Category: The Daily Grind

I have decided not to put Diana in the Chinese immersion program at school because, of course, they have it on the worst track in year round school. I went to the informational meeting at the end of March looking forward to hearing how great the program was. It did indeed sound very good and… Continue reading Chinese Immersion Update

I had to go to Mountain View California for some school activities so Nancy decided to go with me to visit her parents. We also decided to go a day early and explore around the Bay Area. One morning we went to the Oakland Temple for a session before my afternoon activities at school. It… Continue reading Road Trip

Nancy and I held firm on our “no pets” policy for 15 years. What made us decide to break it? I’m not sure but for some reason I felt the kids should have a pet and I wanted to get a dog. Nancy was definitely not on board with my idea of getting a dog… Continue reading The Story of Rex

It was Caroline’s turn to have a fancy costume this Halloween. Nancy sewed and sewed and ended up with the most amazing Dorothy costume ever. The ruby slippers were found on sale at Target. The only problem was we didn’t have a dog for the basket but I fished around in the closet and came… Continue reading Halloween 2009

This year we were low-key for Nancy’s birthday. She really doesn’t like the fact that she is getting older so we don’t do too much in the way of celebration (except she gets to go out shopping and get herself a present). Nancy made herself a cake and we sang Happy Birthday. Notice how when… Continue reading Nancy’s Birthday

While stumbling around the Internet today I bumped into this article [via Newser] on a new line of preppy menswear that Harvard is endorsing. Some interesting bits: Harvard Yard — a lawn we imagine makes a nice resting ground for Harvard students to repair glasses, wipe down their pocket protectors, and memorize an extra few… Continue reading Clearly, One of Us Doesn’t Have Any Fashion Sense

Just got back from a long weekend in Sunnyvale, CA for Carnegie Mellon’s incoming student orientation. It was a fun weekend – filled with seminars and workshops. Nancy went with me and spent the time visiting her family. The orientation opened on Friday morning with class pictures and a “mixer” activity designed to help students… Continue reading Carnegie Mellon Orientation

Driving to work today I saw a license plate holder that said the following: I see it, I want it, I throw a fit, and I get it While obviously intended to be funny, the sentiment struck me as a glorification of selfishness and childishness and that one would not consider putting such a sentiment… Continue reading Contrasts

Today was the day I decided to break in my new pressure canner by doing beets. We planted two rows of beets and most of the seeds sprouted so we had tons. We started off using the beets by making Borscht and beet salad. They were really good but we grew tired of beets pretty… Continue reading Beets

I just got the reading/course material for classes this fall. I have two classes: Elements of Software Management and Metrics for Software Managers. The books for the Metrics class are: Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed Agile Management for Software Engineering: Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results The books for… Continue reading A Little Light Reading