31Aug/090
Goodbye CA, Hello East Coast
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- Farewell w/ Joyce, Judah, Will, and the Lins.
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- The Last Dim Sum w/ the Fuller Dim Sum Crew.
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- G’bye Cake!
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- Me & Stephen.
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- Randy, Dave, Aaron, me and Judah.
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- ADM-ers: Judah, Joyce, me, Hyunja, and Suzie.
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- Families: Matt, me, Andrea, Kyle, Elliott, and Sara.
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- Me & Amanda.
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- Matt, me, and Sara.
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- ADM-ers, part 2: me, Joyce, Marsha, and Jon.
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- Disneyland farewell: me, Micah, Christie, and Jeff.
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- Jeff and I hit up Buzz.
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- Disneyland fireworks.
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- Benjie and I gchatting with Matt and Jackson.
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- Goodbye at the airport with the fam.
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- Adam, Selah, and Katie.
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- Dinner in Pittsburgh: Jordan, me, Selah, Katie, and Adam.
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- Home for a year.
31Aug/090
Links of the Day, August 31
News
- Space Shuttle Discovery finally headed off into space over the weekend (to refuel the international space station).
- Disney buys Marvel for $4bn.
- The California fires get worse.
Health care
- FactCheck points out 26 lies about H.R. 3200.
Miscellaneous
- Paul Krugman addresses the debt outlook.
- Cathleen Falsani's tribute to Ted Kennedy, "So Much More Than His Mistakes."
- A molecule is imaged for the first time.
- Liz writes about why she loves LA--I have many of the same reasons.
31Aug/090
Wildfire in CA
Every year, California preps for wildfire season (yes, we have a wildfire season). This year, it's gotten pretty bad: according to the AP report, by this morning, the Station Fire (as it's called) is 20 miles long; 134 square miles have been burned; 12,000 homes as well as the communications and astronomy centers atop Mount Wilson, are under threat.
Courtesy of Neville:
Courtesy of Brian, who lived across the street from me:
Courtesy of Franky:
Please be praying for the situation: for rain, for favorable conditions, and for the firefighters who are putting their lives on the line to stop the blazes.