This is my cousin Bruce. He was a professional tennis player and now is the Director of Tennis at a fancy schmancy place in Maryland. He was always my image of an athlete. One time, when I must have been around 18 or 19 we played tennis at the tennis club. I played my best…
Katie and all three boys are sleeping over at MaryAnn’s house. I get the whole house to myself. Ahhh, sleep, wonderful sleep. I was just reading an article in the New Yorker about Intelligent Design. The basics of ID, as it is called, is that living cells are so complex and specific, that they could…
Allergies this year have been brutal. Some of the most intense reactions ever. This website is helpful. This one is not quite as good, although it shows that the Pollen count on 5/21 was sky high.. Looks like this weekend is going to be a pain in the ass. I am considering Allergy Shots. (Also…
Yesterday was my Birthday. I am turdy tree now. One third of a century. I am hoping to live forever, but each year is nice to commemorate. We had dinner at The Alameda and roasted marshmallows (Jared calls them Schmellos) on the fire to make smores. All in all a good time. I spent most…
This trendline is disturbing to me. It reminds me of when Jefferson anilhilated the Federalists between 1800 and 1808. Democrats need to believe in progressivism. They do not need to be the party of medium and middle of the road and lukewarm. They need to be the party of justice, and fairness, and common human…
I am looking for a link, but I can’t find it. This morning, on NPR, they had a guy on with a perspective. He talked about an experience he had years ago watching a woman on a bike doing ballet movements with her arms while she biked through Berkeley. She rode no-hands in this manner…
Danny having his first baby today. House in Hercules has an accepted offer, pending closing. Looking for new house on the penisula. Kids need alot of my time and unfortunately, I am not spending enough with them. Work needs my time too. Balance is hard these days. I started reading a autobiography by Ron Dellums.…
My brother, Danny, just informed me that his wife Lindy has just broken her water and is entering the final stage of baby creation, Labor. We have a countdown of anywhere from 6-24 hours. We know that it is a baby girl, named Molecule. Molly for short. I have no idea about the middle name.…
My allergies have arrived with a Vengeance. (capital V) My eyes are itchy, my nose is running and plugged up and my head feels like a water balloon. Not fun. Not fun. Our friend Mark mentioned to me that they have injections that might help. I need to do something. This weekend we saw some…
Rules for a great web application: (in no particular order) Use CSS. Try as hard as you can to eliminate all presentation specific information from your html. Abstract the presentation layer! Use DOM. Try as hard as you can to eliminate all client side interactivity from your html. Abstract the interactivity layer! Use a text…
Something is inside my body making me feel ill. I barely have an appetite. Yesterday I felt like I was going to pass out. Dizzy spells. Body shakes. I want this to go away. Yesterday, I got my new firewall. The Sonicwall Tele3 was pissing me off. First of all, it only had 10 internal…
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mom put there. Especially to the mother and grandmothers of my children. New Pictures on http:pictures.kokopop.com. Check it out. Still using Jalbum; it kicks butt. New version 5.2 is much faster than 5.1. Great product and FREE. Gotta love it. House is on the market now, open house today.…
Last night Jared spiked a fever of 105 degrees. And more importantly, we woke me up. Come on, can’t this kid have some compassion for my nerves!? (Inside joke for everyone who saw Pride & Prejudice.) Also, Matt can not seem to sleep in the same bed as Katie. I think we need to crib…
At work, We started using Sharepoint. I like it alot. Some things are not as elegant as in Hotkoko, specifically the navigation and the ability to know where you are. Also, the permissions are not clear. Otherwise it has some kickass features. I love the integration with MS Office. Checking in files is a breeze.…