For the next few weeks, we’ll be observing an anniversary: 10 years since we left San Francisco and moved to Ann Arbor. I’ll repost articles Frank and I wrote at that time for our Ann Arbor blog, aSquared. Bittersweet, very definitely they will be, bittersweet.
‘[It’s aSquared’s First Birthday … we’re celebrating by looking back at events from a year ago … skip these retro posts if you’re not into sentimentality.]
‘I still haven’t quite figured out how to pronounce ‘Tonopah’ … is it ‘TOE
nuh-pah’? or ‘tuh-NO-puh’? or ‘toe-noePAH’? Whatever it is, I’m sure it means ‘Middle of Bum-F*** Egypt’ …‘Happy Trails ‘Til We Meet Again
‘San Francisco:
‘The Beagle has left the building.
‘Thank you. Thank you very much.
‘See ya tonight in Tonopah! (How DOES one pronounce that?)
‘—Posted by Steve at 06:43 | 14-Aug-03’