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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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From Twitter (#1658992597)
Had a minor freakout about swine flu this morning and bought hand sanitizers for my coworkers when I was at Walgreens.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 30 April 2009 at 8:53 AM
From Twitter (#1654726111)
What impact -- if any -- will a swine flu pandemic have on the struggling economy?
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 29 April 2009 at 8:12 PM
From Twitter (#1641238457)
Specter: This is why parties shouldn't actively support primary contenders against an incumbent who will otherwise easily win reelction.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 28 April 2009 at 1:19 PM
From Twitter (#1609450397)
Ankiel's mustache, especially when paired with his desire to change his name from Rick to Dick this year, still has me freaked out.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 24 April 2009 at 8:38 PM
From Twitter (#1600898020)
I'm thinking Flight Control is pretty much the best game I've played on the iPhone.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 23 April 2009 at 11:07 PM
From Twitter (#1590641909)
Watching GI Joe: Resolute. Link
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 22 April 2009 at 9:21 PM
From Twitter (#1589782679)
Is anyone else a bit freaked out by Rick Ankiel's mustache?
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 22 April 2009 at 7:32 PM
From Twitter (#1588584348)
The problem w/ moving is that once you start thinking about it, you see other things -- eg, furniture -- that could also use some updating.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 22 April 2009 at 4:55 PM
Torture
OK, I'm pretty mad today. Reports are out today indicating that one of --if not the only -- goal of the torturing that's been in the news recently was to get prisoners to (falsely, as we now know) give information about an Iraq/Al Qaida connection. If these reports are accurate -- and I don't know that they are, nor do I think we should assume they are -- this means we were torturing people to elicit false confessions for political gain. We need an investigation ASAP to determine the validity of this claim. And if it proves to be true, I don't see how can't move forward with prosecutions for everyone involved -- and I mean everyone up through the president. We need to make it clear that this behavior is unacceptable.
This is an about-face from my earlier take on this torture stuff, where I wanted to get the truth out but didn't think there was much -- except political gridlock -- to be gained from prosecutions. But now there's much more at stake, and we need to make it clear that -- if this happened -- things went much too far. And for that there must be consequences. I'm not saying we lock everyone up and throw away the key, but we need a trial and if that's the outcome, I wouldn't be upset.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 22 April 2009 at 11:26 AM
Columbine
Today is the tenth anniversary of the school shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado. If you're interested in a comprehensive look at the tragedy, including quite a bit of mythbusting, I recommend the book pictured here. I read it over the weekend and found it very enlightening. But, given its subject, it's also a very depressing book, so be aware of that before you dive in.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 20 April 2009 at 5:13 PM
From Twitter (#1565291974)
I have so much trouble getting out of bed during public radio pledge drive weeks. It's the only time I ever hit the snooze button.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 20 April 2009 at 8:24 AM
From Twitter (#1560721355)
When will it stop raining!?
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 19 April 2009 at 4:32 PM
From Twitter (#1554669218)
Watching a River City Rage football game at the Family Arena. The Family Arena is deep in the middle of nowheresville, from my perspective.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 18 April 2009 at 7:37 PM
I don't think Papa Johns intended this pizza to be quite this cheap
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 18 April 2009 at 12:59 PM
From Twitter (#1548317651)
Listened to Bloc Party's newest album twice today. Tomorrow: condo inspection in the morning, work-related code rollout late at night.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 17 April 2009 at 10:37 PM
From Twitter (#1522475632)
Seems like Chris Carpenter is a pretty fragile guy. Apparently he's out with a left rib cage strain.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 14 April 2009 at 10:08 PM
From Twitter (#1500191862)
Saw Joe Buck getting take-out BBQ at Bandanas.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 11 April 2009 at 7:44 PM
From Twitter (#1498963303)
Watching the Cards on the TV in the BierKeller at Schneithorst's while I wait on my real estate agent so I can make an offer on a condo.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 11 April 2009 at 3:38 PM
STLtoday.com: Battle over smoking looms in Clayton
The owners of some of Clayton's best-known restaurants -- Cafe Napoli, Dominic's Trattoria and Jimmy's on the Park among them -- are gearing up to fight a proposal to ban smoking in public places.But city officials say public opinion appears to be running in the other direction.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 7 April 2009 at 8:46 PM
From Twitter (#1471646480)
Saw six more condos over lunch. At least two will go on my short list. A third was great but had condo fees that don't seem justifiable.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 7 April 2009 at 2:53 PM
From Twitter (#1467212187)
I think it's a sign of the times that HGTV, home to shows like "House Hunters" and "Designed to Sell," now has a show focused on renters.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 6 April 2009 at 10:15 PM
From Twitter (#1466411471)
I continue to think that Kings is one of the better shows on TV. But the fact that it's on NBC has me worried about its future.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 6 April 2009 at 7:23 PM
From Twitter (#1465475437)
Apparently, twittering about listening to baseball over your iPhone is a good way to get the audio to cut out.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 6 April 2009 at 4:32 PM
From Twitter (#1465466442)
Testing out the MLB iPhone app with Gameday audio. Mike Shannon sounds just like he does over the radio.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 6 April 2009 at 4:30 PM
From Twitter (#1462930408)
There were a few flurries coming down when I was coming in to work today, but now it looks like a snowstorm out my windows.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 6 April 2009 at 9:00 AM
From Twitter (#1458325384)
Went through five open houses today.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 5 April 2009 at 2:09 PM
From Twitter (#1453645269)
I hit up Treasure Aisles this afternoon. Lots of turtles there, but since I don't contribute to my turtle collection, I left them all there.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 4 April 2009 at 4:44 PM
From Twitter (#1453124656)
Watching the new Inbetweeners.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 4 April 2009 at 2:51 PM
From Twitter (#1445553294)
Taking some time off work to go see some condos.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 3 April 2009 at 9:29 AM
Iowa
Who would have guessed that Iowa would be the next state to legalize gay marriage?
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 3 April 2009 at 9:22 AM
From Twitter (#1440103186)
Eating at a Mexican restaurant with a lunch buffet.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 2 April 2009 at 1:43 PM
From Twitter (#1436144970)
Hard to imagine a dumber ending for BSG.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 1 April 2009 at 10:23 PM
From Twitter (#1432842821)
Prices are up at Wasabi. Not sure that it's still a great lunch deal.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 1 April 2009 at 12:47 PM
From Twitter (#1432290524)
Sushi with the regular work folks.
Comments: 0 Posted by david on 1 April 2009 at 11:21 AM