It’s been a long time
Once upon a time, I had a blog up here, and my software, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I stopped doing that some years ago. It was a lot of hassle to maintain the mess, and absolutely soul-crushing...
View ArticleNoah to the Front Desk, Please…
My wife and I got back yesterday from a trip to visit my in-laws, and we discovered that our hot water heater had — technically speaking — gone all asplodey-go-boom, leaving an inch of water across our...
View ArticleWhy I’m Not a Leader (and Why You Shouldn’t Be Either)
“They say you should lead, follow, or get out of the way.” So began an essay I once wrote for a college entrance exam to a very prestigious university. I was rejected, and they claimed it was for my...
View ArticleThree Months to a Whole New You
We have a baby. Those of you that have kids know that this is pretty much complete and sufficient explanation for where the heck I’ve been for the last six months. Those of you who don’t have kids,...
View ArticleTime keeps on slippin’
Well, that was a quick month. So what’s happened? I’m a married father with a baby, so family eats up a lot of time. And there’s that full-time employment thing I do most of the week. And a secret...
View ArticleAnd that was a year
Alan My son turns one year old tomorrow. Boggles the mind. Feels like he was born yesterday, or last week or something. This should explain pretty well where I’ve been lately. He’s a cute kid, and...
View ArticleWell, that was fast
Blink You blink, and six months go by. That’s what having kids is like, apparently. I could swear we were just gearing up for Thanksgiving, and now it’s spring and the daffodils are springing up. I...
View ArticleMayJuneJuly
The latest: We’re expecting! The due date is the middle of February. First ultrasound looks good. Robin’s pretty sick a lot of the time, but there’s only a month left in the first trimester, and we’re...
View ArticleAnd so December
Well, merry Christmas all. I’m spending mine with broken bones in my right hand, and a cast on it. I’ll type more in the new year about what I’ve been doing — after the requisite physical therapy....
View ArticleServer Crash
So my site’s been down for a couple of weeks, because we had a server crash. By which I mean, “The server physically crashed onto the floor from a height of about six feet.” I’m now hosting off of a...
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