After three marathon weeks of rain, rain, rain, we’ve finally had two days off from precipitation. It looks like the puddle on my sidewalk may dry up completely today, and I may be able to walk across the lawn in a few more days – if it continues to hold off. Started the first day … Read more
Ahh, jokes about non-deterministic polynomial time complexity problems. Doesn’t get much better than that! Thank you xkcd: a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. (If you don’t Get It, you’re not a computer scientist.) If you want to know more: np-complete, knapsack problem, traveling salesman, xkcd.
The Houston Press Music Awards is around again. If you’ve seen at least one band this year, or prefer one venue over another, you should vote. But, what’s up with Best Female Vocalist, anyhow? Who did I really vote for among the six five contestants?
I was at a large outdoor park with moving stages, raising up 30-40 feet in the air. There were two elephants. A large one and a medium sized one. They didn’t so much move on their own, but were sitting on platforms that moved about. They were designed to look like large stones. When the … Read more
Had Sunday brunch at La Strada with friends. I haven’t been there since it burned and was rebuilt. We were on the patio upstairs and the weather was quite nice for a July 1st. We then went to Under the Volcano, the Gingerman, and Onion Creek, making a full day of it. And like most … Read more