I seemed to have made a change to my regular template that upset the viewable features of my blog, so I’ve found something disturbing to temporarily keep people occupied until I re-do my template file. Enjoy!

The SCOTUS has released (CNN, MSNBC) its decision on the Texas Redistricting case, and appears to have upheld most of the plan, except those parts that affected about 100,000 Latinos, as it affected their rights under the Voting Rights Act.

Looks like we’ll be seeing yet another special session this year.

It seems that someone out there is trying to address the ongoing health of our younger generation … finally! The people over at Life for Kids have developed a system that measures the level of physical activity that kids undertake each day, and then transfers that “activity time” to television time. It’s called the “Physical Activity Rewards System” and it doesn’t appear to be available yet. One wonders how successful it could be. (Thanks to Paul for posting this.)

As some of my friends know, I’ve been recently trying out a BlackBerry as a replacement phone. The move would also involve me changing my service provider from Sprint to T-Mobile. (Sprint has mobile communication devices like BlackBerry, but their service plans seemed to be a little steep, and therefore not an option.) Currently, I am waiting for my Sprint agreement to end (tomorrow, yay!) so I can port my number over. The few times that I have used the phone (as a phone), I’ve been happy with the quality and the coverage.
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After the fun and excitement of the wedding, we all started our vacation (or in Bobby and Ian’s case, their honeymoon). Our family gatherings were not yet complete, and on Sunday night we had one final family gathering at Cayo Hueso y Habana (formerly of El Maison de Pepe) to experience Mallory Square, and some good Cuban-style food. Sadly, due to the rain, the patio area was closed, and there was no dancing in the square (though we did see that later in the week).

Given that the vacation had started, the following are some of the highlights that I remember from throughout the week.
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