For the first time in my life, I now have vanity plates. This morning on the way to work I swung by the Corte Madera DMV to pick up my September 11th memorial plates that read “G WRX.” Any guesses what that means? It’s a small thing, sure, but pretty cool, I think. This is […]
Entries from November 2002
Vanity Style
Wednesday, November 6th, 2002 · 1 Comment
Tags: wrx
Topical Blocks (Or, RLO Blogging)
Tuesday, November 5th, 2002 · Comments Off on Topical Blocks (Or, RLO Blogging)
My switch to Movable Type has had an interesting effect on how I think about my blog entries. Because there is a now a title and category associated with each entry, I’ve found that I am becoming forward-thinking in terms of what I write and how I categorize each entry (what happens if I want […]
Tags: technology
Tricky Business
Tuesday, November 5th, 2002 · Comments Off on Tricky Business
Jen is talking to a friend this afternoon about salary negotiation, which is one of the trickiest and anxiety-inducing things any of us surely goes through — at least in our professional lives. Jen asked if I had any input or advice for the friend, who received a low-ball offer. My advice was basically to […]
Tags: money
Fun with Wine
Monday, November 4th, 2002 · Comments Off on Fun with Wine
On Saturday following a morning hike and an afternoon movie, Jen and I headed to Montclair for an evening of wine tasting at the woodsy home of Jen’s coworker Jane and her partner Sarah. The concept of the evening was great: Each couple brings two identical bottles of favorite Cabernet Sauvignon (less than $20), everyone […]
Tags: anecdotes
Punch-Drunk Love
Sunday, November 3rd, 2002 · Comments Off on Punch-Drunk Love
A harmonium dumped in the street by a taxi van that flips down the road at extreme velocity. Glass-handled plungers filled with dice. Mountains of Healthy Choice pudding. These are just a few of the highlights from Adam Sandler’s latest flick, his first that’s not your average ha-ha comedy. Saturday afternoon Jen and I saw […]
Tags: movies
We Have Lift-Off!
Friday, November 1st, 2002 · Comments Off on We Have Lift-Off!
The test site has been moved into production, so to speak! The blog is now live in its new and improved Movable Type format. Everything looks mostly OK, with a few small kinks to work out. It took a long time to get here, but I’m glad it’s finally (almost) done.
Tags: technology

