May, 2006 Archive

#1 Lunch

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Of course as soon as I decide to get back into the blogosphere I get swamped with work. Currently I’m about 171 pages into a specification document for an online “Global ACH application” and it’s only half done. (What can I say? I’m glad I get paid by the hour. It’s a living.)
“That’s no excuse,” [...]

Long days in the virtual wilderness…

Friday, May 12th, 2006

I took some unexpected time off from blogging because of the event described in my last post. After my uncle passed away I felt I had to write something about it. How could I talk about snowboarding or a good movie or our trip to Costa Rica without first addressing this Big Thing? So, I [...]

William Ronald Robinson

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

My uncle Ronnie (known in our family as “Bubby” or to his friends as “Ron”) died in his home on Tuesday, January 17th, 2006. He was fifty-five years old. (Some of the lakehouse veterans may remember my uncle as that quiet guy that used to fish off the boat dock.)
I’ve spent a long time struggling [...]