"It's about human dignity. It's about human rights. It's about time in California," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told a roaring crowd at City Hall after the ruling was issued. "As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door's wide open now. It's going to happen, whether you like it or not."

it is about time.  ( Read more... )

ok, it's time for hilary to concede.

enough already.

i have a list of addresses with names.  i want them displayed on a map with a little tag next the location which shows the name.  is this possible?  i found how to get them in google maps, but it only displays a marker at each location, not all the names.  any ideas?

howie gave me an early anniversary gift yesterday...  i-roast2

i've been roasting coffee at home for about 8 years now using a hot air popcorn maker - which worked quite well, but has been starting to wear out and not roast as well as it used to.  i made a comment about that a few months ago, and howie picked up on it  (something he's actually very ( Read more... )

still recovering from surgery... meh.  but i'm doing much better... i can go the whole day without pain meds now, but i still can't move around a lot.  and standing for an extended period is uncomfortable.  i'm hoping to be more mobile by next weekend ( Read more... )

quick update:

1. i'm adjusting really quickly to the new job.  i have things to do, which makes the day go by quickly, but i'm not so busy that i can't keep up. 
2. i'm recovering from hernia surgery quite well.  (for those that haven't heard, i had surgery this past thursday.  the surgeon did a nice job, and percocet is keeping me happy.)
3. i'm getting a ( Read more... )

so far, i'm reacting predictably to the new job... i absolutely hate it. lol.  it has nothing to do the job really, it's just that i hate adjusting to a new routine.  meh.  i feel like i'm going to adjust fairly quickly, so that's good.  and i was able to go for a run outside tonight, and that has definitely put me in a better mood.

random things:

today is my last full day of work at my old job... my exit interview is at 10a tomorrow, and then i'm done.

i don't think i'll be able to resist the iphone 2.0 if it delivers as predicted.

easter is way too early this year - this is just not easter time.

i ordered a new toilet as part of my master bath renovation... it's the rock star of ( Read more... )

robotics has come a long way

this is amazing to me... it's worth watching to the middle of the video for the mobility demonstrations.

the summary ( Read more... )