Dave Brubeck came to town in December and I went to hear him. Great concert, and Congregation Beth Yeshurun’s sanctuary was not a bad venue. The first half was the Quartet (Bobby Militello, alto sax; Michael Moore, bass; Randy Jones, drums) playing a set of standards. The guys were all in fine form, Brubeck included. […]
Posted on January 15th, 2007 by Nils
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I’ve written about heroes before. While visiting my hometown over Christmas I visited one of my favorite high school teachers, John Randall. I learned that he’s fighting inoperable lung cancer and may not have long to live. His and his wife Dawn’s courage, and the use they’re making of the time he has left, are […]
Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Nils
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Somebody else also thinks Rails scaffolding could use an update. That’s gratifying.
Posted on July 12th, 2006 by Nils
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I just discovered a new and amazing phenomenon called Freecycle. I tried it today for the first time. The goal of the site is to help our growing landfill problem by playing matchmaker for unwanted yet still useful-to-someone items. This morning I listed about six items. Within hours I had more than 20 responses. People […]
Posted on July 7th, 2006 by Araceli
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Excerpts from a recent Ann Landers piece:
Stay-at-home moms put in long hours
Dear Abby:
I need your help with something. My 16-year-old grandson seems to think that all his mother does is stay at home.
He conveniently “forgets” that she is a housekeeper, gardener, cook, teacher, nurse, driver and mediator.
Could you please print a breakdown of what a […]
Posted on July 7th, 2006 by Araceli
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It isn’t news to those of you who know Nils and me well: we aren’t pet people. That might be an understatement. We don’t even want a goldfish. I’ve often said I’d rather have another baby than a pet, and I don’t make claims like that lightly.
You pet lovers will be amused to hear that, […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2006 by Araceli
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I submitted another Rails patch the other day and this evening the mighty bitsweat committed it. I’m officially a Rails contributor! Aw yeeah! (does dorky victory dance)
The bug in question came to my attention when someone reported the same problem with my Trestle Generator. Two birds with one stone.
Posted on June 30th, 2006 by Nils
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Convicted serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was put to death by lethal injection last night at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. I am both relieved and troubled. I believe this action was just, and yet it is never easy—nor should it be—to condone the death of another human being.
His likely victims numbered 14. Among […]
Posted on June 28th, 2006 by Nils
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My application hasn’t been accepted yet, but I’m joining Greg’s No-Hair Club for Men.
The T-shirt is Photoshopped instead of silkscreened, but hey. Maybe I should look into having some of these made as promotional items for the Club ….
Posted on June 2nd, 2006 by Nils
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About three months ago I started publicly charting my blood-sugar levels. Since then I updated two charts daily in order to track a single measure: how well I’m doing at managing my Type-1 diabetes. This got me thinking about how to quantify blood-sugar control in one number instead of two or more.
If you’re diabetes chic […]
Posted on May 25th, 2006 by Nils
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