Maui 2013

I’m fresh off the first vacation away from home we’ve taken in a while. This year Christina and I went to Hawaii, Maui specifically. No need to be more specific than that since 80% of the island is less far away than my daily commute to work, so effectively just Read more…

My First Computer

There is no question my life would have been very different if I hadn’t discovered personal computers. My first interaction was in 1978 when a kid in my Social Studies class (the amazing Mr. Fries – pronounced Freeze) brought in his Dad’s computer.  It rolled in on a large AV Read more…

Storm Affront

It wasn’t clear how it happened. Looking back at the records, we know that there was a large electrical storm that took place over our town and, at the same time, somewhere in southern California. After things returned to normal, scientists proposed a variety of explanations. Those explanations went far Read more…

Getting Started

Well, I’m already late on getting started with this, but at least now it’s started… Sometimes, as the years comes to an end, I get sucked in to the notion of reflection and resolutions. Usually I’m pretty rational. I know that most resolutions fail. I know that most of us Read more…