Still summer

Tomorrow Wednesday Sarah will be returning to San Francisco after 6 weeks in Hong Kong. She told me on the phone she's pretty fed up with the cramped metropolis. "In San Francisco I can breathe and just be myself", she said. And that's one of the wonderful things about our hometown: it's fresh and has a completely unique atmosphere. And - compared to the cold and dark Stockholm I'm currently trying to cope with - San Francisco is still summer warm. Yesterday on October 12 it was 88 degrees. I'm definitely happy to at least be able to go to Paris on Friday!

No drones during Fleet Week

Neither Sarah nor I will be in San Francisco during the Fleet Week this year, starting today Monday 5th. It's a fun festival but you get pretty tired of the roaring steel monsters over your head after a few days. And this year there has been issued a drone ban with a $10,000 fine for violators. Did you hear that, Jake? We love your gorgeous aerial pics of our beautiful city but keep your Phantom 2 Quadcopter in the garage for your own sake brother.

This got to stop

I'm not an American - yet. But when things like this happen I feel very much like one. We have been struck in our hearts - again. And we should listen - again - to our President who is, contrary to what a lot of conservative gun owning Americans think, absolutely right on this point.

Montreuil, Paris

Good Saturday morning, Montreuil! Good to see you again :-)

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Flying to Paris over the weekend

It's been a busy week. Currently boarding the 7.25pm AF 1063 flight to Paris. Great fun! It's been a while since I met up with my French Ubi friends :-)

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A quick job meeting

Flew to Malmö for a quick meeting yesterday. The airport coach was most comfortable. Better than any I've ridden sofar.

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Home sweet home

You know you love the California climate when you even miss the scorchers after only 2 frickin weeks...

Morning fog

Just like San Francisco Hong Kong can wake up with some morning fog. This is Sarah's view from her hotel room.

From Sarah

Sweet Pacific Ocean

Jake keeps on teasing with his aerial photos from back home. This is Stinson Beach. Hardly two weeks yet in Sweden and I already long to go back home!

DS3 gameplay

Dark Souls 3 will be released in North America in April 2016. Below is a 4 minute gameplay video embedded. It's a lot of Bloodborne in it. For better or worse, depending on taste.

Now that'd be something!

Sometimes tweets are so smack-in-the-face-right that you simply fall silent. Just imagine, Neil Druckmann (The Last of Us) yanking Half Life out of Valves clutch and actually DOING something with the long dead franchise. I could easily endorse that!

The Peak

Sarah's in Hong Kong again and she usually starts her stay by taking the tram up The Peak to gawk at the city view. Sure is a spectacular city.

From Sarah

Chillin' by the waterfront

Yay, I'm in Stockholm again! Chilly but sunny. Nice!

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Personal chef this time?

I can see my SAS flight being packed with all kinds of useful stuff. 11 hours is a long, tiresome and occasionally hungry flight. But interesting? Nah, not after all these years.

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Happy Labor Day Weekend

Happy Labor Day everyone! Sarah and I will be celebrating the holiday weekend with labor traveling. As usual, she goes to China in September and will stay in Hong Kong until mid-October this time around. I'll be leaving SF too and go to Sweden/France. Take care out there. And remember that only love can save the world.

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All things beautiful

When I arrived with the ferry this afternoon, the Bay and San Francisco in the distance was particularly beautiful.

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Still green and lush

Despite the drought, we have managed to keep the narrow eastern side of our garden lot green and lush. Walking down the stairs is a joy, especially early mornings when the dew still covers the foliage.

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Busy Wednesday morning

A regular busy Wednesday morning.

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Community BBQ

Community BBQ today and our neighbor Brad is doing all that stuff he knows best.

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Good morning hometown

"Downtown" Sausalito on a sticky Sunday morning.

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Live in a box

In San Francisco we have seen it all. This is just another way to "live in a box". Sad but I bet it works. Kinda.

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Coolin' off

"Chillin" in the park after my lunch.

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Here we go again...

The news are announcing a new scorcher for the Bay Area. Not cool as it usually means increased humidity, especially in San Francisco.

August 26 2015, Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA

The topic of the neighborhood

One of our electric poles has been looking like this for quite some while now. When will it fall over? Let's make a wager!

Love is in the view

One of those gorgeous views from our beloved Sausalito...

It's called sustainability ya'll

Yes, we give a damn. So should the rest of this country.

No big party today

Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary and we were about to celebrate big time but poor Sarah got sick :-(

I made her this fresh brunch and she has promised to give it a try :-)

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Uncomfortable weather

Today was a convergence of a number of uncomfortable atmospherical phenomena: hot weather, high humidity, inversion and smoke from the wildfires. It's a weekend long spair the air alert and the most reasonable thing to do is go down to the water. The Bay is always a relief...

California efficiency

We're almost 40 million, and we know how to be energy efficient. Learn fellow US states, learn.

Never forget your camera

Sarah and I never cease to feel amazed by the view everytime we go home with the ferry. The colors, the sky and the air is so special here in the Bay Area. Simply awesome.

Third floor

Sarah and I have been busy with our third floor for a couple weeks now and we hope to be finished before our anniversary. Maybe put up some curtains even ;-)

Happy weekend

Saturday lunchtime greetings from our lovely downtown Sausalito.

Red Flag

This is what it comes to when thunderstorms visit the Bay Area in summertime: Dry lightning strikes. No precipitation - only mighty sparks for new wildfires. Not cool. Not cool at all.

Fallout 4 at Gamescom

Want to know more about Fallout 4, for instance what's been revealed behind "locked doors" at Gamescom? Danny of Gamespot has been there of course and here's the rundown:

Oaktown

People seeking shade by Lake Merrit, Oakland, CA.

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No standstill here

Project report: Yes, the work is progressing nicely. Aggressively. Obstinately. You name it.

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Outer Sunset

We went to Trevor today in the Sunset district to get some garden stuff and I couldn't resist climbing up the Grand View to get some nice photos. The first one is facing outer Sunset and the ocean, the other is facing Forest Hill.

Looks like a toy car

On Saturdays our neighbor Brad revives his boyhood memories and pulls out his 1960 Porsche.

Snappin the nappin

O by the way. Some workers aren't that busy. This guy's buddies saw me snapping a photo and told me I should facebook it...

Busy street

A lot of building and rebuilding going on up the street so we have quite some traffic. Not that we mind but some of our neighbors have started to complain.

Port of San Francisco

Arriving with the Sausalito ferry at the Ferry Building, San Francisco.

The heat is on

It's hot here. Even on the bay the wind felt like a hairdryer when I took the ferry yesterday. And it's gonna switch to the typical sticky mugginess on Friday which makes it even more uncomfortable.

Sending some sun your way

Sunny greetings from the most beautiful city in the world, San Francisco, CA. The place to be, ladies and gentlemen.

Morning preparations

The preparations for the community barbeque are - for lack of space - done down by the marina.

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Sunset

The central part of Inner Sunset District where our friend Trevor lives. In the distance you can see downtown SF. The green stretch to the left is Golden Gate Park. The green hill to the right is Mount Sutro with its Eucalyptus Forest.

Photo taken from Grand View Park

Another sweaty week ahead

So a new scorcher is coming up early next week. Triple digits are expected again. They seem to arrive in a regular pattern this summer.

A lovely view indeed

Yet another gorgeous drone pic of our beautiful Sausalito taken by our friend Jake.

Getting ready for The Walk!

Tony and I are gearing up with some coconut water. In 91 degrees and high humidity it's a must.

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What did I expect?

We're at Trevor's place on a BBQ. And what do I see here? A mix-match crazy ass smorgasbord grill? Not everyone's a carnivore. Keep everything separate dammit!

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Sweet home from above

Got a new pic from Jake and his drone adventures. On this one you can see part of our house :-)