup butter flavored shorting 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup dark brown […]
Happy Winter Solstice from HoSV
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Winter Solstice. I’ve always felt that the new year should really begin on the solstice so perhaps this would be a good time to make my New Year’s Resolutions. Here goes; To take some really great photos for HoSV and post some really […]
HoSV Launch (Well Maybe)
My web designer Philippe tells me that HoSV is now visible to the internet search engines. But apparently it’ll take about 48 hours for it to percolate into the system. When I do a google search I don’t find it. Impatient as I am I find myself checking the computer every few hours to see […]
Progress in Creating HoSV
Yesterday I created a Facebook page for Humans of Silicon Valley. I was pleased and surprised to discover that the name hadn’t been taken previously. In so may ways it just seems a natural but no one had it before me. In January we’ll link HoSV to Facebook and that should increase our traffic. Even […]The Greatest Challenge in Creating HoSV
What’s the greatest challenge I’ve faced in bringing HOSV to life? Without a doubt it’s asking total strangers for permission to photograph them. I mean, who does that? Who walks up to a compete stranger and says, “Excuse me sir but may I say that you have a particularly interesting face. Might I take your […]