http://www.zekeweeks.com just add espresso Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:04:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Don't Vote!" on YouTube Colorado has till Monday to register to make your voice heard, and this is one of the closest states in the whole country. Every single person is going to make a difference this time around, and the stakes couldn't be higher. No matter where you are in the ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/10/03/dont-vote/ I ran into this on BoingBoing, and thought I'd repeat it here for anyone who's listening: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Andrii and Ivan"][/caption] The MySQL community -- who create, maintain and support the leading free database -- are raising funds for Andrii Nikitin, a MySQL support engineer in Ukraine whose little boy, ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/09/28/mysql-engineer-needs-400000-for-sons-bone-marrow-transplant/ The Bush administration's proposed $700 billion, no-strings-attached bailout of the financial industry is meeting strong opposition from Congress on both the left and right. Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, a Democrat, said, “What they have sent us is not acceptable.” Kentucky Republican Jim Brunning said the plan would “take ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/09/23/responsible-economic-recovery/ My eyes have been pretty much glued to Google Finance for the last two days, what with the biggest stock drop since 9/11 and all. It's interesting to watch pan out... I'm not incredibly pessimistic about things in the long term, but it makes me wonder how much our economy ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/09/16/of-stocks-and-bailouts/ Looks like I'm down to writing here once every week or two these days... School + Work + Side projects have me pretty busy these days. I often use the blog post entry window as a mirror with which to reflect upon myself, but more recently I've been finding myself doing ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/09/03/im-alive/ This site is a great tool, check it out... Put in your basic tax information (nothing personal) and it calculates your tax cut under Barack Obama's tax proposal - and how much more you will pay under McCain's plan. This is an important factor for conservatives to consider- the Republican party ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/08/27/the-obama-tax-cut/ If I go before I’m old Oh brother of mine please don’t forget me if I go LeRoi Moore, founding member and saxaphonist of The Dave Matthews Band, left us yesterday due to complications from an ATV accident earlier this summer. The outpouring of grief on DMB fansite Antsmarching.org is moving. This blog ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/08/20/sail-on-leroi/ As an American who has been completely ignorant to foreign relations in ex-Soviet states, I have no idea what to make of the current situation in Georgia. It seems as if both sides share at least some blame, and aren't presenting the whole picture of what is going on. Listening ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/08/13/georgia/ I just spent a few days in Utah houseboating with some old friends from high school. It was perfect- just what the doctor ordered (most of this summer has been spent studying and working). I also got to see my Arizona family for a few hours before and after the Lake ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/08/12/lake-powell/ I ran into this today... Bassist Matt Williams of He Is Legend wrote this post on WhatToDoAbout.com . Since traffic to my blog seems to spike whenever I talk about my hair, I figured I'd share a couple of good quotes from it here- PRO: Long hair on dudes attracts attention. ... http://www.zekeweeks.com/2008/08/02/what-to-do-about-having-long-hair/