Protension http://www.tomspot.com/protension The online journal of Tom Elgin Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:31:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en East Coast I’m in Washington. Tomorrow I head to Beirut by way of Dubai.

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/08/24/east-coast Worth the Fighting For I just read Worth The Fighting For by John McCain.

The book was written by a man currently practicing politics and still pursuing his ambitions. Unsurprisingly, the book is not critical of anyone whom McCain hasn’t already criticized in public, and it is very positive in its portrayal of himself and his friends.

With that understanding, [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/08/04/worth-the-fighting-for Bark Hide & Horn rocks Portland I just got back from a great trip to Oregon to visit the coast (Depoe Bay) with my family and returned to the city too late to catch the end of BrewFest but just in time to see my Pomona friends Brian Garvey and Andy Ferguson rock it with [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/07/28/bark-hide-horn-rocks-portland Restaurant Guide to Park City, UT - by Casey I don’t live in Park City anymore, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the best ski or mountain vacation in the world. When I moved there I was struck by the lack of a good local guide to nightlife and restaurants (sorry, Park Record/Flipside, you suck). I dabbled with making one but decided [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/07/18/restaurant-guide-to-park-city-ut-by-casey Forget-dot-com Starting in Q2 2009, you will be able to register anydomainname.yournamehere. (See BBC article.) Rather than tomspot.com, I could have just tom.spot. Or tom.tomspot. Or www.tomspot. Or (maybe?) even just tomspot. Confusing? Heck yes.

Apparently each new TLD will cost thousands of dollars. Of course, as soon as the change [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/07/12/forget-dot-com Paradise for Sale The Home of the Week in the LA Times this week is my aunt Mary Jane Elgin’s house. It’s as beautiful as it looks in the paper. Ever since I can remember, her house has been my paradise-home-away-from-home. I’ll miss it as much as everyone who has shared its (and my aunt [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/07/07/173 I Love California CostCo sells booze! Beautiful intelligent adventurous women Sunshine You can get a keg in 30 minutes on a Sunday Ocean breeze Math Culture Industry Mammoth hot springs

There’s also sweet mountains for climbing and riding but they’re a little further than they were in Utah.

Did I mention the girls and the sunshine?

It’s nice to be home.

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/06/30/i-love-california Beach! I made it all the way to the west coast. This is me and my brother at Laguna Beach. He’s in town for his 10th reunion at Harvey Mudd… It’s just my 2nd so I’m not on as many guest lists. But I am pouring wine this afternoon at [...]

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/05/02/beach The Joshua Tree Not just a U2 album. And really lush right now. Check out the wildflowers.

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/04/29/the-joshua-tree Sunset in Sedona (looking east) This place is pretty developed so I can blog right on the trail. Cool

]]> http://www.tomspot.com/protension/2008/04/27/sunset-in-sedona