tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78069792011-09-01T08:55:18.709-07:00...nakakakonsume!konsumisyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527805576112822318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806979.post-1157313034072909792006-09-03T12:50:00.000-07:002006-09-03T12:50:34.093-07:00

We took some time to join in celebrating Alexa's 7th birthday.Alexa -- the princess of the day.with Ariel and Jacob.Amanda posing for her caricature.our hosts Tricia and Jonathanof course, extra si China-2Then we were off to visit Gari's home, about 4 minutes away. I was able to get quick shots of some works of sculptor Pete Jimenez. I think this piece is called Bruha-ka. I wonder why...?An

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(austin, tx)

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I've had this film stuck in my old Ricoh SLR since the baby was born over a year ago. I finally used up the 24 shots last Sunday and dropped it off the developers on monday. Both these pictures, taken over a year apart, were from the same roll of film.Several things come to mind as I look as these images:our youngest baby becomes less and less a baby. a cliche, I know, but I can't help feeling

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at the tip of eagle fallswith baby in towanother view of Eagle Falls(a person standing at the top of the falls [if you look really hard] -- gives an idea of the scale.)

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morning colorsdeer sighting Laurence at the riverwatching another doe

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At Sweet Bean of Laguna, 2005.Some sad news. After 10 years of business, Sweet Bean of Laguna, a locally owned cafe, bows down to the pressure of the corporate establishments sprouting up in the neighborhood (Starbucks and Peet's Coffee), and is closing today.Sweet Bean was the best cafe in our area. It was the one cafe that I actually enjoyed spending time at either to just take time for

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konsumisyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527805576112822318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806979.post-1148053806286494122006-05-19T08:49:00.000-07:002006-05-19T08:50:06.300-07:00

no, she isn't all scratched up -- she just likes band-aids.with grandpa looking on.

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The orange daylilies are in bloom again in the garden. To check out my entry from last year when they last bloomed, click here. Hanging out.How does she do that?

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There were lots of things to do at work this last month -- including making several community presentations and another televised presentation to the local politicians. Lots of things to do at home as well, and I feel guilty about not having written anything. Hopefully in the coming weeks things should be settling down a bit.

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Balut eats Mary.Mary eats balut. Willie, aka Tatang UP, convinces Mary to sample balut. Bravo to Mary whose mind was open enough to try what even I haven't tried before.

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Pastor B on Palm Sunday.Listening to the children's message.Later in the week, our sleep-deprived Pastor B, a proud new dad of twin girls, poses with his side-view mirror that he wrecked as he was backing out of his garage. He seemed to be happy when I mentioned I'd take a picture of it for the church website.Hey, I've done some pretty amazingly dumb things myself...

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E came to visit us for the weekend. Some shots as we were walking around the neighborhood.

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the weekend routine at my brother's place.

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Preparing the kids for the day. It started out as a simple plan to take the Precious out to the local amusement park. As the hours passed, more and more people decided to join us. We all had fun anyway -- the more the merrier.the Precious.driving with Brittney.

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things get damagedthings get brokeni thought we'd managebut words left unspokenleft us so brittlethere was so little left to give-depeche mode - precious

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Watching the clouds breaking out after a stormy morning. I was supposed to be working.

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I was in a training seminar all day today and then stayed at work till 9pm. So I'm just winding down now.First up I'm really glad to have just received my Canon S2 IS back from repair. I haven't used it since late fall last year because the swivel LCD in the back started acting up. I only got around to sending it to Canon this month and now I glad to see it works just fine. It will be good to

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Earlier this week I had my first "TV appearance". It's really just a local government meeting where I was present to clarify questions on project issues. It was televised live and replays tonight.I think I'm going to tape it to learn from my mistakes.------------------------------In addition to that, I gave my first interview with the newspaper about 2 weeks ago about another one of my projects

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I've seen a lot of these types of photos on the internet before, but I never paid any particular attention to them. So I was surprised when, coming from my brother's place in the hills, I decided to get a shot of the view of the neighboring foothills from inside the car, and I replicated the effect quite by accident.The actual view is a bit dramatic (to me at least -- nothing like my photo here

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The weather has been great this whole past week. I couldn't resist taking a quick shot of the colors as we were going out tonight. Sorry it's a bad shot but all my photos lately have been pretty bad.

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I heard in the news today that today was the saddest day of the year. So that explains that inexplicable feeling I had this morning as I was on my way to work.But anyway I really just wanted to post some photos of our hike yesterday as my sister and G joined me visiting the waterfall at Colfax.chocolate trees.don't look down. The path after crossing the waterfall can be treacherous, so one must

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I couldn't help getting caught in the frenzy over the Pacquiao-Morales fight tonight. I don't normally watch boxing matches, but following the Filipino current events I was affected by the all hype.(AP/Mark Terrill)So after 10 exciting rounds it was good to see a good man rewarded with a well-deserved win. The Pac Man was energetic all the way, fully motivated, and seemed to know there was a

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Lacking something more interesting to do on a holiday Monday, I decided to ask my Dad to help me prune the trees. I had purchased a special saw (attached on the end of that red pole) for the occasion.I'm glad I had some extra hard hats at home. As it turned out, it was actually kind of fun. But judging by the large quantity of branches we cut, and by how bald the tree now looks (in the

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the precious with uncle.

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rode the bikesfed the duckshad a picnic... the usual, trying to take advantage of the rare sunny days.have a good week!---------------------------------

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Some photos of the gang last weekend as we visited the American River Confluence in Auburn.The panorama.Till next time!

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As a scrawny, bookish teenager in a small province in the Philippines, John le Carre's A Perfect Spy had kept me company through many summers. At the time I've never had much money for books, so I read this one over and over, marveling over its plot, its prose, its characters (Magnus Pym, Jack Brotherhood and, of course, the mysterious Poppy) and its disturbing overarching themes (ie, betrayal

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burn it downtill the embers smoke on the groundand start newwhen your heart is an empty room---death cab for cutieI haven't been able to update lately. Between spending time with family, friends, on vacations, and planning for vacations, I haven't had much time to myself. But as the new year approaches may I share with you the view outside our bedroom window every morning. With the trees waiting

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This year, how quickly it seems that Christmas will come and Christmas will go. I haven't even gotten to listening to Christmas music these days.I took the car to work this morning and walking from the parking lot a few blocks to the office with my iPod set to random, the Cure's 'Friday I'm in Love' starts playing and I couldn't help smiling.It's just that I've been feeling a little worn out

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The dilemma I faced last Saturday morning was: (a) spend all morning riding with the bicycle club and get a good workout, or (b) take the Precious with me bicycling around the neighborhood for about 2 hours (including passing by the library and 'recovery' time at the local cafe) -- not a super workout, but more time with the family. Having been caught in my bike gear by the Precious, I ended up

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I noticed our 3-year old Precious fiddling with one of our cell phones last night. This isn't unusual these days, as she becomes more and more capable of reaching into our 'kid restricted' areas around the house. I confess that since it wasn't my cellphone, I wasn't really concerned about it breaking. Anyway, after punching a few keys, she holds up the phone and announces, "the number 10!"

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As promised, here is an interpretation of the 'More Light' story from the previous post.In our search for truth, or enlightenment, we, like the good Mulla in the story, sometimes search in the strangest of places.And for the strangest of reasons.

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I was late trying to join the bicycle club on Saturday, so I decided to go off on my own and ride to Beale's Point.Click on picture to view full panoramic version. Warning -- large file (for those who, like myself, are still on dial-up.) -----------------------More Light, pleaseSomeone saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground.'What have you lost, Mulla?' he asked. 'My key,' said the

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It would not be sensible for one to die without having taken advantage of all available weapons.---miyamoto musashi

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Among all the other holiday activities this week, I spent the Friday after thanksgiving trying to complete some woodworking, as mentioned in a previous entry.This project not being my own, it was an opportunity to acquire a drill press that I've had my eye on for some years now, but could never quite justify buying.the nephew and niece.

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Between working overtime, me leaving my car headlights on last Tuesday, actually doing some of my office work at home, it has been another busy week.It was Gari's birthday last Thursday -- happy birthday greetings again to you buddy!I rode 30 miles with the bicycle club last Friday and got home to find I developed, for my first time, "saddle sores". For those not in the know, those are sores, at

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Not too much to write about, except to note down some significant things happened this weekend: My parents arrived last night from the Philippines. It's going to be a fun few months while they're here. It's not too clear how long they'll be staying as they have expressed the desire to start travelling. We attended Mikaela's birthday last friday.afterwards drove over to check out Allan and

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As I sit here typing this, I am exhausted. I just came from my first bike rides of the year, which are now possible for me since the Baby CC is no longer in that super-fragile stage. Last Friday I joined a 30-mile bicycle club ride and today I rode 38 miles with the club. There were about 40 riders today.Now my lower back is recovering from the pain of the ride and so is my right knee.And guess

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Another one to add to my collection.I've been ignoring the e-mails from Verve Music announcing the release of this CD. But today I saw the cover -- Diana Krall almost laying down; her dress, almost like a Christmas-present-green bedsheet, draping down casually onto the floor; and a design reminiscent of some of classic 1960s jazz LP covers. I think these alone will make me another satisfied

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I must admit the activities associated with raising 2 kids and my new job have been taking up all of my time. I haven't been able to update as regularly as I used to. But I also have no intention of giving this up.Today, however, I am sick with the flu. I took off work early yesterday and I'm still light-headed right now. I wish that I could help out more with the kids today, but it's better that

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another definite highlight of last weekend -- getting to visit Gari.as always, we had a great time. So much fun, in fact, that we decided to book a room in a hotel to stay a little longer. Thanks, Gari, for the wonderful dinner, lunch and "tours". My turn next time! ;)back at home, and back to reality. monday night and I pour myself a big cup of coffee and work till 3 am.

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it was the grand opening for the new city hall in downtown san jose last saturday.inside the rotundathe rotunda from abovesan jose (santa clara street) from the 18th floorand a photo stitch

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sorrow drips into your heart through a pinholejust like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the soundbut while you debate -- half-empty or half-full? --it slowly risesyour love is gonna drown--- Death Cab for Cutiei cannot guess what you discoveredwe turn the dirt with our palms cupped like shovelsbut i know our filthy hands can wash one another'sand not one speck will remain.

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when you have kids, bit by bit, you don't get to do the things you used to do. the Raidermobile gets traded in for a minivan. and the sports bike becomes a toddler trailer.but oddly enough, I don't mind.not that I become totally selfless. but really, life becomes less and less about me and the things that I want.

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to Ate Rowie.fare you well.

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in front of the stars

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It's been about 1-1/2 weeks since starting the new job. I'm finding I have to take care of a lot of things that I didn't consider before: I have to get my dress shirts laundered and pressed now. The last time I had to do this was in the late '90s. Obviously, fashion had changed since then, so I'm thinking of updating my entire wardrobe. Maybe I'll start with the shirts and ties. still

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The gang at the men's bible study.Manny.I try to avoid taking "detail" shots, but here are 2 of them. A scene at lunch last week.A chandelier, also from lunch.On guitar, Ate Rowie.Ate Malu and Allan in the kitchen..

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This week is my last week working in the division I've been working in. Next Monday I start working back at our design office downtown. I was making the arrangements for the move, including reserving a parking spot. That's $65 per month for parking, and there are about 50 people ahead of me on the waiting list. Until I get called from the waiting list, parking is $7 a day. Plus, the $3/

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There was a fair amount of activity in the recent days. However, I'm kind of tired right now, so I may share it some other time if it's still relevant. Here instead are pictures. -----------------------------De feet.A small pile. We ordered just a little bit of rock to replace our old bark in the landscaping.Woe is me. Oh, the problems babies have.Messy desk. I thought I'd share a photo of

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I will admit that it doesn't take much to make me stumped.But when it comes, of all places, from a fortune cookie at lunch today, then I know things really aren't looking good. Here it is:The riches of others makes you more valuable.Can someone please explain this one to me?

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He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.-Arabian Proverb

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as of last wednesday I have fulfilled my civic duty as a trial juror (for my first time). it was quite an experience -- I described it before as both disturbing and fascinating.unless one has gone through this before, it is hard to understand how heavily the responsibility of passing judgement on another human weighs on one's soul. that is, passing judgement knowing that not all questions have

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one of those rare occasions.

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For the past two weeks I have been participating in what i would describe as the "theatre of the real" -- jury duty.(I'm borrowing John le Carre's words to describe this, as le Carre was actually describing something else.)While it has placed my work life on hold, it is a thing that I have been finding both disturbing and fascinating. And what I didn't anticipate was how mentally draining it

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If you're going to be paid, the boss must see you, touch you, sniff you, and say you'll do.Come and let the boss touch you; the boss's touch heals scrofula.--- Umberto Eco-------------Following up on an older post, (Hey, Jude), it looks like my scrofula is healed, and I got offered the job.So I'm set transfer to my new department sometime in September. We can't determine the date because I'm

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Once, in the Philippines when I was a kid, I woke up and noticed a praying mantis standing at my bedroom door. (Anyone who knows praying mantises knows how these evil creatures do this bouncing motion as someone goes near it, just preparing to pounce on you and eat you alive). I was stuck in my bed with fear for about 2 hours, watching the mantis, praying that it would go away. Today, I can't

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We were glad to have Gari over last Sunday. We've been trying to get together for the past few months but kept missing each other. I know we both have been very busy so that's okay. He got to meet Baby CC for the first time and was able to get back together with his inaanak (God-daughter). It was great, and unusual, to see the Precious warm up to him so quickly. It just goes to show how kids

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How's this for reality bites -- our refrigerator has finally broken down. The freezer stopped freezing and the refrigerator stopped refrigerating.Really I shouldn't say finally -- it's only 5 years old.Last night it still didn't work after a last ditch effort at do-it-yourself repair. I had to go out and brave the west-nile-virus-aerial-mosquito-pesticide-spray-by-the-County, and buy some ice to

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Continuing from Part 1.Included in our LA trip was a visit to the Getty Center -- a definite highlight for me. I have been wanting to visit this place since the late 1990s.The currently have a very interesting exhibit of Rembrandt's religious works. But being an architecture enthusiast, I enjoyed seeing the buildings themselves.I had the opportunity, briefly, to work with Richard Meier's design

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Whew! Back from a little vacation there.An opportunity came for us to go down to Southern California to take Ate Rowie, Kuya Rocky and Duduy down to Disneyland. It was also the perfect time to take the Precious.First and foremost, very very many thanks to Ate Malu, who selflessly volunteered to take care of baby CC. I know that it wasn't easy, and without that, this trip would not have been

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Thinking back on my journaling experience, it basically consists of occasional entries into a paper journal. Occasional, meaning some significant thing in my life would have to happen that I would move me enough to write.Online journaling, I was to find, however, was different. It's convenient. I can edit. A lot more resources are available. Digital photos expand the ability to tell a story.And

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I've been thinking of upgrading to high-speed internet lately.It used to be that I was trying to resist the temptation, reasoning to myself that my needs are modest (they really are).But with introductory costs now going as low as $15 per month, sticking with dial-up seems to make less sense. $15 per month is what I pay for my current dial-up service.I guess the key is, am I willing to pay the

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In Fremont, CA.Group picture.Brian and Rachel.Kuya Rency at the barbecue.

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Adventures in Costco. We ran into Allan and Pie (over there in the middle, Allan, in the dark blue shirt and Pie in the light blue shirt). Pie just gave birth to a little boy Ernez (under the striped blanket) -- their second child.As you can tell, we had so much fun in line for hotdogs.Every day is a happy day.A little visit from Joyce. And once Tita Joyce got the baby in her arms, there was no

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"Now you will be hunting for hotspots all over the place :)" , said Tito Lits, regarding my previous post on wireless internet access.Wise man that he is, he was right.I have personally confirmed that every single cafe in Elk Grove proper offers free wireless internet (except for the big corporate ones, like Borders and Starbucks, who like to charge for it).I feel like I've grown so old that I

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We went to San Francisco yesterday to entertain some visitors.We did the normal touristy things, but even that was more appealing to us than the alternative -- melting in the forecasted 107-degree F Sacramento weather.We would have loved to visit more places, but it proved too difficult with 5 kids in tow. Still, we had a great time with the kids seeing some landmarks, visiting distant relations,

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daddy, YES!Sorry for the Spongebob Movie dialog here, which the Precious and I recite all day. But talking about photography, just showing daddy's latest toy -- a Canon PowerShot S2 IS.It has a pretty good set of features. And I have been able to take okay quality photos so far, as I'm still learning how to use it. Since I will no longer have to lug around an extra lens and filters, this one

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After attaining certain personal goals, my plan was to enroll in a photography class. But with the second child now here, these time-consuming plans will have to wait.Which is okay.Until then, I have resources, such as this new DSLR site: 'Enjoy! Digital SLR Cameras'. It is set up by Canon.It is aimed at beginners, but with information applicable to more advanced DSLR users.

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...or was it?Funny thing happened at the cafe yesterday, right after I posted yesterday's wireless entry. Who should walk in, but Aaron B -- one of the three guys at work who had a baby within 3 weeks of me and M.This photo was taken about a month ago, at our new baby party at work, (organized by the women). We were demonstrating how effortless it is to change a diaper while blind folded.

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and choirs of angels sangOur destination yesterday as Kuya Rocky and I were searching for bicycle accessories.----------------------monday bluesFamily leave for the birth of a child is 4 weeks (20 working days), that have to be used up within 4 months of the birth. The plan I chose was to take the first 2 weeks off, and then spread out the remainder of my leave days to take every Monday off until

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We've been busy entertaining visitors every weekend. Which is normal when one has a newborn. Here are some photos from this weekend.First up,the Ignacios of Fremont, CA. It wasn't too long ago that Brian, Rachel and Danielle were quite small. Well they're not that small anymore, and it was very interesting for me to notice that we now had some common interests. That's Rachel thumbing through one

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how sweet it is to hate one's native landto desire its ruinand in its ruinto discernthe dawn of universal rebirth ...--- John le Carrequoting Russian poet Vladimir PecherinThe Russia House---------------I suppose I should explain myself.A lot of things are going on in the Philippines that could easily give one a sense of despair. I was writing about it, but as I wasn't making any sense I decided

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25,000 - the price, each, in US $, of some of those time trial bicycles used in the Tour de France.40 - the reported speed, in mph, the American rider David Zabriskie was going when he crashed (yesterday's post)35 - my top speed. Ever. Attainable for me if, and only if, all conditions are right: wind behind me, extreme downhill, and if I have the guts for it (for I don't want to lose my life).

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Tour de FranceLast Friday's paper called it (OLNTV's Tour de France coverage) an acceptable reason to stay indoors this July.(Photo by Graham Watson at grahamwatson.com.)Our man Mr. L. Armstrong vies for a 7th title, likely his last chance at it.Watching the coverage yesterday, when the overall leader David Zabriskie fell at the team time trial at the final 2 kM, it was just heartbreaking.His

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The first entry made with the new iBook. I made the switch to Macintosh partly at the urging of my brother, partly for the practicality (I’ll probably be using this much longer than my “disposable” PCs, which I replace every year or so), and partly for the nolstalgia (the company where I had my first real job used Macintosh exclusively).I’m having to re-learn how to use this and I find that I’m

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Okay, this is just testing the new Blogger feature of uploading photos without using Hello software (which I use primarily) or some other image hosting site (I occasionally use Flickr).If I'm not mistaken, this feature of uploading directly just became available the past few days. so far it looks good. we'll see what the limits are as far as the size of photos I can upload. It used to be a

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Any day you can get me to wear a tie is worthy of preserving with a picture.Life is so casual here in California. But I had an promotion interview yesterday, so I had to dress up. You see, when you work for local government, as I do, promotion is treated as if you are applying for a totally new job, complete with competing with external candidates. All in the interest of fairness, so to

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her arms and head swaying to the music, her body would have tipped over, if not for the slight movement in her toes that kept her frame upright. she was approaching me.dad, let's dance.the sun is dancing.and the moon is dancing.

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OK ComputerSpin magazine releases their list of the 100 greatest albums of the last 20 years (1985-2005).My favorite, Radiohead's OK Computer, tops the list.Click here for their article.Photo by Christian Curiel at Pbase.com.---------------------------------------PromenadePhotographer Bill Owens, in his book Suburbia, quoted one of his subjects as saying that the biggest cultural happening in

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Let us talk once again about food. The background story first:There was a time when I was haunted by the idea of making this dish that was a highlight of the film Big Night (directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott). The dish was Timpano - a pasta concoction baked in a crust and filled with "the best stuff on earth".Now there were many imitation recipes available on the internet. But you can

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My sister E is visiting this weekend. She brought a cake to celebrate my birthday. (Just slightly early as it is actually on the 21st.) As expected, the Precious is fascinated with the ritual of blowing the candles. Fortunately, she'll get another chance on her birthday in July.--------------------------My dad pointed something out the last time I talked to him."Did you know that [baby CC] is

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another sweet smile to brighten our dayanother small hand to hold on the waybaby CCborn June 11, 2005 at 12:26 am6 pounds, 3 ounces19 inches--------------------------------the suite. or should I say, the torture suite ? (click on the image to enlarge.)deliver me. the cleaning up as soon as the Baby comes out.the first washing.footprinting.writing of the (hospital-issued) birth certificate.little

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Many of you know that M and I are expecting. We've been expecting for about 9 months now. Our due date is June 14. That's next Tuesday!And we were both so excited that last Tuesday when M felt some felt some signs, we thought the baby was ready to come. It turned out to be a false alarm.So we've been staying put all this week. Doctor's orders.My nerves are frazzled. I never thought I would be so

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"I'm gonna tickle daddy..."

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wife acceptance factor (also: WAF) n. In an object, especially an electronic device, that normally appeals only to men, the qualities or features added to or modified in the object to make it acceptable to women.(Source: wordspy.com)everything you needed to know but were afraid to ask.

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