Earthquakes and electronics–hooray for portable solar power!

You get used to thinking about emergency preparedness in regards to earthquakes. I’m so glad to work in an environment that creates a plan for this–stored clothing, food, and water for three days. It makes me feel a lot safer, considering that I may have to stay there while my wife is at [...]

Holds @your library vs. private ownership

I’m waiting just like everyone else, apparently, for Battlestar Galactica Season 2.5 at the Peninsula Library System. It’s got 20 holds on the next available copy, sheesh. I’m all for being patient, but I think the fourth season will start before I finish the second and that just doesn’t seem right.
Enter iTunes. [...]

Obama in Oaktown

So, I’m cashing in my chips now…I’m going for Obama. I’ve already read his book, I’ve viewed his webcasts, read his policies, and particularly focused on his views on religion which I found surprising and, gasp, refreshing. He’s an exciting speaker–eloquent, disciplined, with clear leadership qualities. What I think he has going [...]

Citizenship

When my wife finally got her date for citizenship, it was a big deal. I really didn’t know what to say…after living together for two years, then being married for three years, it seemed like she was already a citizen to me. So when we went to the Masonic Auditorium a few weeks [...]