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Thanks for visiting! You'll find a bunch of musings I've been writing around these parts since the early 2000's. Lately, I've been reviewing a lot of books. But I also write about code and my experiments using generative AI. But really, you're just here to see pictures of Benson.

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The Communist Party

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I love this Threadless shirt, called ā€œThe Communist Partyā€œ, created by Tom Burns. Though I’m a sucker for puns. It reminds me of the Bad Religion song ā€œAtomic Gardenā€ which has the following verse:

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And I’m glad I’m not Gorbachev

’cause I’d wiggle all night

Like jelly in a pot

At leats he’s got a garden with a fertile plot

And a party that will never stop

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Sports protesting AZ immigration laws

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I love this!

ā€œI think it’s fantastic,ā€ Nash said after Tuesday’s practice. ā€œI think the law is very misguided. I think it’s, unfortunately, to the detriment of our society and our civil liberties. I think it’s very important for us to stand up for things we believe in. As a team and as an organization, we have a lot of love and support for all of our fans. The league is very multicultural. We have players from all over the world, and our Latino community here is very strong and important to us.ā€

I’d really love to see the San Francisco Giants wear their Los Gigantes jerseys whenever they play in Arizona.

gdgt live in Chicago

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gdgt is visiting Chicago next week! It’ll be my first visit to the Windy City, so I’m pretty excited.

If you’re in the area, come check us out at Gallery 223 (223 West Huron) on May 12th at 7pm. We’ll have a ton of cool gadgets on display, drinks, music, and even the potential to win some rad gear. More info is available here.

Treme on HBO

Treme is a new show on HBO created by David Simon (who also created The Wire). It’s focused on life in New Orleans, three months after the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

It’s definitely enjoyable, and in only three episodes, it’s become one of my favorite shows that I’m currently watching.

What did Grandpa just say?!

ā€œDavid is a whoreā€¦ā€Ā 

That’s not something you expect to hear at a family party, let alone come out of your grandfather’s mouth.Ā 

I’m in Southern California for the weekend to celebrate my grandmother’s 80th birthday with family and friends. Since I’m traveling light and with my new toy, I decided to bring along my iPad.Ā 

After arriving and saying our hellos, I gave the iPad to my Grandpa, who was sitting at a table with a number of his friends. He briefly looked at it and passed it around. After getting it back, he opened up the Notes application and read something off the screen.Ā 

ā€œDavid is a whoreā€¦ā€

What?!Ā 

Everyone started laughing, and I did too. I knew my Grandpa was a funny person, but I’d never heard him make a joke like that before. I was pretty confused and wondered if we’ve crossed some new line of humor with my family. He looked at me and said, ā€œNo, really. That’s what it says!ā€

He handed the iPad to me. And sure enough, I saw this on the screen:

It turns out that my sister had apparently used my iPad without my knowledge and decided to leave me a special message that I might find at a later time.Ā 

Well played, Sister. Well played. Ā