Thanks to the artificial turf, spring soccer games went on as scheduled.
Monday, March 28, 2011
It's been a very wet week. But Soccer was not affected
It rained almost everyday last week. Seacloud park had stagnant water. So all base ball practice and games were cancelled.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Re: Monster bug on my car's window
I froze and my heart jumped. Then I gingerly opened the door and got in, shut the door, and started the car. But the insect did not fly away. So I got out again and carefully took two pictures.
I was not frightened anymore. The poor creature has probably adapted this frightening "skull and bones" kind of personality for self preservation. Good luck my monster.
Rains linger, budgets cut, but spring is here
Last week in Foster City, the rain has been constant. All the grounds are wet. Baseball practice has been cancelled frequently. On Saturday even the game was cancelled. Not sure if the grounds will be closed today for practice. Looks like the rain might clear on Thursday. That will give us a chance to have the game on Saturday this week.
Report cards came home on Friday. Kids are doing well in FC. We are blessed to have very good teachers. But I heard my son tell me last week that 30 teachers were let go the week before from the San Mateo - FC school district. That was indeed a very sad happening. All teachers wore red on a day last week to express their feelings. These budget cuts are hitting California very badly.
Talking about budget cuts, we usually only watch PBS. In fact 90% of the time our TV is tuned to PBS. The rest of the time it plays DVDs. It was saddening to hear last week or two weeks ago that the govt is cutting their funding to PBS and NPR which is approximately $350 million and $100 million respectively annually. I hope they are able to raise more funds from viewers.
Speaking of TV, last night for no reason I decided to channel surf. Some times I check out what's on channel 27 - FCTV. Instead of programming, there was this notice: Due to budget cuts Foster City TV cannot show programming all the time (or some thing to that effect). Or it cannot show all programs that it used to show or show or something. I wonder if there is a difference in cost between broadcasting a still image of that message versus broadcasting a show. I can understand that there is production cost for new programs, and a little bit of cost for the operator to configure the schedule etc. I wonder.
A new Spring is here. Spring is always a good time. It is the harbinger of summer. Good times.
Report cards came home on Friday. Kids are doing well in FC. We are blessed to have very good teachers. But I heard my son tell me last week that 30 teachers were let go the week before from the San Mateo - FC school district. That was indeed a very sad happening. All teachers wore red on a day last week to express their feelings. These budget cuts are hitting California very badly.
Talking about budget cuts, we usually only watch PBS. In fact 90% of the time our TV is tuned to PBS. The rest of the time it plays DVDs. It was saddening to hear last week or two weeks ago that the govt is cutting their funding to PBS and NPR which is approximately $350 million and $100 million respectively annually. I hope they are able to raise more funds from viewers.
Speaking of TV, last night for no reason I decided to channel surf. Some times I check out what's on channel 27 - FCTV. Instead of programming, there was this notice: Due to budget cuts Foster City TV cannot show programming all the time (or some thing to that effect). Or it cannot show all programs that it used to show or show or something. I wonder if there is a difference in cost between broadcasting a still image of that message versus broadcasting a show. I can understand that there is production cost for new programs, and a little bit of cost for the operator to configure the schedule etc. I wonder.
A new Spring is here. Spring is always a good time. It is the harbinger of summer. Good times.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
After the Census
Wow. It's been a year since I blogged here. As I predicted in my previous article, the wikipedia entry for Foster City has changed after the census. The population has now gone up by over 1500 people. Here is what is says now.
Foster City is an affluent planned city located in San Mateo County, California, 94404. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 30,567. Forbes ranked Foster City #10 on their 2009 list of America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well. Money has also recognized Foster City multiple times as one of the Best Places to Live. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley for its local industry and its proximity to Silicon Valley cities.
Foster City was founded in the 1960s on engineered landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay, on the east edge of San Mateo. The city was named after T. Jack Foster, a real estate magnate who owned much of the land comprising the city and who was instrumental in its initial design. His successor firm, Foster Enterprises, run by his descendants, is still active in real estate affairs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Foster City is an affluent planned city located in San Mateo County, California, 94404. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 30,567. Forbes ranked Foster City #10 on their 2009 list of America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well. Money has also recognized Foster City multiple times as one of the Best Places to Live. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley for its local industry and its proximity to Silicon Valley cities.
Foster City was founded in the 1960s on engineered landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay, on the east edge of San Mateo. The city was named after T. Jack Foster, a real estate magnate who owned much of the land comprising the city and who was instrumental in its initial design. His successor firm, Foster Enterprises, run by his descendants, is still active in real estate affairs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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