This year I’m spending the Fourth in San Jose, starting with Little Saigon. I’ve got Ukraine on my mind. Happy Independence Day! This is an important one. ????

Today I went to a picnic in Cupertino to raise money for medical aid in Ukraine and ate some delicious Ukrainian food. On my way I saw this CodeNinjas storefront. It’s a place that has workshops that teach kids how to code, how to play sophisticated games like Roblox, and how to “Be A YouTuber”, among other things. I was near the new Apple campus but didn’t go there this time. I think I’ll go on a weekday.

On my walk to BART I flipped a coin that’s older than me to decide whether to get enchiladas in 10 minutes or 45 minutes – before or after my BART commute. Heads here, tails there. Before my BART commute it is!

This ad for enjoyillinois.com has startled me a couple of times because I thought for a split second that I was standing close to someone but it’s just a roughly life-size photo of someone.

It’s for enjoyillinois.com which is relevant to my interests. I’ve been to St. Louis and across the river in Belleville, IL, but haven’t been to Chicago yet. I want to go there soon but there are many other places I’d like to visit. This ad has been here for about a month. I remember when I saw it for the first time. It’s on dozens of surfaces in the station.