Ever since I got my new powerbook, I had a small problem with the keyboard. If I hit the space key lightly at the edge, it wouldn’t work. Last week, I went to the Apple store in Burlingame to have it looked at. I went to the “Genius bar” and demonstrated the problem to the [...]

This place is awesome. Here is a list of things I’ve done in California that I’ve never done before:

Rode my bike in January
Rode my bike in February
Rode my bike for an entire week in March
Dragged my footpegs around a corner
Rode along the coast
Split lanes
Opened up all the windows in my house in March
Wore shorts to [...]

I’ve noticed a couple of disturbing money-related bills pass through congress with little notice. What’s troubling about these bills is that they seem to be nothing more than a giveaway to the banking industry. The first is the check 21 law, which basically says that deposits come out of your checking account immediately after they [...]