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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA in Silicon Valley. I've been programming for 20 years for companies like eBay, Cisco, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
This blog talks about events, places and things in my life.


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Angela Hewitt Solo Piano Performance at SJSU
Angela Hewitt performed “Partita No. 56″ and “English Suite no. 6″ by J.S. Bach, and “Sonata in D Major, Opus 10, no. 3″ and “Sonata quasi una fantasia in C-sharp minor, Opus 27, no. 2″ by Beethoven on piano at … Continue reading
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday celebrated on March 17 in the USA, Canada and other commonwealth countries by wearing green clothes and drinking green beer. I’ll have to take it easier on the green beer next year. wikipedia: … Continue reading
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