Monthly Archives: May 2006

Portable browsers

I’ve known about portable browsers — the ones that can be installed on a USB drive, such as Firefox — for a few years. But I never really thought much about using them myself, that is, until I figured out … Continue reading

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Long time without writing

It’s been a long time since I last wrote.  Honestly I have felt some burnout with too many things happening in my personal and professional lives.  On the home front, we’ve been focused on completing the purchase of a house.  … Continue reading

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A new house

Thursday evening, Michele and I signed the papers necessary for purchasing a new house. This photo shows the front of the house. (More photos of the exterior and interior are available here.) It has four bedrooms and two full bathrooms … Continue reading

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Barbaro breaks a leg

All of my life I’ve had a love affair with thoroughbred horses. I was too little when he was in his prime to really remember him, but I became fascinated with thoroughbred racing because of Secretariat, who remains my favorite … Continue reading

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Cohen hams for the camera

The other day I took some photos of the kids. Cohen got all excited and decided to ham it up for the camera. This photo catches him in the process of doing a rollover.

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New start date

Good news!  I will start my new job a week earlier than planned, on next Monday, the 15th of May.  In other news, we are now waiting to hear about a home loan as we continue to look for the … Continue reading

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Site was hacked

Late last night I discovered that this site had been successfully hacked. Some idiot was able to log into my account and overwrote my WordPress installation. But, not much harm done, frankly, because with a little bit of effort and … Continue reading

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A welcome reprieve

Today was my last day at Endeavor. It’s a welcome reprieve! I had been wondering what could occupy my time ’til my original end date (the 17th). Now, I don’t have that worry and it’s like a big load has … Continue reading

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Top ten weirdest TV shows for children

I laughed ’til I cried when I stumbled across a blog posting about one person’s picks for the top ten weirdest TV shows for children (see Fireflies in the Cloud: The Top Ten Weirdest, Creepiest, Freakiest Children’s Television Shows). As … Continue reading

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Fascinated with flying

I’ve long been fascinated with passenger jets and the whole flying experience, so it was with keen interest that I’ve read as much as possible about the decades-long knock-’em-drag-out fight between Airbus and Boeing over who will truly dominate the … Continue reading

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