HONEYMOON IN CUPERTINO

Sunday, June 20. 2010

I’m writing this from the quiet of our hotel just off Hwy. 101 in the friendly conclave of Silicon Valley, the technology capitol of the world. (Yes, I know there are other areas that would dispute that, but that’s what makes for entertaining arguments. And Lord knows, the net is nothing if not good for conducting arguments.)
We’re taking a deep breath after the high drama of the wedding day and night. The total guest list ended up at about 80, with roughly 40 on each side of the aisle. Dad, in particular, raised the total by calling in some favors, At the last minute he cajoled folks to attend who weren’t initially on the guest list, namely his fellow school board members and the entire Rabbit Council. As for the rest, well, as I said before, now I know who my true friends are.
Dr. Caduceus is doing well. He has full feeling in all parts of his tail and will be released from the county hospital in a day or two. Another doctor has arrived in town to see his patients until he’s back on his...um...stomach. That was a freak injury he suffered, and the hospital confirmed his self-diagnosis that Fenton’s mom saved him from permanent paralysis.
For so long I’d harbored resentment against Desdemona’s incessant pressure to get me to marry her son. Of course, that pushiness was based on her fear of me finding out that she is a vampire bat. With everything out in the open now I can start a relationship with her on fresh terms.
Right now, though, Fenton and I are going to relax and enjoy our honeymoon. And I feel quite relaxed.

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Congrats again, Lindesfarne.

#1 Bixyl Shuftan (Link) on 2010-06-20 13:50 (Reply)

Congrats!

Also, mandatory "Bow chicka wow wow" for your first night ;D

#2 Anonymous on 2010-06-20 15:02 (Reply)

GREAT. Your mwrried & on your honeymoon.

You showed what a thoughtfull wife you are by making your quills as soft as posable.

I wonder if they have a a Computer Museum in Silicon Valley. Do they still have the Valley girls their.

#2.1 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-20 16:52 (Reply)

The Tech Museum is one of the great Bay Area museums. It is very interactive, always being updated, and more fun than a barrel of primates.

Lindesfarne, good fortune, now and always!

#2.1.1 john r on 2010-06-20 19:12 (Reply)

The val gals are from a valley north of Los Angeles.
'Otter.

#2.1.2 Old Prof. Otter/Godel Fishbreath on 2010-06-21 02:54 (Reply)

The San Fernando Valley is not north of Los Angeles. It's in the north of Los Angeles. It's like saying Queens is north of New York City. As a resident of the City of Los Angeles who lives in Encino, I can confirm that the Valley (with the exception of Glendale, San Fernando, and Burbank) is entirely within the city limits of L.A.

#2.1.2.1 Valley Guy on 2010-06-27 08:54 (Reply)

There's also a Computer History Museum, even closer to where you are in Cupertino. If you're interested in seeing lots of old technology. (Sadly, they no longer have the working Difference Engine...)

#2.1.3 Chip Uni (Link) on 2010-06-21 13:57 (Reply)

I think Valley Girls were denizens of the San Fernando Valley, to the south of here.

#3 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2010-06-20 18:02 (Reply)

Is their more then one online selling site. In the picture of Silicon Valley their is a building with the name Eel -bay. But in the book Oh the Humanity a picture that Rudy goofed on is sold on Ebay for #10,000. What name is the right one.

#4 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-20 22:00 (Reply)

They both are, sort of. It started out as Eel-bay, because it mainly sold special candy containers for eels. When other people started coming to it to sell other things, it shortened its name to eBay. I believe it owns both URLs, but in some places (like the corporate headquarters, apparently) you can still find the old name, even though the newer name has been in use for...ten years? At least? Maybe someone who has actually bought and sold from there recently would know; I haven't used it for anything but browsing in longer than I care to think about.

#4.1 Terri the Tiger on 2010-06-21 00:21 (Reply)

L, you can find some nifty "bugs" near the San Jose Rosegarden, which is not too far from your hotel....(grin)...

#5 MLD on 2010-06-21 00:49 (Reply)

Congratulations Lindesfarne.

Just one question. Was there a big fight when you tossed the bouquet?

#6 Matthew Henry on 2010-06-21 02:09 (Reply)

Congratulations!

I have a question if you don't mind answering it Lindesfarne, I noticed you changed your name to your step-mother's, Dewclaw, is it now changed now to Fenton's last name?

#7 Gwen on 2010-06-21 03:30 (Reply)

I would hope not . . . she's already been published under the surname Dewclaw. I suppose Dewclaw-Fuscus would be acceptable.

Interestingly, in the Netherlands during the 1600s, a woman usually kept her last name after marriage. I learned that from books dealing with Nieuw-Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the World and Gotham (the latter only in Part I). I think that's one custom which should be resurrected. Do you realize how hard it is to find people after they've changed their names, and you don't know what they changed them to?

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Lindesfarne, someone on this side joked a while ago about your mother-in-law being a bloodsucker. Are there any vampire bats who serve as lawyers?

You mentioned that most of the lawyers are sharks. Since some species of sharks die if they stop swimming, does the round-the-clock activity provide an incentive for them to be hired in your world, and a disincentive to hire lawyers from species that need to sleep?

#7.1 Ava Greenwing on 2010-06-21 12:11 (Reply)

Felicitations on your marriage, Lindesfarne! (Congratulations go to Fenton!) My own wife (a lion, BTW) kept her birth name... I was questioned about that once by a total stranger who'd seen our wedding announcement in the local paper. (I was News Director for the town's radio stations.) To the question, "Why didn't your wife take your last name?", I responded, "Because I use my name on the radio!" That made her happy!

#8 Gray Tiger on 2010-06-21 11:50 (Reply)

With Fenton's full support, I'm keeping the name Dewclaw. It's mainly for professional reasons.; thanks to some papers I've co-written with my professors under that name I've gained some standing in the field of genetics.
Who caught the bouquet? Rachel. No one was going to fight a rhinoceros.

#9 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2010-06-21 12:05 (Reply)

My money would have been on Sheila.

#9.1 Elwood Blutarsky on 2010-06-22 01:09 (Reply)

I was betting on Fiona and/or Rudy... that would have been embarrassing AND funny.

#9.1.1 Watcher on 2010-06-25 01:51 (Reply)

Ah, you happen to be honeymooning in an area I know fairly well! While I'm sure you will be busy with other things, if you do have a chance, I recommend visiting "The Tech", a local museum with a focus on (no surprise) technology. The local theme park is open as well, which has recently gone a slight make-over. One company's characters are no longer the mascots, and another company's cast is in. While no where as nice as the one way down in Anaheim, still would probably make for a good day out. Of course, I probably don't need to mention visiting the famous "Mothership" of a popular manufacturer of computers and electronics. Just be careful of their "Reality Distortion Field"! =^_^=

#10 Patch O'Black on 2010-06-21 13:01 (Reply)

Lindesfarne, I'd advise your mother-in-law to be careful. It appears that she and Dr. Caduceus appear to struck a little deal in regard to the blood samples his practice disposes of. If I'm reading things correctly (and I'm pretty sure I am from the looks on the faces of your parents) it involves her feeding on those samples. She could end up in serious trouble unless Dr. Caduceus personally determines the samples she gets to feed on, and I'm not talking legal trouble.

#11 nucleon on 2010-06-21 22:27 (Reply)

I don't think Dr. Caduceus would let her feed on tanted blood. If he gave her all the left over blood sampled taken in one day it would take almost a week to drink it all.

I would not put it past the good doctor to ask the patents to give an extra 33 cc tube of blood to give to her.

#11.1 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-22 12:00 (Reply)

Good point, but it's actually safer for her to drink blood that's been tested in a medical facility, as opposed to just taking blood from a stranger whose history is unknown to you.

#11.2 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2010-06-22 13:12 (Reply)

You're right. But what I had in mind was only patents who where known to the doc. The ones who are regulars at his clinic.

#11.2.1 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-22 13:33 (Reply)

She would normally take blood from unknowns, right? While the doctor's office has more potential for disease, those of us that get tested for cholesterol or diabetes could easily find that our not-that-sick blood was usable for her. Especially if kept separate from the more sick patients samples.

This is similar to Kell who generally has not been seen to worry over the HIV, herpes, STDs, Tuberculosis, drug laden, etcetera status of her prey.
HT really does not have the resources to both sell meat cheeply and to blood test every 'donor' for all potential diseases or even the most 'interesting' ones.
Since the sickly ones are easiest to catch, this has a potential for an epidemic, especially if the preds start to prey on sick preds.
Maybe that has already happened, and either the medicine got better or the survivors are immune to most such trans-species stuff.
'Otter

#11.2.1.1 Old Prof. Otter/Godel Fishbreath on 2010-06-23 00:31 (Reply)

could it be that they found a cure for most diseases. That would explane why we have never heard of any large skale epidemics.I know the preds at HT get anual shots. But that could be to protect them pray living in the wild who may still be infected.

#11.2.1.1.1 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-24 19:08 (Reply)

Here in the human world, only primates and felines carry AIDS. They are two separate strains of AIDS as well. It could be they are not especially common outside of those populations on Lindesfarne's side.

#11.2.1.1.1.1 Ashley on 2010-06-25 02:05 (Reply)

OK, how many people, when they saw today's cartoon about Lindesfarne's Facebook status, just tried searching for her on FB, then remembered what side of the portal they're on?

Anyone?

... anyone? ...

...ok, just me then ...

#12 David Kendall on 2010-06-25 12:31 (Reply)

I never knew they mined DATA out of the ground.

I wonder do they have a GEEK hall of fame.

#13 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-06-26 08:19 (Reply)

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