My son, Corbin, did his first bit of real walking, this Morning. He's been doing some forward falls while taking a couple of steps on the way down, before Today, but Today is the first day that he's moved his feet forward to maintain his balance. He still falls within 5 seconds of starting, if we don't catch him, but he does, at least, get the idea ( Read more... )

I found a job.  We're exchanging paperwork, and I start, officially, on Wednesday.

Thanks to all of you who offered encouragement and other help.

Adrian

My employer has just gone through a round of layoffs, and I've been cut. I am now job hunting. If anyone knows of job openings for computer programmers in the Kansas City area, I'm interested. My resume is at:

http://nerds.org/adrian/resume.html

My wife believes in homeopathy, and I don't. I'd like to find a test that we can use to help convince one or the other of us to give ground on this difference, and I'm asking for help in devising such a test. I will be the test subject, and I want the test to get at the heart of our disagreement ( Read more... )

I haven't posted here in a while, so I thought an update would be appropriate ( Read more... )

I don't normally talk a lot about my personal life, here, but an event, last week, warrants an announcement.

Last Friday, at Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon, I got down on one knee and proposed to my girlfriend, Julie. She said, "Yes."

We haven't planned a wedding date, yet, but it seems likely that it will be next Spring.

Adrian

I bought a house, Today. in Raymore, Missouri. For those of you who don't know, Raymore is a moderately remote suburb of Kansas City. This means I'll be moving across the state line form Kansas to Missouri, so my vote will have a chance of making a difference, rather than being washed out by the religious, conservative masses in Kansas. Tomorrow ( Read more... )

I'm going out of town, for a few days. I'll be back Sunday Evening. I'll have some access to the internet, while I'm gone, but I won't get El Jay notification emails.

Adrian

I am about to leave town for a couple of days. I may have limited access to LJ, but I will not have email access. I should be back Monday Evening. I hope all of you have a good weekend.

Adrian

I'll be out of town, starting later Today and I'll be returning late Saturday. I won't have access to my normal email, and I'm not sure how much LJ access I might have. I hope all of you enjoy the holiday.

Adrian