Archive for June, 2008

Blame my lack of sleep on The Wire

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Jenny and I signed up for Netflix for the sole purpose of watching The Wire. This way, we wouldn't have to fight off fiends to get a hold of the DVDs at the Mountain View Public Library (by the way - that place is like a free Blockbuster).  Anyway, we ...

Problem Solving Flowsheet

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

A friend had posted this a few years ago on Facebook. I had a good laugh thinking about how some of my coworkers solve problems.  Where do you think you should be placed?

5 years of June Twenty-fifths

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Today, I did the work thing, got an REI membership, and played GTA IV. One year ago, I packed for a trip to China and Thailand. Two years ago, I moved into my new dorm room and went through RA training for Summer Research College. Three years ago, I went with Jenny down ...

Hotness is relative

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

It's really hot right now in the Bay Area.  When I was driving around in the afternoon, my car was sensing 97 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors. But, I'm not complaining.  Bay Area weather is still the best.  It's in the hundreds in SoCal.  It's hot AND humid in St. Louis.  It's raining ...

Google Trends

Friday, June 20th, 2008

I've playing around with Google Trends a bit and really enjoy the comparisons you can do.  I imagine businesses will enjoy using this tool to keep track of competitors.  Unfortunately, it's not a simple vanity tool, where I can check to see if my full name has more search volume ...

Obama Drinks Honest Tea!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The New York Times ran a story about Obama's personal aide, Reggie Love, who makes sure Obama has everything he needs for his day to day.  As the Times notes, Love says that Obama "likes MET-Rx chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of a hard-to-find organic brew — Black Forest ...

Googleserve @ the Oakland Zoo

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I was looking back on some previous entries during my Xanga days, where I used to write about what I did everyday.  While I think that is somewhat excessive, I do think it's appropriate to write about some more noteworthy things that go on during my day to day.  At ...

Conservatives and Priceless Artifacts at the Hoover Institution

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

A few coworkers this morning were doing a bit of Stanford bashing, talking about the neo-conservative bastion that is the Hoover Institution.  No doubt this is justified, as the Hoover Institution is well-funded and shielded think-tank, which is a complete antithesis of the liberal-minded student body.  What makes the Hoover ...

Gay Pride :)

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008



With rising gas prices…

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Wouldn't it save us all some trouble if the following things/policies did not exist? NASCAR - cars drive around in an oval about 500 times.   Exciting.  If you consider watching paint dry exciting.  100 cars + 500 laps = a lot of gas wasted for a "sport" which is dependent ...