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Well, I went on a nice shopping spree this afternoon and bought myself several related Christmas gifts. I got a Martin guitar (model 000CXEBLACK), a case, a Behringer Ultracoustic ACX1000 amplifier, a KORG GT-3 guitar tuner, a strap, a couple sets of strings, and a book of Christmas music for guitar. Here’s what the guitar… Continue reading Merry Christmas to me

Beth is fond of this photo she took. It’s me relaxing on the freshly mowed lawn with my laptop PC. Ah, the beauty of wireless networking! I think this was taken in early October 2004, but she just developed the film recently. 

I finally scanned the photos I took on our Thanksgiving snorkeling trip to Yal Ku Lagoon, and added those to my Akumal photos page. There are some of my first underwater photos there. Most of them came out really crappy, but here are the best of them.

Last night, Beth and I went to L’Atelier, a fancy restaurant in Boulder. I wouldn’t really call it a “French restaurant” despite the name. Boy did we spend a fortune on dinner! All told it was just shy of $150 for the two of us, but every single thing we had there was good, from… Continue reading weekend stuff

I’m working today, Saturday. I’ve got a lot of stuff I want to get done, plus I need more time to prepare for JBoss training, which starts Monday morning. Since I’m the only one at the office, I decided it’s a good day to listen to Frank Zappa. So, for the first time in quite… Continue reading Frank

Akumal Photos – Here are my photos of the Thanksgiving trip to Mexico, along with some words about what we did each day and what you’re seeing in each photo.

The New York Times > Washington > Red Cross Finds Detainee Abuse in Guantanamo – What? You’re telling me that not only have we held these prisoners without legal representation, a statement of charges, or concern for the Geneva Convention, but that we’ve been torturing them for the past 3 years, too? What a surprise!… Continue reading The New York Times > Washington > Red Cross Finds Detainee Abuse in Guantanamo

We’re back from Akumal, Mexico! I’m writing up a travelogue of the journey, which was awesome fun.

Auto Express – Yet another item for my Christmas wish list – an electric car that seats 4, goes 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds, and has a top speed of 230 mph.

The New York Times > International > Middle East > The Disappointed: For Israelis, the Question: Can Trust Be Restored?: “‘It’s not really a matter of Arafat at all,’ he said. ‘It’s us, Jews and Arabs, and we need to sit down and settle this mess, without the Americans. After all, we lived together for… Continue reading The New York Times > International > Middle East > The Disappointed: For Israelis, the Question: Can Trust Be Restored?