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Happy Solstice (or SAD-reversal...) to those who observe it.... :)

near miss

No accidents enroute to work... it was close, though. On the onramp to 101, some bozo in a Mitsubishi compact with a huge rear spoiler pulled on to the closed left lane (construction) in order to cut in front of me and another car. Since this was clearly both disrespectful and a boundary violation, I responded by accelerating on to the shoulder and then cutting in in front of him at an angle such that he either had to let me in or lose his front bumper. As we traded one-fingered salutes while merging on to the freeway, I nearly tail-ended someone else backed-up from the 85 onramp... stopped just inches short. My right calf is still sore... but the Mitsubishi driver gave me a wide berth afterwards. Boundaries... enforced. :)

a nice break

Took off for a few hours this afternoon to take David and Kevin over to a holiday storytelling in Alameda... I'd arranged to meet Julie and her kids there, and as an added bonus got to hang out a bit with dawnd when she showed up with Allegra :)

I'm not taking the week off, per se, so it is nice to find the odd bits and pieces of time to do fun family things.

Back in the office afterward, I was interviewing a prospective student intern when we were interrupted by a police officer (the candidate had bumped a parked car, and he delivered her a warning... she was very nervous. I was secretly highly amused :).

And I finished and sent off an automated drilling proposal this morning.