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 [...]
We received some sad news this weekend. . .
Katy’s paternal grandmother Aleksandra (known to friends as “Olenka,” the diminutive of her name, and to her family as “Babcia,” which means “Grandma” in Polish) passed away this weekend in her home in Chojnice, Poland.
I was lucky enough to visit Babcia on two occasions. I [...]
So… Peebo walks into a bar.
The bartender says, “Howdy, partner. Why no blog entries lately?”
Peebo says, “I been busy!!”
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Work
Just after my last post (way back at the end of October) the lull in my work cycle un-lulled. I started a new project for my former employer and I picked up two new clients. [...]
I just ate two slices of leftover Indian Pizza (Good stuff, Indian Pizza. Imagine Indian food on Pizza crust. It sounds weird but it tastes good. It even comes with that green sauce and red, onion chutney stuff.) and now I’m sitting on the couch watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Early Buffy. I time my [...]
Working at home and being connected (online) all the time is getting to me. On the train downtown I was visibly anxious about not being able to Google something (anything). My head was sort of spinning. (So much to do! So much to learn!) I started reading a magazine but my attention kept drifting. . [...]
I can always find something to do other than the thing that I’m supposed to be doing. Some little project (many little projects) reasonable enough in scope to stand a chance of getting completed and just engaging enough to make me feel like they’re worthwhile. I have surrounded myself with little projects lately. I am [...]
I finally found that cable for my camera! There were over 300 pictures trapped in there dating back to December. Don’t worry, I won’t inflict them all on you.
I do have some pictures of the apartment to show you. Turn green with envy as you peruse our non-one-room apartment.
Enjoy.
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Geek Note: I [...]
As of today I’ve been married for three years. So far so good.
Happy anniversary, Katy!
Several years ago my mom was thinking about alpacas. Big, wooly alpacas. She’d done about all she could do with three dogs and was considering a move to larger animals. She ruled out llamas when she learned they could spit, she feared my dad would eat a cow and so she was actually looking for [...]
Sunday April 17th. Night. 9pm EST, 6pm PST. Thirty-six thousand feet.
I just finished my first full week in SF. I liked it. A lot. I had to get up early and work on NY time (10am EST meeting translated to 7am PST meeting) but it was good. I got more work done in my home [...]