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Design is a totally legitimate way to differentiate commodities. Banking - Savings accounts really aren't all that different, but would you rather have one from Ally or Redneck?Airlines - Stodgy old United, or hip and cool Virgin America?

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Not that rap wasn't accessible before, but I think this Forever remix from Dr. Rosen Rosen crosses over. [In a good way]

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DSCN2335, originally uploaded by wylrogers04@sbcglobal.net.Gavin turned two and his grandparents bought him an awesome truck to cruise around in.

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1 Lemon Wedge2 oz of Gin5 oz of Ginger Ale [or Ginger Beer]The perfect after-hike drink for Labor day.

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Lots of Veggies!

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Unite!Apparently, I'm not the only one.

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When I worked for Schwab, I used to commute into San Francisco on BART. I'd hop in the seat, plug in the iPod and generally be pretty happy. Come up in downtown, grab coffee and a bagel and head to my generally non-descript office in a generally non-descript office tower. Over time, I noticed that there aren't many "bank appropriate" songs, but there are plenty of "bank innapropriate" ones.

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Gavin and I went to Martinez on Sunday. A few weeks ago we went to the beach and he loved it, so I was looking for a place to go that was close to the ocean, but didn’t require a huge adventure over to Marin or San Francisco. So Martinez. The town was really nice – we went to the WaterFront Park for a bit, which was kind of surprising. The park is huge; it encompasses a skate park, a bunch of

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One of many things I spend my days doing is working. Since this is something I have to do, I've decided that I should enjoy it, learn about it, and occasionally think of ways to make it better. My work involves managing teams that create, modify, and maintain software. For a long time, I referred to this job as "Project Manager". Now my title has changed and I refer to this job as "Product

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We spend an amazing amount of time at parks these days. Last Saturday – August 30th, Gavin and I went to the mall to buy clippers so I could shave my head. Then we headed out to Cordonices Park in Berkeley. This is a great park for big kids, but it works well for the little ones too. Gavin is too young to head down the slides and run around this place like he owns it, but he likes the swings, and

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So – I’m riding BART home the other day. Middle of rush hour. A roughly six foot tall dude gets on. Long hair, in a green bandanna, glasses. Big Features, big nose, double chin, heather grey t-shirt – short green cargo shorts. By short I mean a good 6-7 inches above the knee. Legs shaved smooth. Red leather, black soled, open-toe strappy sandals with a heel. Red painted toe-nails. Pink

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With sweet potato puree mixed in. Topped wth crushed cashews, honey, and brown sugar.

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Last Saturday Gavin and I spent a lot of time together. I took a few photos and documented our progress through the day.We started at the big park in Hercules:Then we made our way down the long path from that park and we saw goats clearing a hillside:We got past the goats without incident and came to the Hercules community pool. I had no idea this existed, but finding it was cool and bumped my

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Many years ago, Teri and I had a conversation about the rise of the American Guru. I think this was back in 2000 or so. I can remember going to friends houses and having dinner and drinks and late night conversation that would progress towards religion and belief systems and the universe, and eventually someone would volunteer that they had been reading a particular author that had a firm

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Our old camera, a Canon Powershot SD600, kicked the bucket last week. It wasn't that old, but it had logged a few thousand photos, and a few buckets of drool from Gavin, so it wasn't too surprising. We've moved on to the Sony DSC H50 for a few reasons - massive zoom lens, wonderfully intuitive interface, lots of megapixels, and general comfort. We used to own a Fujifilm FinePix s5100 - it was

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We had pancakes for breakfast, but no ordinary pancakes. Since Teri has been making Gavin's food, we've got lots of organic pureed goodness around the house. Last Christmas, we bought the book Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfield as a Christmas gift for some family. A little later we decided we wanted it for ourselves - the premise is sound and we happen to have a lot of the ingredients

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Hope Sandoval?Listen to:Low - Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions, via the Hype Machine.

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Carol Lloyd at SFGate has an article about urban farming. Chickens, pigs, rabbits, goats - all in San Francisco. The global food crisis and modestly rising prices for staples like milk, eggs, cheese, and the like may actually start to persuade people to live their lives differently. If nothing else, it sounds like fun.

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Its hot. 90 degrees in the east bay – 88 in the city. Too hot to cook. Last night Teri and I sat around drinking Gin and Tonics after we put Gavin to bed.

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When Teri and I went to Maui last June, I made a playlist on my iPod and called it “Beach House” It was a huge list, with everything from Bossa Nova to Down Tempo, Trip Hop to Acoustic Rock. Our time in Maui was almost surreal. This was our second trip – we made the first a year prior, and literally started planning to go back as soon as we got home. When we went in June, Teri was

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Both Teri and I grew up eating waffles made from a mix. Krusteaz or something like that. Over this past two weekends though, I was inspired to make pancakes and waffles from scratch, and with buttermilk. A couple of notes on buttermilk – even though it’s fresh, it smells like its gone bad. Even though its been refrigerated, occasionally it has lumps, and even though it looks like milk and you

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A while back, I was reading the Wall Street Journal on the way home from work. [I work for the man, so it’s appropriate] I read this article called Green Acres – which I can’t find online anymore – about suburban gardeners ripping up their front lawns and replacing them with vegetables and herbs and fruit trees. Of course they pissed off some of their more conservative neighbors. I love this

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So I guess the first one is free. I made a Hip Hop CD for Josh. Seems like Rap music and Hip Hop in general ebbs and flows for me. Some of the groups I remember listening to from the early 90’s – the Pharcyde, Naughty by Nature, LL Cool J, MC Lite, Snoop, Dre, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy – lots of these guys found ways to re-invent

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