Monday, July 27, 2009

Blessings to you PY and J

My cousin PY married J this last weekend, which is, in fact, the losing-of-a-bet for which I had to cut my hair. So, more than the haircut photo, I guess I owe you a photo of the lucky couple:


Congratulations, PY and J.

May you have every blessing that marriage has to offer, and through it, may you become a blessing to the world around you!

How to Vote

Just found this except from a conversation with a friend around voting time last October (2008) whilst digging through email archives:

10:16 AM me:don't vote for the bad stuff
vote for the not so bad stuff
10:17 AM then take all the money out of your bank and hide it in a shoe box under your bed


I didn't recall the cynicism setting in quite so quickly after I moved to LA, but now that I've been here for a while, I guess it sounds like good advice...

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Life Flows

At mass today, the priest told a good metaphor:

Both the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee are fed by the River Jordan, yet the two are completely different in character. While the Dead See is barren, devoid of life, the Sea of Galilee is teeming with life -- with plants and fishes of all kinds. What is the difference? The Dead Sea has no outlet, and retains everything it receives, but the Sea of Galilee pours out its waters out on to the rivers and lands below. And life flows.


And so, the question is, which am I? Do my blessings, my money, my love, and my life flow through me and breed more of the same, or do they end -- stopped dead -- with me?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

SpaceX to Space: It's on.

7/13/2009: SpaceX just delivered it's first commercial payload, a Malaysian ATSB Satellite, into orbit.

We are now officially in the business.



And now with more video:

From our customer website:
http://www.atsb.my/

and space news coverage:
http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/07/14/spacex-falcon-1-flight-5-razaksat-payload/

Did I mention that while the Shuttle was delayed by weather conditions (as well they should when carrying people), SpaceX launched Falcon 1 literally through a gap between storm clouds over Kwajalein?