Queenkv’s Brainpickings

The highest court in the state is taking another look at same-sex marriages.
I found this informative pie chart on Wil Wheaton’sblog. It shows us what happens if gay couples marry.
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Today, I caught a new episode of Bourdain’s No Reservations: Tokyo. I slurped on my chicken-flavored instant ramen noodles as Anthony Bourdain ate handmade soba noodles with Chef Morimoto. One big difference, the Tokyo restaurant he was eating at has been making soba noodles since 1789. So yah. I suppose that’s a big difference.

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It’s been a productive weekend so far: cleaning up, putting away papers, doing laundry, catching up on blogs, Top Chef and cuddling with the puppy. Daisy’s sleeping behind my chair now. I’m trying to avoid rolling over her. Sneaky puppy.
If you have been following me on twitter, then you know I’ve wrapped my 7-Day work [...]

This morning, we went for our first run of 2007. It felt awesome to jog down Shunga Trail, 70-degrees outside with a helpful breeze. I suppose you could call me a fair-weather runner. The idea of running in the snow, rain or slosh does not appeal to me. That’s why we have gyms.
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5 more shows and then Mark comes home.
It’s easier to think of his business trip in those terms. I think two weeks feels like a lifetime.
I’m happy this week is over.
Rough patches over sleep and work nearly drove me bonkers the other day. I even tried turning to religion. This week, I learned that it’s [...]

It’s gloomy outside, but I could already feel the warmth of Mark’s hug. I’m already in San Francisco, drinking in the beautiful Christmas lights. I’m already tasting the amazing selection of food and drinks in the city by the bay.

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Good times at Cafe de la Paz. This Latin-American restaurant is one of my favorites in Berkeley. Nice servers, yummy food and delightful cocktails. When I lived in the Bay Area, we’ve lot’s of celebrations here, going away parties, graduation parties and any excuse for a big group of people to indulge in a huge [...]

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Look what Daisy made at day care. She’s so talented! She used pawprints to make the sun and a doggie biscuit for the cow’s body. This work of art is hanging on our fridge.

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Hey - I uploaded my first podcast for 2006.
And we just got back from a concert in Lawrence. Mark pointed out the beautiful and fat moon, glowing orange on the horizon. We also gazed up at the stars….well, Mark did his best to look up at the stars while keeping an eye on [...]

Typical. This story from the Topeka Capital Journal leads off with a sixteen yeard old who dreams about working on a science degree from Cal. She tells the reporter she knows the difference between science and religious theory. She said she’s worried Cal and other colleges will think she doesn’t know the difference.
Then we have [...]