Damn kidney stones.

I blame my father.

Fourteen or so months ago I had lithotripsy, and now I'm still having problems. Fortunately, they seem to be small and flow out pretty easily...so far.

Okay, sorry to gross you out.

Sara wrote this amazing article about Washington's new anti-discrimination law that protects individuals from "Unfair Practices Based on Sexual Orientation." It is kind of long, but Sara says it isn't a "book" and that she has proof. I'm not waiting for the proof.

In other news, Winnie's mom is coming to live with us while she finishes her thesis, or so I have heard. Winnie will be super excited. She has lost a bit of weight, so I'm certain her parents will think we've been starving her. Certainly, Winnie will agree. Yet, she'll run like crazy for the ball.

I trust him with my life.

So I have been going through a background investigation to get security clearance, and the investigators drop in on our friends. Recently, the investigator stopped by a friend of Sara's and mine, and asked if I treat Sara well, and am I trust worthy. Our friend responded to the later with "Well, I rock climb with him, so I trust him with my life."

That just made my day.

And in a slight tangent my google page has a daily quote, and this is today's: "The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on." - Joseph Heller.

In light of our Veep shooting his "acquaintance" in the chest and face...And Katrina...And Iraq...

Stepping out of the Dial-up Age

Yeah! We finally are getting DSL in our area. It is really nice that I could download a new iTunes install, update my system software and surf all at the same time. Now Sara and I will be able to do some work from home and not have to stay late at the office all the time...More time with my sweetie...Good stuff.

Climbing like a girl

Sara and I competed in our second bouldering competition. I made the mistake of not playing the game, and just trying to get the highest amount of points. The problem with doing that is you climb more climbs and the more you climb the harder it gets. So I did have some fun pushing myself, but I ended up with a much lower score because I was too weak to complete all the climbs I needed.

Sara was spectacular as always. She wasn't even feeling her very best. She'd just spent the last week sick with a cold. Of course all the girls were kicking but on the problems. The best part for me was Sara telling me I climbed like a girl. It is really dificult to climb like a girl, and at the same time it is a complement to be told you can climb that gracefully.