Blog Master G

I sure do love ’80s arcade games. As a Child of the Eighties, I occasionally have this longing to reconnect with my boyhood days. And what better way to connect than playing some Webized versions of the same Atari games we grew up playing? Tonight I had a longing for QBert, one of my all-time […]

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The old saying sure is true: You learn something new every day. And today I just learned that I’m a fiancé and Jen is my fiancée. I had no idea there was even a difference. But sure enough, according to the ol’ Merriam-Webster, it’s true: Main Entry: fi·an·cé Pronunciation: “fE-“än-‘sA, fE-‘än-” Function: noun Etymology: French, […]

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I read this review of The Donnas show, which we went to Saturday, in today’s Chronicle. The reviewer seemed to think pretty highly of the show, as did I. Although, as Jen pointed out, none of our group seemed to fit into the reviewer’s assessment of the crowd: “an awkward mix of newbie garage rockers, […]

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I love Sundays. Sadly, it’s the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend, but Jen and I had a great time (capping it off last night by seeing The Donnas at Bimbo’s 365 Club with James, Enoch, and Sharon — chick bands rule). Peter will maybe be coming back either tonight or tomorrow, since he heads […]

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Yesterday’s trip to up north to Santa Rosa’s Safari West was a great success. Everyone had a really good time walking around the grounds before and after dinner, and enjoyed the unique occasion that was Thanksgiving this year. After battling some traffic up 101, we eventually arrived in two carloads at the wild animal preserve. […]

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Bidding on eBay is quite the rush. I really understand why it’s such a hugely successful company. And creates big wins for all parties involved — eBay, buyer, seller. Finally, at long last, I will have a pair of brand new Salomon Xscreams. After last week’s missed opportunity and the disappointment of yesterday’s San Jose […]

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Yesterday after reading a story in Business 2.0 about Google’s AdWords service, I searched the site for other stories on Google and came across one called Top of the Heap, which is about optimizing one’s site placement in Google results. The story was written by David Gallagher, whose name sounded quite familiar to me. So […]

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Yesterday while my computer was tied up at work installing the latest internal version of AutoCAD, I took a few minutes to read “Hot Coffee,” my friend Larry‘s first published piece, which recently appeared in Issue #14 of The Edge: Tales of Suspense. A short story about a father who hangs out with his 7th-grade […]

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Before heading to James’ BBQ in Sacramento on Saturday, Jen and I swung by Cal Expo for the Sac Snow Show, where I hoped, among other purchases, to buy a new pair of Salomon Xscreams, which I’ve been wanting ever since I demoed a pair last season. They also happen to be the best ski […]

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Back in the office for day 2 after ELP and the weekend, I’m still feeling under the weather and really tired. I got a lot of sleep the last two nights, but still don’t feel 100% better. But I am feeling better than I was on Sunday, and I fought the temptation to stay home […]

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