29 days ago, in a flash of brilliance with a bread knife and a slightly-stale bagel, I almost took off the end of my thumb. Well-drugged and stitched a few hours later, the immediate crisis was over. But what began was a few weeks of operating with half my opposable digits. I fumbled to pick up things and learned to press modifier keys with another finger, inadvertently writing whole sentences in a gimp substitution cipher. Other limbs substituted for missing abilities, and complex two-hand maneuvers such as opening spring-loaded door latches became new challenges.

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7:45 PM, listening to Spoon. Last Thursday I’ll be living in SOMA. Pista walks over, wants to be scratched on her neck, licks my nose. The sounds of Essex street and the 1st street exit bubble through the open window....

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Last week I was revisiting the always fun problem of
implementing “classical” inheritance in JavaScript. I’d taken a few
stabs at it, and had gotten it to a reasonably good state that borrowed
some good ideas from Doug Crockford, Sam Stephenson, and Dean Edwards. Joshua Gertzen wrote a good post about various methods on his blog.

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Fun list:SazeracsCute waitressesThe loft room with the orange lightingSnaps:

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The first of the month, when there are bills to pay and other sundry tasks to get one’s house in order. Rent (or mortgage), car insurance, gym memberships, PG&E. This February brings another pair of open hands: Renter’s insurance and...

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Went on a longer ride with my riding buddy Tina. We set out to do 125 miles, and succeeded. Much better than last time. :) Caught a photo of my favorite piece of Marin real estate too. Not sure how...

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