Child sitting for the busy parent

Put your kid in a hamster ball then go off and do your own thing.

Apparently, a child care center will soon open in San Mateo with these hamster balls for children. Only the overworked Chinese would think of such a thing.

how cool is this?

7 HD projectors creating a 3D palate on the Old Mint in SF

i love Solan

#1 dog site for dogs & bipeds!

Tax Day!

It's Tax Day and what better way to celebrate the deadline to pay the government more of our hard earned money than arriving to work and walking on squishy carpet down the hallway to my cube only to find out that there was a sewage backup in my building last night.

Joy. I would post photos but A)I don't want to gross anyone out and, B) my gag reflex is not working too well after breathing in the bleach and lysol building management used to "clean" the poop stained carpet this morning.

in case of an earthquake..

Here's a wonderful Earthquake quiz created by the SF Department of Emergency Management. This is new to me. I didn't even know we had an Emergency Management Dept but I suppose it makes sense given that we leave in EARTHQUAKE County!

So I took this quiz and got all except this one correct. Who remains in bed and puts a pillow over their head as earthquake protection? Not me since I tend to sleep through earthquakes.



See if you can ace this quiz!

contaminated pistachios

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/31/MN4916PQ9P.DTL

While watching this broadcast on CBS, my family and I were chowing down on a large bag of Costco brand salt and pepper pistachios...

Feeling the crunch

I'm taking one little hit after another until the ax finally falls...

Selling my time for a good cause

Last night was the 4th annual TnT Bachelor/Bachelorette auction, which I volunteered my time to help my friends fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. I was one of the "bachelorettes" auctioned off and fifth in line to stand up on the bar, look pretty, and smile into the surly, drunken crowd below. It was embarrassing, nerve-wracking, and I probably won't do this again.

When my name was called, I made my way to the end of the bar and had trouble getting up there. My dress was a bit too form fitting and I was forced to hike it up. There I stood, making a conscious point to suck in my stomach and not slouch. Starting bid was at $50 and went up in $25 increments. It was over in two minutes. A couple friends bid on me and kept the bidding going but after a point, it died off and I was sold for a solid amount. The date activity I was given was a wine tasting certificate to Beringer's. I'd complain about that but I'll keep my mouth shut and just say the guy that won me with a trip to Beringer's got a very raw deal.

Solan is not "elderly"

Yesterday was Solan's birthday. He turned 7 years old which I suppose would translate to 49 dog years. In preparation for his big day which consisted of nothing special, I took Solan to PetFoodExpress for his monthly wash. He was not happy about this. If anything, he was displeased with me but did not fight me probably because there were so many dogs getting baths that same day also.

One of the store workers asked me how old Solan is and when I told him, he said Solan just entered the "elderly" stage of life. My dog doesn't look "elderly". He might have a little white hairs on his chin and around his ears, but he's still as fit and full of energy as a young two year old. I mean, look at the picture above! Full of LIFE!

Elderly is not Solan. Far from it. He's an adult dog with premature aging. Solan is like Anderson Cooper, the CNN news anchor..hair turning white prematurely but still very active. And I'm sure Solan is gay also.

friday morning