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I voted, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
My first vote in California. The polling place in my little suburban community was busy but not crowded. My sister wrote in an email this morning, “I love voting” and I completely agree. California may be all in for Obama (me too), but there are plenty of state and local issues I was happy to weigh in on as well. Wooo, democracy!
Me and mom, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
My mom’s my most loyal reader, so I can’t imagine a better place to post my birthday wishes (though admittedly it’s a little late in the day).
41 years ago today, my mom celebrated her birthday in Deaconess Hospital, recovering from delivering a bouncing baby boy. Every day, I’m grateful for everything she’s done and who she is; I can’t imagine a better mom in the world. So happy birthday, and wishes for many, many more. Wish I could be there…
I came across this Peanuts panel over the weekend in a post on the WFMU blog touting their upcoming record fair. I LOVED Peanuts when I was a kid (a strip which from an adult perspective has a healthy dose of melancholia and fatalism that didn’t really register at the time), and was/am an avid record collector. However, I never put the two together until now. There are definitely worse things one could do when feeling down than picking up an LP at the local record store.
(And no need to worry, my state of mind is just fine.)
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I’m alive and well, and while I’m not posting much here, I’m still uploading pictures to Flickr and tracking my listening habits on Last.fm. Oh yeah, I’m on Facebook from time to time. And twittering a bit, though mostly I use it to vent.
(As proof that I’m still alive, here’s what I’m listening to in real-time.) —>
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And if you haven’t seen it, Funky16Corners is one of the best music blogs out there. More scratchy funk, soul and R&B than you can fit on your hard drive. Don’t know how he finds the time to do it, but more power to him, he’s serving the greater good 
Sheena and Kurt, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
41 years ago, the United States Supreme Court declared any law restricting marriage between races unconstitutional. This includes a law that was on the books in Missouri prohibiting marriage between whites and anyone of Asian descent.
How things have changed.
New bike, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Did a test ride to the office yesterday, and rode in again this morning via the Stevens Creek Trail. Gas is up to $4.08/gallon out here, and I need the exercise anyway. But really, it’s just nice to be back on two wheels again.
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OldTasty is an anagram of STLtoday, where I worked as an online producer and editor. I've long since moved on from that job, but kept the name and when it came time to build out a personal site, it seemed like a fine choice. And no, it doesn't mean anything else, so get your minds out of the gutter!
I'm currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana after a stint working for VisionNex Technologies in Beijing.
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July 29, 2006
Back in the pool yet again. My lane partner had an unfortunately broad wingspan, so I got punched a couple of times, but nothing too serious. I also got my own lane for 40 lengths, which is always nice. I’m planning on taking a couple of aspirin before bed in the hopes that I won’t hurt too much in the morning.
July 2, 2006
I wasn’t going to do two days in a row, but I weakened and went. Another 72 lengths (1 mile), and guaranteed miscellaneous aches and pains tomorrow morning. But you should see my biceps, they KILL.
July 1, 2006
Here’s a shocker: After a promising start in my return to swimming after a very long layoff, I promptly took three weeks off. And I was doing so well too… probably too well actually. I think I was lulled into a false sense of fitness, if that makes any sense. However, I’ve been feeling crappy and bloated the last week so it was back in the pool tonight for 72 lengths (1 mile/1,565 meters). So very sore afterwards, but I only have myself to blame don’t I? ;-)
June 10, 2006
Another 80 lengths, and this time I had the lane to myself. Apparently, people have better things to do with their Saturday nights. Who knew? That makes 4.5 miles (7.3 kilometers) since last Saturday, not bad for the first week back.
June 7, 2006
Aside from an accidental punch in the neck from the guy in the next lane, this evening’s session was happily uneventful. I still had to share the lane with a couple of other swimmers, but unlike last time, we were pretty well matched in terms of speed. Did 80 lengths again (1.136 miles / 1,828.8 meters) and almost tacked on another 10, but thought better of it. I’ll get there soon enough.