Who needs September anyways

Sorry for the recent silence. I have a few news items to relate.
A few weeks ago Yahoo! started a company-wide foosball tournament they dubbed “Foosapalooza”. It was a fundraiser for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of San Jose, and the entrance “fee” to the tournament was a donation to that charity. So I called [...]

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Summer Fun

Well, the big pool party I’d been planning went off this weekend… everything went very smooth and I think everyone had a great time. The turnout was great, and I must say I was very flattered by the utter pandemonium that broke loose when I finally jumped into the pool. Plus Kellie had [...]

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I’m a Bad, Bad Man

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I’ve had a couple political/philisophical-style rants I’ve been wanting to get down on paper, but this weekend I was swamped with getting my car fixed and shopping for my pool party next weekend (you think Socrates or Gautama ever had to deal with auto mechanics? No!). [...]

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When Jesus Closes a Door, He Opens a Window

He’s just magic like that. Here, I’ll give you a couple examples.
This weekend I had the lucky priviledge of attending the hot and sweaty Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Great bands, good company… all around good times. Highlights include watching John Darnielle making a gun with his fingers during Mission of Burma’s [...]

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USA! USA! (or, How KG Got Falconed)

Sorry for the long delay, folks. I needed to spend a couple days getting my affairs in order before I had time to blog. Lemme first sum up the end of the trip and then I’ll get to more recent developments.
Our last couple days in Istanbul were great. We the second day [...]

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