Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Playoffs And Me

It's NBA Playoffs, and Elias is very very very occupied watching every game he can.

Me, I'm planning our summer vacation which will include an Alaska Cruise. That's right, we're going to sail the high seas! You have no idea how psyched I am. I've always wanted to go to Alaska and to get there via the inside passage.



like this but not so tropical

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Photo Catchup

I have a ton of photos on my camera from the last month including shots from my birthday brunch, a weekend trip to Carmel, and shots from my garden.

First things first... . Lucy asked about dog-guarding. It's not pretty, but it's working.

Mid-march, I planted a bunch of stuff and it looked like this:



There are lots of pots, cages, and sticks keeping the dogs out.

A month later, the beds look like this:

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Politics Today

I'm withholding commentary on the race for democratic nomination. California has voted, and my work is done for now.

That said, I felt I had to share this John McCain story with my friends. His wife is a plagiarist, and now he's going down!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Off to LA

For the gazillionth time this year, I'm off to LA for round the clock work for the union. My union (made up of the staffers for the union employer) is taking a night out in Santa Monica for one of our nights on the job. One of my colleagues sent this video to entice every one.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

40 Years

It's been 40 years since MLK's assassination.

"I've been to the Mountaintop" is an amazing and important speech.

The YouTube copy in 2 parts.

Part 1



Part 2