There is a point in your adult life when you realize that your parents won't always be there. It probably happens earlier for other people. For me, I think it sunk in when I lost my significant other's father, unexpectedly.

I can't remember when I started reading this woman's blog and I am not sure I can explain why I do (I don't have kids, I ( Read more... )

Yesterday, after a rousing oral argument focusing on whether the CAN SPAM Act is unconstitutionally vague and whether local community standards or a new national standard should be applied to determine if this particular spam was obscene (I swear this is way cool to law geeks), I ate lunch with this man and my judge. Being in a federal courthouse ( Read more... )

It's Friday, and almost the end of my work day and there's no real point in starting the next thing I need to do. Plus, I'm slightly bouncy ( Read more... )

As I was commenting about someone else's trip, I realized, some of you know Arizona and could maybe make food/activity suggestions. R and I are escaping the snow and the cold to go celebrate spring by watching Cactus League baseball and drinking beer. We're flying into Phoenix and staying in Scottsdale (which is where the Giants play ( Read more... )

I frequently depend on all of you to introduce to internet content that I will actually like. I am very late to see this, but it was on a list of 2008's best viral videos and I wanted to make sure I shared it. If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (a Joss Whedon musical starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion), you should. ( Read more... )

I, like nearly 42% of registered voters in Nevada, voted early. Part of me is sad that I don't get to go vote today, in the excitement of election day.

I have never before hoped so fervently that Karl Rove is right.

It's snowing here. I'd post pictures, but you all know what snow looks like. I work on the 7th floor and the clouds have socked in the city and the snow is coming down like crazy. It's a beautiful January day.

What's that?

It's October?

It's the beginning of October?

No way.

In the "I haven't posted in a while" category, an update:

( Life is sometimes hard. )

I was reading one article (Kozinski posts porn) when I saw this and had to share it. Starbuck and Six ride together on their days off. How neat is that?

Yesterday, someone said something about "if you have not posted in the last 2 weeks but you are still reading.... how about an update on your life, okay?" (Yes, dervishspin, I'm paying attention ( Read more... )