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All Politics Are Local
I can honestly say that one of the things that drains the fun out of being an adult is the Homeowners Association Meeting ( Read more... ) -
Marital Bliss
Well, I'm about 6 days out from having married the woman I love, and we've barely had time to sit down. I'm glad we decided to spend the week after the wedding in town; it made the transition week where I frantically tell people how to do my job for two weeks and complete deadlines a lot easier ( Read more... ) -
Lazy weekend
Past 3 weekends have been 3 crazy (fun) times. First the 4oJ party, then a visit from martinivixen and mistergone, followed by a visit by dan and eternal_fish (congratulations again, you two ( Read more... ) -
"Why can't I hit tab-enter to send in Gmail on my Mac?"
I finally figured it out. To many of you, it doesn't matter, but to me it's the world. In order to be able to hit tab-enter to send a message in firefox, you need to change an option in Keyboard & Mouse Preferences, in the Keyboard Shortcuts section ( Read more... ) -
New Book Review: The Family Trade
For the first selection from my nigh-impossible-but-going-to-do-it-anyway book challenge, Charles Stross weaves a story of parallel universes entitled "The Family Trade". The title sounds remarkably mafioso, and that's no accident, as Miriam, the doctor turned tech investment journalist, finds herself dragged back into the (literally) different ( Read more... ) -
Self Improvement
I want to thank everyone for helping me generate a huge booklist. I've got the whole thing saved, and it's my goal to read all of the first round (67 books) by the end of the year. If not, I'll shoot for tax time next year ( Read more... ) -
Request for Book Recommendations
Assume I've never read any of the books you've read. Non-fiction, fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, historic, analytical. Give me recommended books. Anything you've read lately, a long time ago, or even things you've thought of reading ( Read more... ) -
Kung-fu Hustle
Swem came over tonight for dinner. Steph and I went shopping right beforehand, and bought a bunch of veggies and chicken, and Steph marinated and prepared everything for dinner. So when swem arrived, we just tossed a bunch of stuff on the grill (veggie skewers including some impulse-bought portabella mushrooms, and a veritable ton of chicken ( Read more... ) -
Lazy day
Thanks to an on and off company policy, I've got today off. I rolled out of bed late (10:30) which is unusual for me, normally I'm up, even on the weekends, by 9am at the absolute latest. I spent a little while reading DPB, on which an argument about faith has once again erupted. (This approximately a once a month occurence ( Read more... )