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Tuis 7
Skep datum / 2015 / Week 50
Armenian lunch
Zataar, beef manakeesh, kishek with sujuk, moutabbal, tabbouleh, then a half order of mixed BBQ platter. Extraordinary flavour when the food arrived hot to the table, declining as it cooled in the approaching winter. Celebration of DY's birthday deferred to weekend when family could be together. (Paramount Fine Foods, Yonge Street' Toronto) 20151206
Terminal 1 Christmas tree
December not yet cold, so holiday cue is a reminder of family times to come at end of month. Departing on flight to California, so thoughts of snowflakes even farther away. (Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 1, U.S. gates, Toronto, Ontario) 20151208
The Milk Pail Market
Grocery shopping at an institution with a history of local produce back into the 1970s. Found Comice pears, plus many other fruits and vegetables to stock up nephew's refrigerator. They're known for their cheese selection, which isn't an attraction for me. (The Milk Pail Market, Mountain View, CA) 20151208
Santa Teresa County Park
Facing east, the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton is far away in the distance. Walked out from IBM Almaden towards summit, along road where cars are blocked from water reservoirs and power transformer stations. (Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose, CA) 20151209
Julian Street Inn
Designed by Christopher Alexander in 1988 in the style of a country inn, a shelter for the homeless demonstrates the practical side of a Berkeley professors known as an architectural theorist. Down the street from San Jose Arena (now SAP Center) that was completed in 1993. (Julian Street Inn, San Jose, California) 20151209
Deepening systems knowledge
Lunch @MitroffCrisis discussing complexity vs. complicatedness, and ways of teaching systems thinking to students. Ian had a copy of "The Collapse of Complex Societies" by Joseph Tainter on his shelf, and said that he would read it on my recommendation. (Oakland, CA) 20151210![San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art](_data/i/upload/2018/11/03/20181103174252-c19889d2-me.jpg "San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (2492 visits) With @gardenfelder, viewing Jim Campbell (2011) "Exploded View (details)" of 1152 LEDs han...")
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
With @gardenfelder, viewing Jim Campbell (2011) "Exploded View (details)" of 1152 LEDs hanging by wire, electronics showing low resolution images from various perspectives in a 360-degree walkaround. Artist had former career as a Silicon Valley engineer, now designs pieces where lights are programmed and often constructed in three dimensions. (San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, California) 20151111