Tonight I went to a wedding. It was my sister-in-law's brother who was the groom. Since it was her side of the family, I didn't know anyone there, save for the people I sorta recognized from my brother's wedding a couple of years back. It was at the Mayflower, which seems so worn out since we've been there so many times. They sat us with a bunch of old people who were just unfriendly. They only spoke Cantonese so communicating was a bit of a problem. An old man called out the dishes as they come out, shouting aloud when he knew what it was, and wondering even louder when he didn't. The lady next to him always waited for everyone to get a piece of food before scavenging all for herself in box after box. It seemed as though she brought her own boxes. Suffice it to say, no leftovers for us. The newlyweds were nice, but they were awful at the games. Blindfolded, the groom didn't recognize the kiss of her bride and she didn't recognize the feel of his leg. And she couldn't run an egg up the groom's leg. Oh well. Also felt sorry for the people speaking. The bride's side stayed pretty quiet but the groom's side couldn't shut up. You could barely hear what anyone at the microphone was saying, and I was next to the speaker!

Before the wedding, I finished up the book Moneyball. It's a fascinating read about how the Oakland A's could be so successful in an environment that called money galore. The mastermind himself, Billy Beane, was a star coming out of high school but could never made it big in the big leagues. He soon felt it wasn't right for him to play and turned to scouting. From his own experiences, he knew looking like a traditional baseball player didn't guarantee success. The real truth lies in the statistics. College-based ones at that; rarely would he draft anyone from high school. Once you compare major leaguers, don't just compare homers and rbi, instead emphasize on-base percentage, since people with high obp's will usually score runs and be cheap at the same time. For pitchers, saves is a worthless category. And sometimes you have to be lucky. With a little creativity in the payroll department, you've got the $40-50 million Oakland Athletics battling teams with double the payroll. Traditionalists may doubt the methods employed in this book, but the system works.

BART opened up its extension to the airport and Millbrae. It looks wonderful. The international terminal is just a few steps away when you walk out the train. If you go the other way, you're up an escalator and onto a tram to the other terminals. In Millbrae, things get a bit trickier. First of all, it's a behemoth, 5 platforms total. If you're coming from Bay Point and want to go north on Caltrain, transferring is a breeze, the gates are right there when you step out of the train. Otherwise, you gotta climb stairs and follow directions led on by very small signs. It's a hassle, but at least it gets to Millbrae, home of many fine restaurants instead of stopping in Colma, home of many burial plots.

Finally, earlier in the week, I saw a UC cop riding on one of those new Segway transporters. First, it costs thousands of dollars, they could've spent it on something better. Second, why not just walk like the police following behind you? Third, people look really goofy when they ride on one of those things. Fourth, those things are big; takes up an entire sidewalk, good thing she was riding it through Sproul. Fifth, she was riding it through Sproul and trying desperately to avoid the foot traffic behind her. Sixth, did they buy just one? What if it gets stolen? Okay, I think that's it. I'll come up with more questions later.