(All photos for this post can be found here) Scott, Sophie, and the rest of the Cat Dirt Records folks put on another great party last Saturday night – The Golden Hill Block Party featuring ¡Society!, Fifty On Their Heels, The New MotherF*s, Qu’est-ce Que C’est, Gasoline Chicken, DJ Edgartronic and DJ P$. As expected, …
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Night sky
Last weekend Anna and I headed out a bit past Alpine on the 8 freeway to try to get a look at the meteor shower. Just outside of Alpine the change was fast and dramatic. It was probably a combination of heading away from the sprawl and light pollution, and climbing a few thousand feet …
Hacking the vote
Perhaps you are familiar with the voting machines that you will be soon using. Maybe you have heard they might have flaws. If you follow the news, maybe you have even heard the ridiculous specifics. That data is stored in an unprotected Microsoft Access database that can be changed without a trace, that the machines …
Golden Hill Block Party
It’s that time of year again, folks. Take a break from axing the rising undead and enjoy the The Golden Hill Block Party. Saturday October 28th on 21st Street between B and C streets, 5 PM to midnight. Dress up in your best costume and enjoy the free music. Saturday too long to wait for …
Oven pan stuffing/dressing
Last Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving. I couldn’t put up with the torturous IM’s from up north about turkey dinner and stuffing, so I had a mini-thanksgiving dinner. No one had thawed turkeys in store, so I bought some legs and drum sticks and cooked them up with some yams in the oven. I also cooked …