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I advocated putting the link to the application login in the primary nav. The client opted instead for a button in the sidebar. Then another member of the client team wants to remove the sidebar on most pages. Now that person is concerned the button to the application login is gone.

Adventures in web development.

Am i weird for not getting worked up about the 1st day of school? After a busy summer where @sammyrotton had some sort of camp every week save one and @sasharotton had only last week off from preschool, we’re back to pretty much the same craziness we’ve had all summer. It’s a 12 month crazy cycle at Chez Rotton.

Royal Lineage

I’ll have to admit, I am a little excited about the imminent royal wedding. Not so much the hoopla and the glamor and the “what will Kate’s dress look like?” hype, but just because we will be witnessing the continuation of a line that goes back nearly 1,000 years. I was a history major in college, and I’ve always had a special interest in British history, and I find this just cool.  So here is my attempt, mostly from memory (with a few fill-in-the gaps from Wikipedia), to trace William’s lineage all the way back to William the Conqueror, who became King William I of England in 1066.

(Kings and Queens are of England or the United Kingdom, as appropriate, unless otherwise noted.)

William < Charles, Prince of Wales < Queen Elizabeth II < King George VI < King George V < King Edward VII < Queen Victoria < Edward, Duke of Kent < King George III < Frederick, Prince of Wales < King George II < King George I < Sophia, Electress of Hanover < Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia < King James I (a.k.a. King James VI of Scots) < Mary, Queen of Scots < King James V of Scots < Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots < King Henry VII < Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond < John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset < John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset < John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster < King Edward III < King Edward II < King Edward I < King Henry III < King John < King Henry II < Matilda, Holy Roman Empress < King Henry I < King William I “The Conqueror”

Now the Henry VII part is where things got a bit interesting. Henry VII claimed the throne by defeating the reigning king, Richard III, in battle. He then married Richard’s niece, Elizabeth of York, who actually had a better claim to the throne than either man. William’s lineage, traced that way, goes something like this:

William < blah blah blah < Margaret Tudor < Queen Elizabeth (of York) < Edward IV < Richard, Duke of York < Richard, Earl of Cambridge < Edmund, Duke of York < King Edward III

Shout Out to Rolls ‘n Rice

I gotta give a lot of kudos to my new (well, newish) favorite sushi joint, Rolls n’ Rice (Congressional Plaza, Rockville).  I come in a lot for lunch during the week, but a few weeks ago I brought my entire family there for dinner.  My 5 year old son is easy; he loves sushi already and had no problem chowing down on avocado and New York rolls.  But my 2 year old daughter is a bit more picky.  She only likes things that are sweet or deep-fried, and preferably both at the same time.  But I asked the waiter if they could make some chicken tempura, not normally on the menu, and they did for a very reasonable price.  Both Sammy and Sasha loved it.

I came in for lunch a few days later and the waiter said they wouldn’t be making that any more, that the chicken tempura was too much trouble to make, according to the chef.  That was disappointing, but understandable.

Flash forward to today.  I ran in for some California rolls, and the waiter told me that not only would they be adding chicken tempura to the regular menu (yay!), but that they were going to create a kid’s menu (double yay!).

So for some great sushi (and other Japanese dishes, such as bento boxes, tempuras and teriyaki) and really great people, head over to Rolls ‘n Rice.  They are awesome people.