doing damage.as traditional with my visits to hawaii, we were at ala moana first thing this morning to start my annual shopping spree. part of the reason is because it is the right time of year (post-christmas sales), bu…

universally male.dinner with the reefers: patrick, duy and russ. actually, it's always hit or miss with russ with his hectic work schedule, but fortunately he was able to make it. the original plan was for me to meet pat…

shopping shannigans.i got myself my christmas gift: a new pair of boots and jeans. actually, i hate shopping for clothes (take me to a reef store anytime), but i also hate my wardrobe, so something's gotta give. chris an…

human contact.chris is off to chicago today to give a talk at UIUC. that means for the next couple days, i have to make an extra effort for human contact. for lunch today, i went to the monthly san jose real estate inves…

stuck on the road with degenerate gamblers.while sidd was out of town last month, i hosted back-to-back weeks of the beertax group at my place. along with the usual suspects, i invited a few other south bay friends, incl…