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Texas Visit
No plan survives contact with the enemy -- Moltke the Elder
The first half of our trip got off to a rocky start with Professor X getting sick. His fever kept up for a few days and he had a day of diarrhea. Once he got well, Rhys and I both got sick. cuddlyeconomist was able to see her Houston friends but most of our Austin visit was scrapped in favor of staying ( Read more... ) -
In Texas
We arrived in Houston ( Read more... ) -
Parenting: Level Up
cuddlyeconomist and the wee bairn are down in California for a conference in San Francisco, and her mom flew out to help with the baby and get some bonus time with him. To keep our (vacation) powder dry for later in the summer, I'm staying in Seattle with the Rhys. This is in fact my first long "solo flight" as a parent. So far, so good. We told Rhys he could ( Read more... ) -
SCOTUS Thoughts
With tomorrow’s ruling expected on the Affordable Health Care Act, all forms of media including the Internets are a buzz with what will or won’t happen, pre-defending a decision, and praising and/or deriding the court as stalwart defenders of the Constitution/activist evil-doers ( Read more... ) -
11 months
Professor X is 11 months old today. I realize that 12 months is going to be more celebrated, but it stills pretty cool. He's come a long way from the sleeping. eating. diapers. rinse. repeat. stage, and he's a little person. He's really close to walking and moves darn fast, which is why we've gated off half the house. He's also hitting the toddler ( Read more... ) -
Father's Day
So today was my first official Father's Day. cuddlyeconomist went to an early breakfast with a friend, so I was able to sleep in with the baby until about 10. Spent an hour or so cleaning the kitchen after I got up, and DrB reorganized the pantry to use a ton of those O.C.D. Oxo containers. I also installed the rest of our child-proofing locks in the kitchen ( Read more... ) -
I know I should have taken a left turn at Albuquerque
We have returned from our trip to the Southwest to find that actually Seattle is warmer than Santa Fe right now. Friday cuddlyeconomist, Professor X, and I flew to Denver. We rented a car and drove down to Santa Fe--a 6 hour drive was better than a 7 hour layover in Denver. The next day we picked Rhys up in Albuquerque. Saturday we visited with appleang.
- Being appalled ( Read more... )
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Snow Day... Er... Week.
SNOWPOCALYPSE NOW Edition!While the snow didn't start until late Tuesday, this week has been all about the big winter storm that rolled in mid-week. Monday I went to work to secure some files and build updates expecting to be working-from-home a few days this week, and we run a few errands as well. We made a point of going out to eat for a meal or ( Read more... ) -
Chase
I've been meaning to write something about the experience of being a parent, but it's been a little hard to find the time. Not necessarily because the baby has been keeping me too busy to write, but that between the holidays, work, company, and general family life I've spent most of my 'spare' time playing Skyrim or LOTROChase is five and a half ( Read more... ) -
2004
Another year, another set of old records hits the shredder...
I started my LJ account in 2003, so much of the year 2004 is already captured here. Sierra shut it's doors in Seattle, and I start working my job at Microsoft mid-year with my first Meltdown presentation and speaking at the GDC event in South Korea. I was still playing at RPGA ( Read more... )