My first tattoo
Got my first tattoo today! This morning while pondering my breakfast of waffles, it suddenly dawned on me what tattoo I should get. You see, Aviva and I have talked about getting a tattoo for years, but we’ve never settled on a design. And, you do have to live with it (and if you’re Jewish […]
March 23rd, 2008 by alephnaught
Moonshadows Restaurant
Moonshadows Restaurant in Malibu, CA 20356 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, CA 90256 I’m moved into my temporary housing, Aviva goes back home Monday to finish getting the house ready to vacate, so we decided to drive to Malibu and have a nice dinner. The service wasn’t great; I think our server forgot about us a […]
February 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
24 Declassified: Collateral Damage
Title:Â 24 Declassified: Collateral Damage Author: Marc Cerasini Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: HarperEntertainment (February 26, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0061431184 ISBN-13: 978-0061431180 A very guilty pleasure of mine – I love the TV series 24, and the books are just as good, maybe better. This one is set in the new NYC Counter-Terrorist Unit […]
February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught
Tom Clancy’s EndWar
Title: Tom Clancy’s EndWar Author: David Michaels Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Berkley (February 5, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0425222144 ISBN-13: 978-0425222140 I finished my interview early out in LA (great job opportunity, I hope I get an offer for this one), went out to Burbank Airport (Bob Hope), and had about five hours to kill […]
February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught
Beginning TiVo Programming
Title: Beginning TiVo Programming Author: John Brosnan, Kyle Copeland Paperback: 298 pages Publisher: Wrox (February 12, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470054271 ISBN-13: 978-047005427 I read this book on the flight from Chicago to Phoenix to Burbank. Really good – I highly recommend this book. It includes everything you need to know to build TiVo applications, […]
February 17th, 2008 by alephnaught
Office Warfare: Strategies for Getting Ahead in the Aggressive 80’s
Title: Office Warfare: Strategies for Getting Ahead in the Aggressive 80’s Author: Marilyn Moats Kennedy Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Fawcett (October 12, 1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 0449210162 ISBN-13: 978-0449210161 I wish I’d read this book years ago – it explains a lot about the changes I’ve seen in the workplace over the last 20-plus years. […]
February 9th, 2008 by alephnaught
Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci
Title: Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci Author: Bulent Atalay Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Collins (February 21, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0060851198 ISBN-13: 978-0060851194 This book reminds us that art and science are inexorably intertwined. The writing style is lucid yet very readable, including the sections that delve […]
January 31st, 2008 by alephnaught
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Title: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Author: Chelsea Handler Paperback: 213 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (May 12, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1582346186 ISBN-13: 978-1582346182 I saw Chelsea doing her standup on The Comedy Channel the other night – she mentioned her book and I had to read it (she’s quite irreverent and […]
January 30th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention
Title:Â The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account (June 1, 2005) ISBN-10: 0805079076 ASIN: B000GQLCXC I really enjoyed this book – it takes you on a trip around the development of language. Â I found some very interesting bits, especially the concept that most language […]
January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1897299214 ISBN-13: 978-1897299210 This is a graphic novel that describes the author’s stay in North Korea, working on animation for European television. Its odd and depressing. There’s more that’s gray than just the black and […]
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- I'm a father and husband, have two schipperkes, like to read, compose music, travel. And I manage a couple software development teams at DIRECTV.
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April 5th, 2008 by alephnaught
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