Erick Jimenez

I just realized I had to add these to my Christmas list.A big fuzzy guy with freckles seems to have ruined every pair of slippers I had.... - Shannon Jiménez

"Coach Jim Harbaugh reaffirmed his commitment to Stanford on Monday, saying he's close to a contract extension with the school and doesn't anticipate talking to an NFL team after the season. But is Toby Gerhart in the Cardinal's future? The star running back hasn't ruled out the possibility that he might leave after this season — though he has two years of eligibility remaining — if he were chosen high in the baseball draft in June." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

Also see http://myespn.go.com/blogs/pac... - Bret Taylor

Ha... and why purple? - Ross Miller via Bookmarklet

you really, really want to discourage the type of people who would sit on that fence. - Derek Ward

Cute little animation piece - Peter Butler via Bookmarklet

As have I... - Bret Taylor

+1 for the positive attitude ♥ :) - AJ Batac

me too!! It's a brand new day!! - Skye Miller

Hope you had a wonderful trip! - Anne Bouey

Did you know that Plaza de España was used as set to film Star Wars? This piece is dubbed into Spanish, but you will recognize it anyway. :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Maria Jose

@ Maria -- Yeah, we heard...very cool! - Karen Padham Taylor

Old skool? - Ross Miller via Bookmarklet

o da ne - Ekin Özçelik

"Shannon: This name is an anglicized vertion of the Irish name Seanán, which comes from a root that means "old, wise." It could also be taken from the name of the river Shannon in Ireland." - Shannon Jiménez via Bookmarklet

"But before he arrives at the White House, he will probably be forced to sign off. In addition to concerns about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately up for public review, and the threat of subpoenas. A decision has not been made on whether he could become the first e-mailing president, but aides said that seemed doubtful... For all the perquisites and power afforded the president, the chief executive of the United States is essentially deprived by law and by culture of some of the very tools that other chief executives depend on to survive and to thrive. Mr. Obama, however, seems intent on pulling the office at least partly into the 21st century on that score; aides said he hopes to have a laptop computer on his desk in the Oval Office, making him the first American president to do so." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

On day one, he's gonna set up a FF account and put his legs up and hang out with US! - Josh Haley

Nixon was *all over* magnetic tape audio recording technology. With a top security clearance personal secretary as IT support, what could go wrong. - Micah Wittman

Soooo true. - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

"“You would have an auto industry in the United States more like that of Mexico and Canada: foreign-owned,” said Sean McAlinden, chief economist at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., which describes itself as a nonprofit organization that has “strong relationships with industry, government agencies, universities, research institutes, labor organizations” and other groups with an interest in the auto business. The transition to that new equilibrium would surely be painful. The big American companies employ about 240,000 workers, and their suppliers an additional 2.3 million, amounting to nearly 2 percent of the nation’s work force." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

just like when dollar starting to fall foreign currencies slowed down its fall... - Hayk

"Production will drop significantly," said D. Jeffrey Andrick, managing director of Citibank unit Continental Entertainment Capital. "Some of the players who are here now, won't be. And those who are here will be making fewer movies." - Karen Padham Taylor via Bookmarklet

Classify it as emotional expressive graffiti and move on. - Peter Simard

man, that's deep. - Derek Ward

I miss Spain. Seville's the one city we managed to miss going through Andalucía, and I've only heard good things about it. One word of caution, though -- if you decide to go to Granada and want to see the Alhambra, make sure you get tickets *well* in advance. We missed seeing the inside because we didn't know this :( - Joel Webber

And don't forget to have some jamon serrano and copas while you're there :) - Joel Webber

if you have time, check out the carboneria - it's a bar in barrio santa cruz that used to be a coal warehouse. they have good flamenco music and sometimes dancing, but it might be crowded because it's popular with both locals and tourists. - Jessie

and watch for the people standing in front of the cathedral who offer you free branches of rosemary - it's a scam. when they hand the branch to you, they grab your hand and tell you your fortune, then demand that you pay them for it. so don't reach for anything you aren't prepared to pay for. ;-) - Jessie

i suggest you check out calle sierpes if you want some nice stuff, including flamenco-style dresses and clothes from spanish designers, but there are usually better deals (especially for shoes) on calle san jacinto because fewer tourists go there. - Jessie

also, for good flamenco music and dancing, go to casa de la memoria on calle ximenez de enciso in barrio santa cruz. it's inexpensive and the venue is small, but the performance quality is much better than you will find at the tablados. - Jessie

Hoist a glass of Zinfandel for me - Brian Sullivan

Show me a pic!! Did you cut your hair?? - Skye Miller

Pics or it didn't happen! - Shannon Jiménez

So far I only have phone pics (and no internet on the phone), but soon, I promise! - Amber

I used to love the game Dr. Mario! - Rachel Lea Fox

This is great, btw, the game on gameboy was very cool - Christian Weber-Detjens

**** - Amber via mail2ff

I know where I want to work now. - Steven Bryden