• Blogblock

    Some days there is so much stuff in your head that you can not effectively blog. Blogging requires picking out some detail and focusing on it. Right now my head is filled with stuff I need to do, open source software pros and cons and topped off with a difficult…

  • Stuff to do

    Buy a TV. Costco had some good deals. I think we want a 40-50 inch thin profile (but not hang on the wall thin) LCD HDTV. Then of course we need a stand to put it on which will have our components. I need to decide whether or not to…

  • Finally!

    Finally Finally Finally! I have internet access again! Commadot and Kokopop are back live. Woo Hoo! So much has happened in the last couple of weeks. We moved. Matthew is walking. Jared is potty trained. Nana visited. Google mapped the moon. (Easter Egg: zoom ALL the way in.) The most…

  • Moving Part I

    Moving has been pretty stressful. We are still half in boxes and we can’t find a bunch of our stuff. The DSL (as of this writing) is not working yet. If the house was a software product we would say it has many bugs. Bath doesn’t drain properly. Kids tub…

  • Moving Day

    Its 6:30am on moving day. The quiet before the storm. I am excited, but the funny thing on my mind is Keyboards, Laptops and Televisions. Keyboards. My co-workers say that I type too loud. I “attack” the keyboard. I think it is just the Microsoft Natural Pro keyboard I am…

  • Hotbrick 401W review

    The Hotbrick 401W with the new firmware (June 2005) does not save passwords properly with passwords ending in a number. (i.e. glen123) I am a good QA engineer! Review of the firewall: (Besides the bug) The thing gets HOT. Almost to the point of burning me. They don’t call it…

  • Divine Intervention

    Last night, God spoke to me. God said, “Glen?” I said, “Yeah?.” God said, “You know, the Jets are going to win the superbowl this year. I know I mentioned that last year, but I forgot about Pennington’s rotator cuff. I had a sticky note on my fridge to remind…

  • Quick thought

    I was thinking about the ‘Life is a’…question today. How is this one? It is for people with kids 2-3 years old. Life is a contradiction. No it’s not. I imagine Jared would agree. I pinned up pictures in my new cubicle today of the kids. I think I need…

  • A world without fear

    Today is the first day at the new office. I am currently waiting for Steve from work to pick me up. I am typing on my laptop outside of the Ashby Bart station. Can you see me in the satellite photo? How cool is technology? I think this is just…

  • Last City Day

    Today is the last day I am going to work in San Francisco. The company is moving to San Mateo. It is exciting. We are moving houses next week too. The future smells like a bakery at 7am. Sweet and full of promise. The deli across the street gave me…

  • Wish I had a recorder

    Sometimes, I just sit and listen to Ethan and Jared talk to each other. I wish I had a recorder at those moments. Here is a sampling: Jared: Eeftan! Here is your gun! Ethan: I can’t reach it! Jared: (stretching, with feeling) Heeeerrre! Ethan: Got it! Thanks Jared! Jared: You’re…

  • Welcome to San Mateo

    We picked a place! Check it out. Katie did an awesome job of negotiating and being decisive and making it happen. Three cheers for Katie! Hip Hip…HooRay! Hip Hip…HooRay! Hip Hip…HooRay! It is a beautiful home on Hickory Lane. Cul-De-Sac street (French for ‘Cut the scrotum’). At the end of…

  • Biden for president

    Joe Biden took one more step towards running for president. (See article) I really like Biden as a candidate. He has gravitas. His resume is good. He commands a solid presence. I just hope he runs a better campaign than Gore/Kerry. I like Hillary Clinton, but I think she may…

  • Housing Pressure and a Poem

    Feeling the squeeze. Need to find a good house. I’d like it to be in Menlo Park / Palo Alto, but we can’t live in the car either. The last 10 years have been a roller coaster. We have moved 6 times in 10 years. Katie has had enough I…