General Happenings
- Chilean Miners rescued after 69 days trapped in a mine
- Earthquake in Haiti
- Volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajökull
- Deepwater Horizon Oil spill
- Wikileaks releases cables/documents
- Republican's win control of House of Representatives
- Slow recovery Dow at 11,000.
Tech
- Apple releases iPad (and an updated MacBook Air)
- Android making gains, Nexus One and Nexus S released
- Rise of the App stores
- Facebook/Twitter continue to grain traction
Sports
- Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler
- FIFA World Cup won by Spain
- Saints over Colts to win Super Bowl
- Lakers beat Celtics NBA Finals
- SF Giants beat Texas Rangers to win World Series
Obits
- JD Salinger, President of Poland, Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper, Manute Bol, Robert Byrd
Personal
- General: Attic insulation w/ new attic ladder, other home energy work
- Travel: Kirkwood/NorthStar (good snow), Whistler, Turks & Caicos
- Races: Oakland 1/2 Marathon, Ironman St. George, Ironman Canada, NorthFace 50k
- Work: Thunderbird 3.x releases
- Restaurants: Commis and Rikyu mostly
- Too many purchases.