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Front row seats to Train tonight at the Warfield Theatre, courtesy of Sun Microsystems. Wow, what a show.

I know, I know. What do you expect from a camera phone?
Warfield Theatre
982 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94102

I find myself here in San Francisco for the JavaONE conference which is one of the biggest events of the year in my industry. There are thousands of nerdy developers here at the Moscone Center trading stories and carrying bags full of trinkets given away by vendors.
San Francisco is a great place to […]

Caught New England’s own Patiokings at the 1751 Social Club in the Haight Ashbury district tonight and as always, they put on a great show.
If you like G-Love & Special Sauce then you’d like their sound. It’s an up-beat blues/rap kinda thing. They’re promoting a new album, which I had not heard until […]

It seems the country is getting more and more divided and I feel it on a personal level as my everyday discussions (when I can’t avoid politics) become more and more adversarial. But it seems to me that us everyday-folk should be more together and questioning the loud noises coming from the right and […]

Tonight I delivered my second speech at the local Toastmaster’s club. The area I was focusing on for this one was speech organization. I chose a topic that I thought could be very structured: Goal Setting. The content is what I have gleaned from setting athletic goals and trying to apply those principles to […]

My little sister has turned into quite a gifted photographer. She has a website where you can see a small sampling of her work. There’s even a picture of me in there somewhere. She has done most of her work with an old (old) 35mm camera that I remember using for my high school […]

Found out today that I did not make the NYC marathon. What a disappointment. Now, I’ll have to scramble to prepare for the Chicago Marathon which takes place a month earlier. I’ve got some friends running Chicago… so the disappointment didn’t last too long.
Come join me in Chicago October 1oth!

Earlier this week, I mentioned my battle over the dreaded “Resort Fee”. I thought I’d share my letter campaign with you. I’ll let you know what happens.
June 11, 2004
Mr. John Ulrich
Westin Mission Hills Resort
71333 Dinah Shore Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-1508
Dear Mr. Ulrich:
I’m writing regarding my recent stay (6/5 – 6/8) at your resort. I […]