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because blogging ain't such a bad idea
Back when I was at RAND I had the privilege of hearing Donald Shoup talk about parking. It was a truly fascinating talk about a seemingly minor thing -- free parking. At first somewhat surprising, logically considering the ramifications of free parking reveals massive environmental costs, increased traffic congestion, and wasted time.
Recently, the Montreal Apple store made a move to promote free parking downtown. This is a preposterous position to take given Apple's stated environmental goals and a consideration of Dr. Shoup's research.
Check out articles on the subject in the SFGate, NYTimes, and Slate, or take a look right in the horse's mouth.
It's official, Jenny's pregnant. She's 21 weeks in, due on Jan 21. There's not really much more to say about this, except that it was unexpected good news!
Of course, when you think about it for a second you realize that this means that I'll be a dad soon. Obvious, but still rather freaky to think about when it's you. It's hard to grasp all of the life altering ramifications of this baby, but I've been developing a taste by doing the unthinkable -- reading about diapers. I've been reading about other things, too, but poop and pee catching devices really brings home the point.
If you'd like to see a video of the little guy (we're actually not sure what the gender is, but are told that it's likely a girl) in full action, check out the digitized 19 week ultrasound (204MB H.264 MP4) of Jenny Jr. ®.