I had one of the nicer birthdays I've had in awhile, yesterday. If you've read any of my old postings, that's because I've downplayed them for several years. While my 12-year-old son encouraged me to take the group to play laser tag, I opted for dinner in ( Read more... )

I slept in a house alone last night. No kids (scout camp). No live-in parent (Ashland Shakespeare). No girlfriend (too much going on). I realized I've not slept alone in a building in some time ( Read more... )

Fun weekend. Friday night, I was planning to attend a birthday dinner with my GF and her family...but her horse had a veterinary emergency which superseded. Instead, I hung out at the office until I got a call around 8:00 PM, letting me know "games night" at a friend's had been moved to the first Friday night, and my boys would probably be there. ( Read more... )

I have a friend who has been reasonably successful as a number cruncher for some big tech companies, who is thinking about doing something more meaningful. He wants to help the environment, but he doesn't know how to make a new career out of it. He's willing to start again, and work his way up. He wants to be able to see his impact in some way. He' ( Read more... )

Saw it ( Read more... )

Image: A boy is in a book store looking at a tall stack of Harry Potter Books:

Boy Says: "In this one, Harry divorces Hermione, battles his cholesterol, and buys a red sports broom"

Girl Says: "I told you he's getting too old."

I've been thinking about empowerment and privilege ( Read more... )

So I did 2.5 days in Las Vegas for a trade show. I didn't have a choice. It was my sphere of responsibility to prep for it and make it happen. Professionally, the show was a success. Personally...you know, it's just not my kind of town. It's kind of like Disneyland for grown ups, but it preys on all manner of human frailties, and the majority of ( Read more... )

So the Zombie quiz got me to thinking......what would you do if there were a zombie apocalypse ( Read more... )

...and yet I've got better than even odds of surviving one.
78%

I attribute my lack of 100% resistance to the notion that I would go looking for my kids if they weren't at home when the zombie apocalypse started. If I get the kids trained right, I'm sure we could improve the total score.