That's all I can conclude after Prop 8 passed. It's infuriating that someone out there was able to force my tax dollars to be spent deliberating over something government has no business deciding. It's infuriating that the majority of citizens of this state have decided that they like discrimination. It's disgusting to realize how easily people can ( Read more... )

is NOT being talked about! I threatened to write something about my friend Majella. And no, I don't make idle threats ( Read more... )

Recently Kurt Zeilenga, Founder of the OpenLDAP Project, informed me that he needed to step down as the technical leader of the Project. Today he appointed me as the Chief Architect. Woohoo ( Read more... )

The next big toy on my wish list...

http://kaburaforums.com/

As a concept car it's been around for a few years, but it looks like Mazda may actually bring it out in 2008. I wish I could buy one today.

Yesterday afternoon my friend of fifteen years passed on. Ian Abramovitch went peacefully, surrounded by friends and family. I wonder if he heard any of the Highland Sun CD through the headphones I put on him, before he went. I wonder where he is now ( Read more... )

Life tends to be a mixed bag, and so we take the good with the bad ( Read more... )

Ah, there's nothing like punctuality for kicking off a plan ( Read more... )

Once again, I'm reminded that my turnout needs work. Having gotten to the last 5 minutes of dance class, I landed hard on my toe while trying to get a treble reel step. "If you'd been turned out, that wouldn't have happened." yeah, ok ( Read more... )

Ah, the glamorous, exotic life of a high-flying engineer. I headed out to the CTMS Summer Solstice Festival last Friday, danced like a dervish for a few hours, played tunes a few hours more, and then did the same again on Saturday. Sunday found me bugging out to the airport for Bismarck, North Dakota ( Read more... )

blues... I am bored. Bored beyond belief. Not even learning a new fiddle tune is enough to shake it. Have I gotten so jaded that there's really nothing new and fascinating left in the world ( Read more... )