I was trying to help explain to someone on IRC (yes, I know, I know) how HTML wasn’t “programming” while javascript was, and the best I could come up with was:
HTML is like bolting a wing onto your trunk lid. Javascript is like bolting a blower onto your motor. One is just decoration, and the other actually does something to your machine.
I amused myself, so I share it with you. Aren’t you so much happier now?
This show was part of The Duo Sessions. I would like to do a complete review of it, but for now I am just recording some notes that I took while there so that I don’t lose them. I found my notes when I was going through a bunch of papers and things.
Anthology is an amazing, intimate venue in the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego. I was completely stunned to discover, just in time, that this show was happening. If you ever have the opportunity to go there, I highly recommend it. I bought a first floor dining room ticket. Once there, you are able to sit pretty much wherever you like within the class of seat you have purchased. I arrived early, but not vastly so and I was still able to obtain a table in the front row that was half booth. Very happy! There almost are no words for the food. It was decadent and delectable. I hope to dine there again soon.
Set list:
Early in the show, Richard Marx remarked about his mullet that “Bono started it and I pulled it off not at all.” I couldn’t resist and called out to him, “You made it sexy.” He almost didn’t catch it. Matt Scannell stopped him and said “Did you hear what she said?” He repeated it for him. Richard said, “Thanks, Mom.” and then, in a Mom voice, “You made it sexy, honey.” It was pretty funny.
They were drinking a tea that was made of lemon, ginger, honey and cayenne. It is good for the throat and for singing voices.
Be sure to check out their cd, “Duo.” I haven’t picked it up yet, but that’s only because I got really busy. It is definitely worth purchasing after what I saw at this show.
They sold t-shirts that were made from a sketch that Richard did. Very cool.
A true mark of good design is the little details that the user discovers over time that reminds them why they picked your product in the first place.
What made me think of this today was the stop-and-go traffic in the rain. The rain was light enough that I had my wipers on long-delay intermittent. I noticed, at first, that every once in a while the wipers would go an extra time, out of cycle with the pauses. A few more times, and I realized what was happening: if I let off the brake at a full stop, the car would trigger the wipers, regardless of where they were in the intermittent cycle.
The car was purposely ensuring that the windshield was clear when you started moving the car from a dead stop.
This may seem like a small thing, but damn, it’s a nice touch. I have to hand it to the Acura people. It’s been six months now that we’ve had the 2009 TSX, and I’m still telling people how much I love the car.
My lovely, absolutely amazing wife Lea is pregnant!
I’ve been wanting to make an announcement ever since we had the first ultrasound, but I’ve been biding my time until we were safely into the second trimester.
So far, everything has been going well, and the first ultrasound showed us a healthy, active, alien-looking baby dancing around. Hearing the heartbeat the first time was truly awe-inspiring. Lea positively glows brighter every day, and as excited and happy as we are to have a child on the way, we’re both a bit terrified of this dramatic change coming into our lives.
We don’t know gender yet; we’ll find out next Monday when we get a detailed ultrasound. Who knows, I might actually have imagery to share with the world after that appointment.
Baby is due on (or about) May 1st, 2009.
I suppose at some point we’re going to have to plan a baby shower.
I honestly don’t know that I’ve ever been this happy.
Overall, I have to say, the election results are nearly as good as I could have hoped, with one major blemish: California’s Proposition 8 to constitutionally define marriage as being between a man and a woman appears to be passing as the final votes are tallied. As one person on Twitter said:
The state of California has decided that our food has inalienable rights, but our fellow human beings do not. That is sad and shameful. #
Apparently, however, nearly 41% of the ballots in California are absentee, which could make for some interesting results as those are tallied. See this Sacramento Bee article for details and more election-related information.