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Jul 30, 2007 3:13 PM - Honeymoon pics! - J Dogg
I've posted pictures of our honeymoon! Picasa is just too easy to use I can't justify hosting it myself anymore...
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Jul 20, 2007 5:29 PM - Married! - J Dogg
Jen and I got married on July 1, and we just got back from our honeymoon a few days ago. The wedding went great! It was a small wedding (56 attended), which made the preparations easier, but still stressful at times. Anyway, being married is good. =)

The honeymoon (Prague, Vienna, Budapest) was great because we got to see a part of Europe neither of us have visited before, and we got to eat a lot of good food. Pictures will be up eventually, but I haven't even taken the memory card out of the camera yet!

On a related note, this article about the cost of weddings is interesting. "Consider that the much-publicized cost of the average wedding -- $28,000 -- comes from a study conducted by Conde Nast Bridal Group, publisher of three wedding magazines and a web site."
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May 25, 2007 9:50 AM - Engagement pictures - J Dogg
http://www.xanga.com/junshien/589642918/jen--jason-engagement-session.html
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May 14, 2007 12:58 AM - Bye bye spammers! - J Dogg
I've finally cleaned up my phpBB from those pesky spammers. Maybe that means I'll post more? Heh we'll see.
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May 13, 2007 7:09 PM - :( Bye bye S2000 - J Dogg
I was getting sad as I was washing my car today. I'm gonna miss this one!

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/329790724.html


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Jan 24, 2007 12:45 PM - Anyone need a Volvo? - J Dogg
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/267554618.html
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Jan 14, 2007 6:55 PM - Caltrain conductors suck sometimes - J Dogg
A copy of a letter I wrote to Caltrain:

I have been a regular passenger on Caltrain Since April 2006 to commute between Sunnyvale, Hillsdale, and San Francisco. I would like to express grievances over my experience on Southbound Baby Bullet train #372 from SF 4th and King at 5:14 PM on January 12, 2007.

On January 12, I arrived at the SF station and attempted to use one of the 10-ride validation machines. Unfortunately, it did not work, so I walked to the train and notified the conductor. Much to my surprise, the conductor refused to validate my ticket and told me that I would have to go back to the station and try each validator before re-boarding the train. I started to walk back to the station when I noticed the station doors were being closed. It was the final call.

Because the station doors were closing, I walked back to the train and asked if they would wait for me to validate my ticket prior to boarding. The conductor said “no” and that there were plenty of later trains to take. At this point, I knew that the next train would be at 5:20 PM and it was not a Baby Bullet, so I boarded anyway and again asked for validation. The conductor threatened me with a citation and even attempted to prevent me from boarding by blocking the steps. He said it is not their policy to validate tickets from San Francisco, and that it is my responsibility to try each validator before boarding. The other ticket enforcement officer also did not believe me that the validator was broken. When I offered to take him to the broken validator, he refused. After much arguing and more threats of citation, the conductor finally took out a pen and validated my ticket.

This was my far the most demeaning experience I have encountered on Caltrain. Common knowledge among frequent Caltrain riders is that 10-ride validators are frequently out of order, and it is necessary to ask a conductor to manually validate the ticket (this is also mentioned on the Caltrain website: http://www.caltrain.com/caltrain_ticket_validators.html). The arrogance of the ticket enforcement officer to assume that all validators work is wrong and is bad customer service.

Furthermore, it is also well known that Baby Bullet trains are few and far between, and the statement of “there are plenty of later trains” is inaccurate. One missed train can easily double the total transit time for a passenger, and it is unreasonable to ask a passenger to leave the train and board a new one simply because a validator broke.

Until the 10-ride ticket validators have been made to work consistently and more trains are added, this supposed “policy” of not validating tickets or reluctance to manually validate tickets must be changed. I request a formal apology or explanation regarding the way I was treated by the Caltrain staff, and assurance it will not happen again.
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Jan 14, 2007 6:54 PM - Wow, lots of spam - J Dogg
I just realized this phpBB attracts a lot of spammers... I should do something about it.
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Oct 22, 2006 10:42 AM - We're engaged! - J Dogg
Jen has all the details on her xanga entry. I took Hsin's advice and wrote EVERYTHING down so all I had to say was "Jen, will you marry me?" and even that nerve wracking. My heart was pumping so fast and my fingers trembling as I put the ring on her finger. What a relief it went well though. =)

Thanks so much to Joyce and Wongo for helping me out!
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