Monthly Archives: September 2007

Well, I survived the big code review.  A really nice, bright guy with a Ph.D. from MIT and twelve years experience in the field was there as an independent auditor as well as Ann Rogers (who I really think knows … Continue reading →

Contrary to what I had initially thought, the whole family was able to get together with Ann Rogers last night for dinner at Salsa Fresh.  It was very, very good and we enjoyed our selves very much.  We really hope … Continue reading →

My colleague from Oregon, Ann Rogers is coming to North Carolina to sit in a review of the work I am doing here as a consultant.  Lorena, Kelly, Christian, and I were going to pick her up at the airport … Continue reading →

I have been thinking about the verses in Matthew 22 where Jesus spoke about those who were bidden to a wedding but would not come.  They all had excuses.  Then, at the wedding, one of the guests who came after … Continue reading →

After work last night, we did nothing other than work through a little homeschool, talk, and eat dinner.  Lorena bought me a nice cake for which I broke my diet pretty badly.  I cannot think of a better way to … Continue reading →

We got back from Shelby convention last night at about 6:00 PM.  We were going to do a bunch of homeschool stuff, but instead of that, we ended up sitting around the table in the nook talking together as a … Continue reading →

Where are you in this Bryan?  I am catching up.  We are headed to convention this weekend in Shelby.  I have at least another couple of weeks of intensity at work, but hope to start posting better posts here shortly.

This is Kelly and Christian’s cousin Lynncito dressed up as the Mexican patriot Allende for a celebration at his school for Mexico’s Independence Day on September 16.  That is his father Tio Lynn beside him with the glasses.

We got a call a couple of days ago, informing us that Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah are coming to visit us on September 29.  We are very much looking forward to having them here.  Grandma Sarah will spoil the … Continue reading →

With all the long hours I have been working, I needed the weekend to catch up with homeschool and the family.  I ended up going in early and working on Saturday morning, but the rest of the weekend was family … Continue reading →

Bryan, I am down 10 again and riding a bullet.  I know you are way ahead, but I am on a roll.  What is your number?  I am going to try to get the progress bars going again.

In spite of the fun Bryan is making of me, I am still in the competition.  He may be down a lot now, but just wait until the REAL number comes in on Friday.  I am burning the midnight oil … Continue reading →

Well, yesterday, I got a note from my good buddy Jerry at my old job. We had a standing bet to see who was going to get down to 200 lbs. We had two quarters taped to the wall. Winner … Continue reading →

I spent the weekend in a place that used to be called Cid, North Carolina, but now it seems that it is just a wide spot in the road somewhere between Lexington and Denton. It was a beautiful weekend. It … Continue reading →

I was considering about our commemorative gathering and I ran into a couple of things.  Warren, Curt, and Susan should especially check these out. Maybe now that we are livin’ in the South again (not just South of Corvallis), we … Continue reading →

We had a really nice birthday dinner of sheesh kabobs followed by the opening of some very cool presents, the singing of happy birthday, and the eating of cake last night. Christian’s was a memorable birth. He was born in … Continue reading →

Just in time for his birthday (He is eleven today, he will be twelve tomorrow), Christian has gotten his hovercraft up and running!  Here it is.  ¡Buen provecho! Christian’s Hovercraft

What a great three-day weekend.  We had to make major revisions on the hovercraft, but it worked like a champ.  We took some great videos of both the making of the hovercraft and of Christian riding it down the street, … Continue reading →

Awhile back, I bought a $449 computer with Microsoft Windows XP on it for Lorena to be able to talk via Skype with her mother in Mexico.  I immediately installed Ubuntu Linux.  I think I we were at Dapper Drake … Continue reading →