tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492841361760032032024-03-14T00:18:54.899-07:00Farms in Berkeley? Mooo....Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-82589322742238446522008-08-08T22:46:00.000-07:002008-08-08T23:08:31.662-07:00Escolar aka WaluThis was an option to serve at our wedding, but we were a little cheap and downgraded to the salmon instead. According to [url=http://eater.com/archives/2008/02/move_over_mercu.php]Eater NYC[/url], we may have made the right choice in that one. But then again, knowing the gusto with which we flatulate, maybe we made the wrong choice.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-91093405197966222512008-07-20T02:00:00.000-07:002008-08-06T19:30:14.020-07:00<IMG src='http://docs.google.com/File?id=dc44hvk2_2hgv68cc4_b' >Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-36009974153313780752008-06-24T13:53:00.001-07:002008-06-24T13:55:47.515-07:00Douchebag of the week. At least.This may win douchebag of the month or even of the year! Here's to the guy changing his kid's diaper in a shopping cart in front of Berkeley Bowl. That's where people put their vegetables. Nobody needs your kid's waste in their salad. The changing tables are in the bathroom, even the men's room.<br /><br />I'm still a little sickened over this. Ugh.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-7161739289667941502008-05-26T22:30:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:31:47.815-07:00Talking about tomorrow's interview:Me: "If I want to stop for coffee tomorrow morning on the way to the interview I better..."<br />Allison: "Leave earlier?"<br />Me: "Wear a tarp."<br /><br />The timing couldn't have been more perfect. My wife, on occasion, can play the perfect straight man (the comedy role, she's lousy at being a heterosexual male, in all ways).Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-72050111291101840162008-05-25T02:35:00.000-07:002008-05-25T02:36:38.704-07:00Sometimes I have trouble realizing two people are really different.For the longest time, I thought John Waters and John Hughes were the same person. I was astounded that the guy who made Pink Flamingos also made Pretty in Pink. <br /><br />I guess you could put them together and get Pretty in Pink Flamingos? That would be a hell of a movie!Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-32797211613017301982008-05-25T01:53:00.000-07:002008-05-25T02:04:07.658-07:00I have to disagree with one of my favorites<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2190779/pagenum/all/#page_start">Dahlia Lithwick</a> is one of my favorite journalists, the courts editor for Slate Magazine. Unfortunately, I have to take an issue with her latest column, on the allegations of vote fraud from the right versus the allegations of voter suppression on the left. She calls for a bilateral disarming from both sides, largely due to the success of the right in getting voter ID bills passed and the recent Supreme Court case which legitimized them. <br /><br />Dahlia tries to downplay the fact that, while there is no conspiracy by the left to stuff ballots, there is a concerted effort by the right to enact laws and policies to reduce the votes by those on the left. In an attempt to be even handed, she equates two side which are clearly not equal.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-18474850062931983532008-05-21T21:21:00.000-07:002008-05-21T21:22:43.344-07:00My lovely wife"My mind is a blank, and every so often the words french fries blip across."<br /><br />This quote earned her a rare trip to McDonald's.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-75174288626901415652008-04-10T10:15:00.000-07:002008-04-10T10:17:18.762-07:00Why I love British tabloids (even if they come from Rupert Murdoch)http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/0904_mosley_new_audio_clips.shtml<br /><br />In the video of Max Mosley, head of Formula One, and his Nazi hooker orgy, they manage to get the word "whilst" in there.<br /><br />Whilst makes anything funny, especially if the sentence starts "Whilst still naked..."Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-28231869986674774612008-03-21T11:50:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:51:55.703-07:00I hate long term contracts.I want to throw away my AT&T cell phone, because I just saw the most horrid commercial. That's what I guess when I try to watch the first round of the NCAA tournament in my bathrobe. Goddamned TV.<br /><br />Since I can't cancel the contract, I'll just hold up my phone and swear at it for a while.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-75640292913264800352008-03-03T01:43:00.000-08:002008-03-03T01:44:23.391-08:00Quote of the dayAllison in the bathroom of our suite:<br /><br />"AAaaahhh!!!! The phone!"Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-71294792853149784042008-01-10T15:01:00.000-08:002008-01-10T15:10:33.581-08:00Pet peeve of the dayLoud talking workers in cafe's. Seriously...we don't care what's going on in your life. Double that if you're talking on the cell phone. And die.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-1842923844819309782007-12-22T23:02:00.000-08:002007-12-22T23:04:25.786-08:00I have a fucking dreidelI made it out of shiksas.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-89562703236093265982007-12-03T00:13:00.001-08:002007-12-03T00:15:59.483-08:00One wordTakadanobaba. Because I love to say it, and because I'm staying there for about a week, starting on Tuesday Japan time.<br /><br />Takadanobaba.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-67660373001149193142007-12-02T22:37:00.000-08:002007-12-02T22:38:02.635-08:00JapaneseAccording to my guidebook, the Japanese for "Tea with Lemon" is "Remon Tii."<br /><br />Remon. I ruv it. Hirarious.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-49295387087834487572007-11-15T16:34:00.000-08:002007-11-15T16:35:31.768-08:00Why was I never informed?There is a town in Washington State called Skookumchuck. That's friggin awesome!<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=skookumchuck+washington&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=46.817448,-122.805176&spn=0.061813,0.130291&z=13&om=1&output=embed&s=AARTsJoVtS3KRukb77zE-SijBo87OP87Qw"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=skookumchuck+washington&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=46.817448,-122.805176&spn=0.061813,0.130291&z=13&om=1&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-52280117279623650492007-11-15T13:56:00.001-08:002007-11-15T13:59:13.046-08:00Countrywide Financial<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/071115/1551717.html?.v=1">George Soros</a> bought 1.8 million shares of <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=CFC">CFC</a> in the third quarter. Does he know something I don't? I see no reason that CFC should be more than a penny stock. I have already been proven right when I was shocked at the big jump they took after Mozilo foresaw profits coming in 4Q07. The stock is lower than it was before that jump.<br /><br />But, now BofA and Soros have sunk large amounts of cash into CFC so....???? What's the dealio?Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-61119990760736291672007-11-14T14:40:00.000-08:002007-11-14T14:43:28.874-08:00THIS GUY SAVED MY SANITY!!!!I pretty much love my pretty white little MacBook, except for the few gnawing differences that, as a longtime Windows users, really annoyed me. The NUMBER ONE problem I had was that I couldn't use the keyboard to tab through links, or make selections in popup boxes. Also, when filling out form, tabbing through the fields skipped checkboxes and radio buttons. Argh!<br /><br />Turns out that there is a simple preference to <a href="http://www.tonyspencer.com/2006/05/02/tab-skips-select-form-fields-in-mac-browsers/">fix this problem</a>. I have no idea why Apple doesn't make this the default setting.<br /><br />Thank you Tony Spencer!Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-82622010727914581842007-11-14T00:45:00.000-08:002007-11-14T00:47:47.058-08:00This is what abandonment feels like.<a href="http://allisonlanda.blogspot.com">The best girl in the world</a> has abandoned me for <a href="http://www.visitnyc.com">The Big Apple</a>, so I have to drown my sorrows with an Apple Fritter under a huge plastic donut. Thank you <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/JjVsTPYmkUU10v1u5ZJR0w">Happy Donuts!</A>Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-71907057148235344072007-11-12T01:14:00.000-08:002007-11-12T01:15:27.019-08:00Allergies suck ass. I can't wait to get home and try my new Loratadine (which I ensured after purchase was <i>not</i> made by my former employer!).Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-55420801223065206032007-11-11T22:35:00.000-08:002007-11-11T23:33:16.639-08:00Architecture in BerkeleyBerkeley has been blessed over the past century with a plethora of amazing architecture that can probably match any similarly sized city in the country, and many that are much bigger. For my money, Berkeley has as many notable buildings as our larger neighbor across the bay. I just found a <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E4DB1E31F934A25752C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all">brief history</a> of some of the buildings and a couple of the most famed Berkeley architects, including Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan.<br /><br />While the Landmarks Preservation Board can sometimes go overboard (Alan Ginsburg once puked on that wall, so it's a historic landmark!), we are definitely blessed to have a strong preservation group to keep our wonderful architecture.<br /><br />The first building granted landmark status in Berkeley (as well as our only designated National Landmark) is the Maybeck designed <a href="http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/1christ_scientist.html">First Church of Christ, Scientist</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/images/1Christ_Scientist_west.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/images/1Christ_Scientist_west.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of my favorite buildings is the <a href="http://berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/st._johns_presb.html">Julia Morgan Theater</a>, formerly St. John's Presbyterian Church. This is still a functioning theater, and is one of many structures that may have been lost to history without the Landmark Preservation Board (in fact, the fight to save this beautiful building led to the formation of the <a href="http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/">Berkeley Architecture Heritage Association</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/images/Julia_Morgan_Center2.jpg">Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-12140477972929874692007-11-09T00:09:00.000-08:002007-11-09T00:10:41.536-08:00This is impressive!One bit of warning, don't watch this if you have epilepsy!<br /><br />George Bush sings U2<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4kKN92DASn0&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4kKN92DASn0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-31296714743275334862007-11-08T22:16:00.000-08:002007-11-08T22:19:49.136-08:00Writing articles without researchWhy does the <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/103840/Top-Five-Chick-Cars;_ylt=AuHOL1o8U0JDJeMJqYVIN367YWsA">Miata</a> always get tagged as a chick car?<br /><br />Okay, stop laughing, everybody knows that only chicks buy Miatas, right?<br /><br />But they don't. According to <a href="http://www.jdpower.com/autos/mazda/miata/2008">JD Power</a>, 58% of 2008 Miatas are purchased by men. There are hardly any less chicky chick cars. I bet the Studly Tahoe is bought far more often by soccer moms than by studly men.<br /><br />And Allison, I know the gay jokes are coming. I expect to see them in comments!Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-61430377607281532562007-11-08T13:14:00.001-08:002007-11-08T13:15:11.068-08:00It's done!Oliver is awake, but dopey. How anyone can tell he's dopey other than just him being Oliver, I can't tell.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-68815731460925724312007-11-07T15:08:00.001-08:002007-11-07T15:09:19.233-08:00It's all bullshit.Bullshit to be scooped from the litterbox of life. We'll only remember the good times.Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049284136176003203.post-48211842386177917932007-11-02T02:31:00.000-07:002007-11-02T02:32:58.714-07:00I just made some spotted dick. Thank you very much.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kqed.org/weblog/food/uploaded_images/spotted_dick-755544.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.kqed.org/weblog/food/uploaded_images/spotted_dick-755544.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Happy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903281961021034noreply@blogger.com0