It’s been almost two weeks now as I write, but I want to thank Carol D. and the Wednesday Night Dinner Club for throwing me a great 40th birthday party! Thank you to everyone who celebrated with me! I had a great time — at least so far as I can remember. [...]
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Happy Birthday P Junior!!!
I have been insanely busy at work and without time to write for over a month now, but this is big: P Junior entered the world today!!! 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Congratulations, P and Yi-F!!! The leading candidate name is Camilla. As in Camilla Yen. As in Chameleon.
Getting To Know Your Friends
My friend S.K. just sent me the email below. I love this kind of stuff. I’ve pasted the complete email below, reflecting my answers to the questions:
Welcome to the 2007 edition of getting to know your Friends. What you are supposed to do is copy (NOT Forward) this entire e-mail and paste it [...]
Go, Speed Racer, Go!
I want!!!
In advance of the start of shooting next week, a few sources, including The Sun and Crave are reporting on the Wachowski brothers‘ Speed Racer movie, scheduled for release on 8 May 2008.
I can’t imagine a movie with Cristina Ricci as Trixie can be any good, but the gadgetry is sure to dazzle.
“Speed Racer” [...]
Succumbing to Slobbery (and Crocs)
Well, I’ve thrown in the proverbial towel. My Crocs Cayman shoes have arrived, and I’m wearing them now — in the office (no meetings this afternoon).
The sample size of the Are Crocs Hideously Ugly? survey was too small for statistical significance, but the general sentiment of the limited sample was consistent: Crocs are [...]
Are Crocs hideously ugly?
Are Crocs hideously ugly? I think so. Yet I am seeing them more and more frequently around town and even at the office. And, I daresay, I am tempted to get a pair. Just yesterday, at R.E.I., I resisted the temptation.
I grew up in L.A. and went to school in the [...]
Still No Response From JH On Dinner Time Survey
Yes, yes, I know he’s busy, but, after all the hullabaloo, JH still has not responded to the “Reasonable” Dinner Time survey results. At my desk last Monday, he briefly read the post on results and immediately replied, “These people are lying.” That remark alone reveals all you need know about his objectivity.
He [...]
Recipe For A Great Wedding
Congratulations to my friends Patricia and Yi-Fang on their wedding last Saturday! The consensus observation of the guests, which I shared, is that this was a great wedding, and I’m going to ruin the memory of it, of course, by analyzing why.
For the bride and groom, the planning period was short. They started the planning [...]
Vegas, Baby!
I spent the past weekend in Vegas for my buddy’s fortieth — yes, fortieth! — birthday. I never get tired of the city of lights, the ultimate playground for adults. Among the many memorable, disclosable highlights of the weekend:
Cirque du Soleil’s “Love.” Thoroughly engaging, highly enjoyable show. Cirque’s latest production is set to the music [...]
My Match.com Experiment: Match Meets Wiki
This year, I approach a significant life milestone – I’m not saying precisely which birthday – still a bachelor. As I’ve waited patiently at home for Mrs. Right to come knocking at my door, several “friends” have been badgering me (for years now it seems) to try the online dating thing. Alas, I’ve been utterly [...]
