Greetings from Norhill Heights, Houston

So there’s a big, well-funded internal project at my company that is so rich with resources and time – unlike, say, my group, because we just do silly things like bring paying customers to the company* – that they actually have people and time to put together an internal newsletter to let the rest of [...]

It’s the tail end of a quick visit to DC. Nice to see friends, although things were a bit interrupted by becoming violently ill in the middle of the night Friday night – I think our Indian dinner was a little off and my body reacted with you “You – outta here.” Left me feeling [...]

Jimbo tweeted about this Washington Post article describing parent vs. non-parents tensions in crowded, upscale parts of DC. These are areas where there were few kids in the many years that DC was at its dysfunctional worst, but are now considered desirable for affluent people, leading to an influx of strollers the size of Smart [...]

Regular visitors probably have noticed that my posts have been shorter and a bit less frequent; rather than just sputter out I’m taking a break from this. I enjoy a lot of things about writing this blog, but lately it just seems like a chore, and like a distraction from putting my time and energy [...]

It’s a cat toy! But not such a good dog toy. I wonder if AppleCare covers claw damage?

The President has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to create rules to ensure that hospitals respect the visitation rights of same-sex partners of patients and respect those couples’ decisions about who makes critical health care decisions. It’s hard to imagine who could oppose such a common-sense policy to protect an individual’s right [...]