Rita, the Category 5 hurricane which is the third largest in history is now making its way towards Texas on the heels of Katrina. I heard from Jai one of his friends who left Houston yesterday and is staying with him left at 4 PM and arrived at 1:30 AM!! (Normally takes 4-5 hours depending […]

Up to November I’ll be posting here and elsewhere regarding the constitutional amendment on the ballot here in Texas. Amendment #2 reads:
“The constitional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or any political subdivision of this state from creating or […]

From BoingBoing…
This is great social art. This guy put blank speech bubble stickers on posters around town, then took pictures of what people wrote. A great way to capture a melding of popular culture and current social thought in art.
Ji Lee Pleaseenjoy

There’s lots more. I may do a push of a bunch of them with IrfanView when I get home, but for now here’s a couple. From our resort nestled in its cove, we walked along beachside path that led along the cove up into the jungle. Just before it left the craggy seaside cliffs at […]

Well, Ian and I just got back from our 5 night, 6 day trip to Puerto Vallarta. Despite the ending, it was a fantastic trip. So incredibly relaxing.
We stayed at La Jolla De Mismaloya, about twenty minutes south of town. All rooms are suites (meaning bedroom, living room, and kitchenette which we never used…but could […]

I got hit by one of those “memes” (thanks Joel! ;-), and I’ve been meaning to get around to it, so here it is:
7 things I plan to do before I die:

Get published
Speak French fluently
Be a parent
Bungee jump
Make a significant conribution to gay rights
Get published again
Experience […]

On the radio this morning I heard about a mishap yesterday with a Price is Right rerun. It was awfully bad timing, but people really shouldn’t have got so upset. No one picked the episode for its content. Still, many people called in and complained.
The problem? The grand prize was: a trip to New Orleans […]

Ha! Someone commented on my blog on one of my rants about Pat Robertson. Apparently they googled “Pat Robertson fucking idiot” and my blog came up fifth! (I just checked to see the order, of course). Too funny. Better yet, there are 136,000 other entries I share that distinction with. Talk about good company. […]

For you Java geeks out there. Did you know this one?
If Class A references a static final String in Class B (a “constant”), and you change the value of the constant in Class B and recompile, will Class A reference the old or new value?
And the answer is….the old value!! Java embeds the String […]

Well, I can’t say I’m too surprised. Governor Schwarzenegger (damn, had to cut and paste that booger) vetoed the legislature-passed gay marriage bill in California today.
I am glad that as a Republican he spoke out in favor of domestic partnerships and protections under the law. I must say that I respect his decision, though I […]