A bit of local site-seeing this morning, with breakfast out and some walking at the Zoo, around Balboa Park, and then a stroll through Little Italy while running some errands.  These two were the highlight of the morning (except maybe for a certain jogger) and seemed to be having a blast.

Been a bit short on substance around here lately. Muy busy with the work thing, blah, blah, blah, so this is just a little something to help with that whole OMG why am I up this early on a Saturday trauma.

[via Greg Louganis]

I may have been slacking in my personal swims lately, but smelling the chlorine vicariously this morning with this video.

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Love being able to combine alumni fan-boyism with the vicarious smell of chlorine in the morning.  It’s especially good when it involves seeing Cal Bears out giving back locally and working with the kiddies.  Now if I could only get up the energy to get to an actual swim…

Saw the new video of Straight No Chaser’s Tainted Love this morning.  Love the video, but it just makes me even more disappointed that I couldn’t swing seeing them when they played San Diego a couple of weeks ago.  With tickets to the Glee concert in Los Angeles and a brunch date with the Mouse on the same weekend it just wasn’t meant to happen.

And yes, their With a Twist album is playing on iTunes as I type this.

I’ll be wearing green whenever I get around to getting dressed, except when I go out for my swim because I don’t have a green speedo anymore, and I’m not going to run out and buy one just for the holiday.  I love the holiday and all things Irish, but some things are overkill.

Nothing really new here for the holiday in terms of content either, so please enjoy this YouTube rerun from last year.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day everyone.

Neither of us are even in AARP yet, much less ready for Social Security.  I have to admit I’m not really expecting much to be left of Social Security by the time I get there, if I get there, in 20 years or so.

[via Towleroad]

It’s not just about that particular benefit though – it’s all the benefits of marriage and equal treatment under the law for everyone.

Just a little something I saw and had to share.  Love to do some philosophical thing about how words can hurt, and words turned loose in the abstract can have unintended consequences, but it’s too early and I need more coffee, so I’ll let the video stand on it’s own.  More or less.

[via Andy Towle]

Just a little something cool to celebrate the end of November.

[via Aquaticslide]

[via Jay Howard Cook]

We’ve had young pandas here before, but never like this.