This is about a friend of mine named Marc. This morning Marc talked to his dad on the phone before going to work. After the phone call his dad went about his daily routine, including taking a bath. While he was in the bath, he died. A blood clot that had formed in his legs had travelled to his lungs, causing a seizure and killing him.
My Baby’s Having My Baby
If the title didn’t give it away: we’re pregnant! Technically, it’s just Karina, but I have a feeling I’m going to do some suffering alongside her. At least that’s what every other dad has been telling me. We’re 15 weeks in and the due date is March 14th. So if you were looking forward to seeing us at SXSW, we might have to disappoint you. We’re still buying our tickets just in case the baby is late!
The need for project planning
I’ve been working on a largish website project and I’ve been falling steadily behind schedule. The reasons for the delays fall into two categories: data conversion and code conversion. Both turned out to be more complicated than I expected.
Is Gentrification Bad?
gen•tri•fi•ca•tion n. – The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.
This process has started happening just east of IH35 in downtown Austin. My wife doesn’t want to move there because she thinks it’s horrible. I desperately want to move there because the new developments going up are mostly mixed-use with condos upstairs and office space downstairs. They are also being largely occupied by artists and other creative industry people.
Miscellaneous
June was “vacation month” for us. We went back to the Bahamas to visit friends and to take some friends with us. The trip was a mixed bag for us: we got to see friends, the beach, and go boating and I got to play poker but we once again didn’t make it to any of the family islands, we only spent a few hours at the beach, and Karina never got her massage — which I now owe her.
Digby is Funny
From a post titled “Rush’s Law“:
Rush should be urged to share his story with America. Here’s he is, an impotent, thrice divorced, ex-drug addict, conservative, parolee who went on a sex tour in the Caribbean and found himself rudely embarrassed for carrying recreational prescription drugs in his doctor’s name. Who can’t relate to that?
Invasion Cancelled
Last night was the thought-provoking season end to the dark and creepy Invasion. Families were torn apart and Sheriff Underlay had to make a life and death decision about Russell’s pregnant wife. His inability to answer Russell, or even speak, at the end of the episode was a powerful moment. And a perfect setup for the beginning of next season. Today I find out that there is no next season. That ABC plans to cancel the show.
Flooding the Fever Swamps
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler has a post up that exemplifies everything that is wrong with the right wing of the Republican party. I’m not going to gloat or rant. I am going to excerpt a few choice bits and recommend you go read it for yourself. If you are a Republican, ask yourself if this is the party you want to be associated with.
From the Post: The Turd World Shithole Known as Mexico Whines:
The biggest balls in America
I like Stephen Colbert but I have to admit that I prefer his mentor, Jon Stewart. After the White House Press Correspondent’s Dinner though, I have newfound respect for the man. My jaw dropped watching his ballsy, spot-on performance at the dinner:
Update: I realized after posting this that it doesn’t contain the full video (and it has an annoyingly long introduction). To see the full thing check out Salon’s Video Dog. They also posted his press secretary audition skit.