Tiny update from Gib

I happened to go to a designer showcase at a new house in Burlingame -- almost as swank as Kelly Bligh's fundraiser party. I did what all solo guys do when they are not quite sure what they are doing at a designer showcase -- I headed out to the backyard for a beer then hung out on the fringe of the crowd.

So who did I find? Mike Tonneson, blending about as well as I did, beer in hand. As a neighbor, he had been invited to the party, too.

He was guardedly optimistic about Bonnie. It was a very big deal that she had gotten a "hall pass" and even a "get out of jail free" card to actually go outside the hospital to say goodbye to the girls last week. (If you haven't seen the photos, click here.)

We wandered the house, both laughing about being at a designer showcase, wife-free. I remarked that Bonnie would have liked the tour. Although Mike would like to have Bonnie home, he was glad she wasn't seeing this picture-perfect house, as it would have initiated lots of wonderfully stylish (and expensive) ideas about projects Bonnie would like do on their house. He was happy that it was the neighbor, and not he, that had embarked on a seven year remodel.

Nice day in San Francisco. Jonny Mosely was on the cover of the Chronicle as they set up a ski jump on Lombard Street with 10 tons of snow imported from the high Sierras. Nice article on "Alicia", too, the San Francisco copy editor with cancer -- apparently she got some good news. Here's the link: Alicia's Story.