I am spending all day reinstalling my software on my computer at work. This used to be fun, but doesn’t feel fun today. I guess I just have so much to do and so little time. Other than my PC, work is fun. I am enjoying it tremendously. Product Management is alot of fun. Creative,…
So much to do. 5 days until the house goes on the market. We need to clean clean clean. Pack and clean, clean and pack. I am excited and nervous. Last time our broker messed up the negotiations and we lost 10-15k. I hope this time our broker doesn’t screw the pooch (to coin a…
I have been trying to get Ethan and Jared to play together, but it is hard. Ethan wants to play with older kids and his friends and Jared is as obstinate as another “brother” I can think of. I tried using some uber-threat techniques on Jared and it backfired. He was riding his bike with…
In 1995/1996 I used to blog on a site I maintained (by hand) called Commadot.com. For some reason, I didn’t keep any of the posts, and I didn’t even save the domain. Then I noticed someone registered the domain. Well guess what? It’s available again and I just bought it back. Blogging is fun for…
Bavarian, Joseph Ratzinger, was elected Pope Benedict XVI. He should not be confused with John Ratzenberger, also known as Cliff from Cheers. On second thought, please DO confuse them. In fact, lets call him Pope Cliff. In private, do the new Pope’s friends call him Joey? The new pope is a conservative, which means many…
I finished “From Beirut to Jerusalem“. Good book. It was well written and gave insightful analysis into the Middle East. I appreciate the current situation in the middle east more now. The withdrawal of Syria from Lebanon makes more sense. I also think the results of that withdrawal may be ugly. My new book is…
Matthew is cutting his first tooth. Jared has a boo-boo on his toe. Looks AWFUL! Ugh! Work is alot of work the last week. The company is in the throes of birthing its first re-usable product. The basics looks great but needs a few more iterations. I am excited about it actually. The energy of…
This story requires you look at the Bart Train Map. I got on the train at Montgomery Street, the yellow line, also known as the Pittsburg Pay Point train. When I got to Oakland City Center, I transferred across the platform to the Richmond line. (My destination was El Cerito Del Norte.) All was going…
My mojo is off today. My mind is got a few too many things in it, stuff keeps slipping. I guess it’s the prospect of the move. The birthing and moving that Katie has managed has been staggering. She is a trooper. But I think she has too much going on too. We need a…
This is the coolest thing on the web I have ever seen. Google Maps is awesome. Come on. Look at this. Satellite Photos! For crying out loud. LOOK AT IT! Then click on the top right where it says Maps and it switches! Unreal! Here is the house I grew up in. My High School.…
I left to go to work at 8:30am and arrived home at 4:55am. That’s over a 20 hour work day. I am pretty tired, but I feel that tomorrow I will feel worse. We got out most of what we wanted, but missed a few details. It’s always hard to struggle to the finish line…
I just read about the Supreme Court decision to keep IRA accounts (Individual Retirement Accounts) safe from creditors in case of bankruptcy. The thing that really annoys me is that people (the plaintiff, I guess) actually thought it would be a good idea if someone declares bankruptcy to take away their life savings. I bet…
UPDATE: Image has been lost. Sorry. 🙁 How did this guy park this thing on his lawn? This is the best example of parallel parking I have ever seen. This was done a couple doors down from our friends, the Gladstone’s house. I have no idea how they managed to do it. In work related…
A wise man once told me, “You know the rule of IF? If Grandma had a dick, she’d be Grandpa.” Wisdom is where you find it. I was just thinking, If I had a dollar for every time: – I crushed a cheerio under my foot on the carpet.. – I heard “Daddy” more than…