Feel Like Errors On a few decision but still good to be in person and actually plenty of learnings.

Berkeley, Thursday, July 9, 2026 2:21 am

Hard to write without generalities but it is the only way to do it here, unless that it is about me.

Then, I apply a 50%.

I was checking something else.

OK. The generalizations. Conversations in restaurants are good, and somehow always public.

Audience was fine with comments. One can sense the vibes in the debate.

In any case, I showed up.

Despite things, it is good to try to do it.

On a dessert despite the invitation, I should have hold a ground. At the end, one knows what needs. I sticked with a simple ginger and honey tea. I had had dinner already.

Under pressure, there is always some accusation. Although, self-aware, good to acknoledge.

Good to release things from the chest. Good to listen.

Eating some of the dessert was in part because it was in front. But I also do not like that food is wasted. But folks always have the option to pack. Emphasized that point. And prior points as well.

Learned, something that I did not know before. at least by word. But 100% I have been in them in Ecuador, at least.

I learned about tide pools or rock pools. It seems I would learn more. I learned a bit about sea grass.

On my own side, I went earlier to Richmond.

Over the last weeks, I have learned also about places first hand by people. That is the best way that it stays in the memory.

I might have written about it, the street names in Excelsior in San Francisco has names of Countries and Cities. The family of N. is from Chicago street.

Regarding the transect Richmond, El Cerrito, Kensington, Albany, Berkeley. It is interesting that in the area around Key street and probably (Fairmount or Farrell?) several of those cities corner are within a few blocks of distance.

There are street names in Richmond which are county names. Such as Yuba, Sonoma, Solano. Yuba street is beautiful.

Street signs in Richmond might be green in some parts, in El Cerrito they are blue, white in Kensington, might black in a few areas of Albany, and brown in Berkeley. Green in Oakland. People love wood in Berkeley or soil or clay, but wood might be part of the reason. It is very Berkeley style that the street signs would be brown. It fits.

Other streets in Richmond and EL Cerrito, and Albany might be last names. I do not know. There is Cutting street, McDonald, Elm (might be not a last name), Clinton. Hard to know many of them. There is Arlington, Potrero, San Pablo. Colusa.

This might be warm up for other things I need to write, but not that relevant if the center of balance is wrong.

Three years ago the topic of the only the signs was irrelevant. Might be for not being fully present.

But a similar scenario might be happening regarding wasting some time on the football videos, learning about FIFA, news in general, which is not necessarily bad, checking some of the football analysis that is not that good, particularly if I run out of time or miss deadline, or skip some deeper insights. I skimmed through yesterday, or early yesterday morning, the FIFA book by Conn. I learned a few more details about FIFA and FA from the UK, which decided later to join the Swiss based, organization, with French directives FIFA.

I am not reading that book. I might read, starting today, and will assess in a few days, The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.

I have learned that sugar or glucose levels are closely related to ringing ears.

I will lear more about this. I was reflecting on a post per topic, as I do i.e. with the sermons. It will take a bot.

But it is good to make sacrifices. That might have been an error a few months ago on choosing not to read an specific book because of time constrains. But I have not stopped reading though. Finished two books this year plus about half of another that is on going, and other I was repeating is about a one fifth. That one might stay there.

Despite the ear infection, might be at bart, public transportation, or who knows. Public transportation is great. The subsequent ear ringing, which happened last year, might be connected with a beer now and then, chocolate, and rarely some additional sugar desserts accepted. I would see the palm dates, if they increase the glucose. As well, as the honey bee amount.

Several things to organize.

I was learning about pipe sounds. That is organ, or pipe organ, or also the quena, etc. It is interesting to see in Saint David of Wales the music set up and pipe organ in the front and back of the church.

Then, engines are also a sound art. The exhaust pipe needs to calibrated with the timing of the pistons to release harmonic sounds through its pipes. That is the main real or live art while driving a car or listening a car. Of course, one can also listen some excellent recorded music through a stereo.

I might write what I recall of a few songs. i.e. there are beautiful song from Dar Williams, called Berkeley, who I listened live about 5 years ago. “From the Bay waters, we are the Berkeley daughters…” better sing by a woman, but it talks about the radical ideals from Berkeley, pagan, and still against Reagan. It has interesting rhymes and poetry on it.

Other interesting song is “no podemos caminar, sin pan bajo el sol, danos hoy nuestro pan, tu cuerpo y Sangre Señor”. I would need to attend another time to recall the lyrics, and I might write a post about it.

All of this is education, but I might need to create a post about the pancreas. I keep learning several things about the landscape and so on. Even about engine, or soil, but for some reason, the anatomy and organs functioning knowledge is between basic, to limited, to even none. Depending the area.

I gave seen squirrels jump into the balcony where I live and seed their acorns on my plant pots. The basic thing is how much of a gardener are they out there in nature, spreading and planting seeds? While wind, birds, etc can carry and drop seeds on the ground. It is interesting to think about the distribution and spread of tree and plant species through places, and time by time even regions.

Screens are for working or learning, but hooking to a screen to either watch or listen to something happening elsewhere is not that good. Despite outside influences, always good to try to keep discipline.