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November 27, 2008

What are you thankful for?

Thanksgiving List for 2008

Jerah, for hosting last year's Thanksgiving feast
Frank, for inspiring me to crack open my cell phone and finding a way to fix it
God, for looking after Don
Don, for being the biggest mother trucker out there
Megan, for being one of the most loving and generous people I know
April and Andy, for being amazing in a time of need
Crystal, for being fun and playful
Frank, for covering for me while I was on vacation
Aunt 005, for the hospitality
Ken and Jo, for the night out in Toronto
All those unprotected wireless access points in downtown Toronto, for making wardriving fun
Dixon and Mei, for the ride home for Christmas
Chris C, for making my first Senators game happen
DeadSquid, for a great season of fantasy football
Bras, for keeping things in place
Text messaging
Chris S, for the oh-my-god French Toast
My tires, for going where I want to go
Facebook, for all the old friends new again
The New York Giants, for the best Superbowl game I've ever seen
The Shark, for letting Godaddy jump over you
Amy, Kelley and Amanda, for keeping me sane
Frank and Erick, who I can't thank enough for everything they did
HCG, for an interesting and often fun 7 months
KE, for the new opportunity
Amtrak, the trolley and Paleteria La Michoacana, for making the border run palatable
Michelle T, for taking me to class in San Diego
Chris W, for putting me up for the night in San Diego
Pilar, for the classes
Maria, just for being her
Barack Obama, for inspiration
The dry cleaners in The Pit
Working downtown again
The falling US dollar
The motorcycle cop, for getting me off my ass to fix my headlights
A tax refund!
Mila Kunis, for... I'll be in my bunk
Patrick, for Pope Dreams
Judy W, for Enoteca Drago
Camille, for the accountability
Weezer, for "Pork and Beans"
The Creating Happiness event
David Botfeld, for "Sex & Intimacy"
Angela Amado, for "Partnership Explorations"
Dan Schlund, for the fireworks
The Last Minute Poetry Club, for breaking the story and holding my feet to the fire
Darrick, for the networks of conversations talk
Adriana, for going to bat for Darrick and me
Darrick, again, for the apartment
Joss Whedon et al, for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Marty, for the badges
Wonder World Comics, for more badges
The Mailroom, for all the boxes
Jerah, for even more boxes
Francesca, for being a lovable hardass
Lynne Twist, for "Soul of Money"
Tim Ferriss, for "4-Hour Workweek"
David Deida, for "The Way of the Superior Man"
Marie, for the writing dates
Britney, for Womanizer
Bruyere Continuing Care (St. Vincent's Hospital), for taking care of Grandma
Ottawa Hospital Home Dialysis Unit, for taking care of Grandma
Patrick McGarry and Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, for taking care of Grandma
Norman Toy, for the service
Sheree and Matt, for the hospitality
Duty Free, for the booze and the smokes
Kitty, for the week of late nights
Marie, for the ride from the airport
Inniskillin, for the icewine
Sam, for the long talk after WE4 and the ones after
Natalie, for who you are for Sam
Natalia, just cuz
ALIVE, for the Network Care
Verizon Wireless and Blackberry, for the Storm
James, Haelyn, Heejin, Jess, Roseanna and Keith for the seminar group meetings
Soy beans, for all their wonderful uses
Mom and Dad, for gracious under all the worry

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November 26, 2008

Perfect Day

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November 17, 2008

Solution for the Middle East

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Star Wars a capella

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Do you believe in me?

A really inspiring 10 year-old's speech to a beginning of the school year rally for Dallas area educators:

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November 14, 2008

VGT Omnivore's Hundred

It's probably not a surprise to anyone who knows me that so much of this list is in bold and none of it is struck through...

From the folks at VeryGoodTaste comes this foodie meme…

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jello
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

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November 13, 2008

7.8 Earthquake in Southern Cal

Albeit... only a drill.

We had the largest earthquake drill in US history today, simulating a 7.8 Richter temblor along the San Andreas fault.

Can't shake the feeling that it was really light on any real information or experience. Seems to me like there's a lot more to be aware of and take in than getting under a table for a minute and then reporting to a gathering area in the office.

While I'm all for disaster preparedness and education, this kind of thing--done improperly--appears more like theatre than actual preparedness.

Here's the audio track from the drill, which was not used in my building: http://www.shakeout.org/drill/broadcast.html.

Instead, building security did their own abridged version of the drill, read over the PA system.

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November 11, 2008

Get your own bailout

Just in case you're looking for a piece of the bailout pie, here's a link to the application form: http://www.taxpayer.net/resources.php?category=&type=Project&proj_id=1541&action=Headlines%20By%20TCS.

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In Remembrance

Thank you, soldiers, past and present. Your sacrifice has not been forgotten.

In Flanders Fields
by Lt.-Col. John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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November 10, 2008

The Matrix for Windows XP

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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November 4, 2008

FTW

I don't have the words... so I'll let Barack speak for me.

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Thank you, John McCain

Once upon a time, I liked John McCain, somewhere before 2004. The last four years turned that opinion. He wasn't the guy I knew and respected once. The 2008 presidential election really soured.

Tonight, though, I rediscovered the John McCain I used to like and I have to wonder if even he is relieved to be able to return to his true self, rather than--what seems to me--something he had to force himself to be to run for President.

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