http://blog.jaminfrog.com Not a limited-purpose public figure. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:22:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I'm sitting here at the food court in NorthPark mall, wondering if the thousands of people jammed into the aisles and stores have heard that we're in a recession. It sure doesn't seem like it. My favorite store (the Apple store, of course) was jam-packed with laptop buyers and iPhone ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/12/21/what-recession/ I've been meaning to tell you a few stories, dear Blog. So here's a quick one. I've run the gamut on recent Halloweens, from a famous cow to an everyday pimp. This year, I dressed as one of the most beloved literary characters of our time. Yes, indeed -- I was Waldo. The ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/12/10/wheres-waldo/ Today I am 31. Somehow my age at once feels both young and old. Somehow grown up, but with a lot left to learn. Somewhat accomplished, but with much left to do. The past few days have given me an interesting perspective on what's really important in life. Those who keep ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/09/19/31/ A few weeks back, Chel and I got to thinking that we should go ahead and speed up the Big Master Plan we had for our lives -- which involved waiting until after I finished law school to move to a bigger house by a lake and start a family. ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/07/22/designed-to-sell/ During our weekend trip to The OC (er, Orange County, California), we discovered that driving from Laguna Beach to Los Angeles wasn't that difficult, thanks to some simple directions provided by Chel's good friend, former roommate and current Angelino, Kristin: "You basically just take the 405 N, to the 605 N, ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/06/29/the-oc/ Moving to a new office, as I'm doing this week, is a good opportunity to clean out the old stuff and start fresh. In the past few days I've discovered that I didn't need about 90% of the old scribbled meeting notes and other junk collected over the past three ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/05/18/free-to-good-home/ One good thing about finishing finals is the chance to relax a bit with some mindless TV. So while channel surfing this afternoon, I was surprised to discover a new addition to the Indiana Jones flicks: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doo! I'm guessing Dish Network came up one available ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/05/11/the-temple-of-doo/ Chelsea's off in sunny California this week, taking a class on the Series 7 exam for her new job. To prepare she made a stack of several hundred notecards with new vocabulary words she has to learn for this test. But she began the class today by learning a couple ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/05/05/dot-and-ish/ A few of us are working from home this week because they're replacing the air conditioning in our offices, and it's not as much fun to work when it's 82 degrees and there's construction noise all around. So since I've fired up the webcam to communicate with co-workers, it would ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/04/22/petcam-2008/ Hi there! It's me -- your son/brother/spouse/friend/co-worker/acquaintance who hasn't written in a while. So to make up for it, here's everything I really intended to tell you about for the past month, but didn't, in an easier-to-read condensed version. It's like those old school Reader's Digest Condensed Books, but of my ... http://blog.jaminfrog.com/index.php/2008/04/16/readersdigest/