Life

So I turned 40 this year.  Also this year, a lot of friend’s parents (and my own) are wrestling with cancer.  Others are dealing with dying relatives and mysterious illnesses.  Several are grappling with the years of cumulative partying that are finally starting to take their toll.  I’ve started cutting risk averse behavior in order…

I’ve been using bloglines for years.  But lately it’s been failing me.  I’ve got a friend whose significant other is battling a mystery illness and since she doesn’t blog, he keeps our circle of friends informed about her condition via his blog.  For some reason bloglines isn’t showing new posts on his blog, so the…

….stop me, hold me down, and wave one of the six power strips I’ve just unpacked in my face. I’m not even done going through me endless "parts" boxes.  Power supplies, old cpu cases, motherboards, etc.  I’ve got a freakin’ Fry’s computer warehouse in here. God please, no more power strips.

Johanna has put up more photos from the party, taken by the incredibly talented and entirely underpaid photographer, Heidi Schuman.  We ran out of budget for the party before we got to the photographer, but Heidi came and took some photos anyway.  The least I can do is tell you to hire her for your…

So, I’m in the middle of a space project here at the new house.  With the knowledge that I’ll be here for 25 years, and the blank canvas of a new house untainted by our historical use of it, I’m using every one of the clever ideas I’ve ever heard of to make every inch…

What little stuff we brought originally to California we could easily fit in a rented van.  We’ve been living on it for 3 months, and as I said to a close friend, we weren’t that attached to it.  In fact I suspect that were the van stolen, it would save us a lot of hassle. …

I made it to and through 40.  Steve graciously took and posted a gazillion photos up to flickr, including this one at right.  If you missed it, I’m sorry, stick around until I’m 70. Incidentally, if this party looks like a lot of fun, I suggest you hire Johanna Walsh, our friend and party planner…

[I updated my web page about our new house to include the real estate agent and broker we used.  If you’re going to buy a home in San Francisco, please consider hiring them.] Moishe has a fever so he can’t go to day care.  Sarah called me last night while I was playing cards and…

…but I’m asking you now.  My ass turns 40 in a few weeks, and my wife is throwing me an enormous bash to celebrate.  (In case you received a previous e-mail from her, due to operation security problems, this is no longer a surprise party.  Heh heh) The party will be the evening of Saturday,…