Tyler and I made it to Portland for another Person Family Christmas. Our flight was delayed a little, but Tyler was really excited to fly in an airplane again and was in an especially good mood. Yesterday, we went to Best Buy to get a new phone as a belated birthday gift (really nice, huh). I have been researching new phones for the past few months. As of yesterday I had it narrowed down to...
Michael Moore On Copyright Law

Why Aren’t More Americans Happy?
The Pursuit of Happiness Are Americans Becoming Less Happy? Has anyone else noticed that more and more Americans are unhappy? According to WolframAlpha, 1 in 164, or just over 2.5 million Americans are diagnosed with depression every year. Also, according to the same source, the US average age for depression is 44 for males and 47 for females. There doesn't seem to be a correlation of age, weight, and height to depression either. Demographic Factors...
Alcatraz Panorama
The Blue Flowering Plant
Not sure what they are called but pretty beautiful aren't they?
Alcatraz and My Birthday 2010
Mike and I went to the city yesterday for my birthday, and we had lots of fun. When we got into the city via BART we encountered some unanticipated rain showers so we ducked into the Ferry Building for a bathroom break and some Blue Bottle Coffee. By the time we left the Ferry Building, the rain had stopped, and we made our way down to the pier where the Alcatraz tours depart. The boat...




