I have a baby boy! He's 7 lb 11 oz of awesomeness.

IMAX 3D tickets for Avatar @ Navy Pier are now available... hurrah python + cron job

Go looks alright, but another programming language? And one whose developers trade off compilation time over runtime performance (via Ars)?

@anniewisc Thanks for the Jim Gaffigan @ Chicago reminder, just got two sweet presale tickets

bottle.py + jquery through google url's is amazing for simple proof-of-concept web ui work. I can usually get full working demo in minutes.

You all now know an apple pie baking contest finalist. Top 10 out of 120. While hungover at 7am his morning. Didn't get to eat any though...

Remember cigarette vending machines?

In 2 weeks both office & home will be quad-core, multi-hard-drive + ssd, dual 1920 monitors, current OS, & fancy chair. I'm expecting magic.

I've spent more in the last 2 months than in the previous year. Things they don't tell you about marriage.

Fireworks (off Strawberry Jam) is the only thing I can find to complement the shrieking 4 year old terrorizing this tired bus.

Honeymoon is over, back in Grand Rapids watching football before return to Chicago. Honeymoon was a blast.

I am totally married. Weird. Party!

America has spoken, getting married. T-3.

Should I get married tomorrow? Check all that apply. [ ] yes [ ] no

Third day without Internet. I don't know how much longer I can go on like this.

So much packing to do. Every time I move I tell myself I must {find a place to live for 10 years || invest in plastic & linen furniture}

EveryBlock has been acquired by MSNBC. That's huge for hyperlocal news! Congrats @adrianholovaty and company

For all of Thrift's failings, I've been able to connect to any Thrift-using project w/in 20 min. Let's make it better, not just dump on it.

RT @natfriedman Best visualization I've seen all month http://bit.ly/mLiQG

Documenting documenting documenting Cassandra