Katie golfing!

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The wait staff...

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Fine dining at Chik-Fil-A -- A pix msg from the folks

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Eating free @ Denny's!

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Lo-Fi Cellphone photos...

A fun little funky experiment during my trip...

Colin Powell Interesting Tidbit

"I think the party has to take a hard look at itself," Powell said in the interview, which was taped Wednesday. "There is nothing wrong with being conservative. There is nothing wrong with having socially conservative views — I don't object to that. But if the party wants to have a future in this country, it has to face some realities. In another 20 years, the majority inthis country will be the minority."

"Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Powell asked. "Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?"

Twitter (!?)

So I got a Twitter account, but I have no idea what it is or how to use it. Please advise?

MINDFULNESS

Tribute to the Adidas Samba

Since this blog has degenerated into things that I mostly like and find useful, I would be remiss if I failed to mention one of my longest running (no pun intended) favorite things: The Adidas Samba
I have been wearing this shoe (or the somewhat comparable but for me more short-lived Adidas Gazelle*) since I first took up indoor soccer at age 11 or 12. The shoe style has stayed with me ever since. It's very comfortable to wear around, athletic looking, slightly preppy, and universally recognizable. Right now I have three different pairs in my closet. One is strictly relegated to yard work status, one is for everyday wear, and one is my "dress" indoor soccer pair.








I cannot think of a single article of clothing that I would most closely associate with myself than these shoes.




*although the Adidas gazelle was a comfortable shoe and very practical for playing indoor soccer, it just never caught on as one of my favorite things. However, the Gazelle is much more universally beloved than the Adidas Zissou shoe featured in the movie Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Hind Sight 20/20?

From the archives... Jan '07:

Two Other Computer-related Tools I like

My last laptop we had a lot of problems with it getting too hot sitting in your lap, so last May when we patriotically spent our stimulus check to help heat up the economy, we got a laptop chill pad to help cool down our technology. It is a Targus chill pad with 4-port usb hub. It has been great for us.


We also decided to get a Microsoft wireless optical laptop mouse, because it got irritating to have the cord in the way, and it also cramped one's fingers to use the touchpad. I can't imagine working without it. And yes, we usually plug in the wireless part to the usb hub chill mat.

Kudos to Leth Bong

We recently received a British comedy series called Yes Minister which is a very amusing take on the strife between political/Schedule C types working in government and the civil service. It's very realistic, and reminds me of what it was like working in the US DOL during my summer stint there.

Check it out if you get a chance.