Month: July 2006

Tonight, we looked at our finances and found a little money to spare. So it was date night. The Wife likes sushi, so we tried a sushi place in Palmdale. The service was not so good and the sushi, while… Continue Reading →

The photograph to the right is copyrighted by the New York Times (and reprinted here under a claim of fair use). And the inherent contradiction it represents makes my blood boil. Not just for me as an atheist; how would… Continue Reading →

The biggest game so far — and the Azzurri won, 2-0, at the very end of overtime. This is, I believe, the game-winning goal in the 119th minute. I sat down and watched the whole game — I was as… Continue Reading →

Bit by bit, I’m putting together the important revisions to the laws that will come into effect after the revolution comes and our democracy collapses into dictatorship. When that happens, I intend to find myself on top and I will… Continue Reading →

My so-far failsafe way of predicting World Cup outcomes has been stymied. The Wife advises that the guys on the German team are pretty much equally as cute as the guys on the Italian team. This means that if you… Continue Reading →

Since we’ve moved in, we’ve been unable to get our mail. We got a mail key from our landlord, but it doesn’t work. First it’s the post office’s problem. Then it’s the builder’s problem. Then it’s the post office’s problem… Continue Reading →

Sunday, our very good friends — our best man and matron of honor — invited us to a ballgame down in San Diego. They had phenomenal seats. The view from our seats is to the right. I hadn’t been to… Continue Reading →