Since I write in this blog so very faithfully, I thought I might as well start a second one. The other one is at http://bobbletech.blogspot.com. My posts to this blog have a more family-oriented nature (i.e. fairly non technical) while the bobbletech blog will be more for nerds. Since I know that many of the thousands of readers of this blog are nerds, I thought I'd let you know about the new one.
Cheers!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Saturday, October 07, 2006
All Things Bright and Beautiful
I had school off yesterday (Friday, the 5th) and decided it would be a good day to have work off and go see the mountains. We had a great time, and were immersed in nature without any of the annoying side effects (like sun or bugs). 
I forget way too easily how wondrous nature is. Our short hike was a good reminder for me. The kids apparently enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
When we were done, some reporters from Fox news showed up and wanted to talk to us about the weather. We told thim it was nice. I guess that wasn't good enough to get on the news though.
All of the pics we took are here.
Monday, May 22, 2006
My cow orkers
Hi again.
For the past few months, one of our interns at work has been keeping a quote book of the crazy things we say here. I've cleaned it up (filtered the stuff that should never have been said in the first place) and placed it here for your entertainment. So enjoy. Enjoy I said!
Do you wear your daughter’s clothes in an attempt to spice up your marriage bob? - Chris
mmmmm recommended thingies.... *drool* - Bob
He drinks Dr Pepper like its water, he would bathe in it everyday. - Chris
It's too expensive to use gas, I just push my car everywhere. - James
Was that a sneeze? That’s good stuff, that’s manly right there! - Chris
When you walk down the hall, don't look people in the face, especially little men in business suits. - Bill
Oh, sack of monkieness! - Chris
Did you bring your tu-tu so you can dance for us? - Chris
You mean log out? I would feel so disconnected then. - Bob
I bet you can prove that force = mass * acceleration fatty boombalady.... - Chris
I don't think I want Ed touching my geektitude. - Chris
Go back to sleep Ed, that’s when you're most effective. - Chris
I wish I could talk like a black woman. - Bob
Quiet Ed! Never speak unless spoken to! - Chris
There’s nothing wrong with touching interns, our last president showed us that. - Chris
How about you James?..(Silence)..really?..(Silence)..don't you ever get lippy like that again! - Chris
Oh no I’m eating rice, ha-ha rice is eating rice! - Chris (Rice)
I program only in dot-ninja - Bob
Hey Ed... How come you don’t answer me when you aren’t here? - Bob
I'll just connect to the internet through my duck. - Bob
If you eat carpet, do those fibers become apart of your being? - Bob
Hey Ed, about your thing-amawacker. - Darin
Oh Bob, where did your mother and I go wrong? - Darin
Since this morning, I have not pointed my thing at the place. - Darin
Man, you need better drugs. - Bob
For the past few months, one of our interns at work has been keeping a quote book of the crazy things we say here. I've cleaned it up (filtered the stuff that should never have been said in the first place) and placed it here for your entertainment. So enjoy. Enjoy I said!
Monday, April 17, 2006
Mmmmmm..... Mozart....
As many of you (all three of you that read this) will know, Lynnae and I have a son, Joseph, that was born on March 19 of this year.
He's still in the stage of his life when gas doesn't move as freely through his system as we'd all like it to. Tonight he was having a particularly hard time, and seemed to be in pain regardless of what position I or Lynnae held him in. I had noticed that when he relaxes he does much better, and doesn't hurt as much, so I thought about what I could do to relax him.
Well, it turns out that what relaxes me relaxes my son: Mozart. I played my personal favorite for him, the third movement of Mozart's Serenade for Winds. Finally, with this bit of inspiration he was able to relax and fall asleep. Just for good measure I rocked him through it once after he was asleep.
Of course, he woke up about a half hour later, but still it was nice to see that my son likes what I like.
He's still in the stage of his life when gas doesn't move as freely through his system as we'd all like it to. Tonight he was having a particularly hard time, and seemed to be in pain regardless of what position I or Lynnae held him in. I had noticed that when he relaxes he does much better, and doesn't hurt as much, so I thought about what I could do to relax him.
Well, it turns out that what relaxes me relaxes my son: Mozart. I played my personal favorite for him, the third movement of Mozart's Serenade for Winds. Finally, with this bit of inspiration he was able to relax and fall asleep. Just for good measure I rocked him through it once after he was asleep.
Of course, he woke up about a half hour later, but still it was nice to see that my son likes what I like.
Friday, July 02, 2004
Parenting (mothering, fathering)
Warning: This one might get hot.
Anyone who is a parent knows that being a parent is complicated. I would imagine (and can only imagine) that being a single parent is even more complicated that being a partner in crime .... errrr parenting, I mean.
But what I want to talk about are some of the complexities of the standard two-parent system. For this discussion, we will assume that the role of mother and father are the traditional ones. That is, the mother is the nurturer and caretaker, and the father is the bread-winner and protector of the family.
I've noticed over the last few weeks, from personal and other experience, that these roles and the interaction between them can be difficult. Clearly, it is the responsibility of both the mother and the father to participate in the design and execution of discipline. It is also clear that much of the execution will have to be carried out by the mother, without the assistance of the father. Well, it is usually more difficult to punish than not to punish, so lets look at this situation another way:
Mother is now responsible for carrying out the punishment that father thought was such a good idea. Being a father, my typical response is, "Great! Hope that works for you!" Many times, though, that doesn't thrill my wife. More specifically, lets say the punishment is that the child is not allowed outside for a day. Then the child gets bored and comes to mom for entertainment. Not being the mom, it's easy for me to say, "that's tough, kid. Go entertain yourself", but moms have this guilt thing to deal with. Dads, fortunately, are immune to this, and can choose to ignore the child(ren) without more than a tinge of remorse. Anyway, the situation is that the punishment of the child frequently becomes the punishment of the mother.
Certainly this doesn't mean that the punishment shouldn't happen, but don't you think there ought to be a happy medium somewhere? How do you find it?
Some wives, in their frustration, will likely become lax in applying the punishment, while others will ignore it completely. Still others are likely to express their frustrations to their husbands with the punishment that the husband chose for the child (and the mom). And then the father will slowly remove himself from the disciplining process, to avoid confrontation with the wife, causing the wife to feel that the husband doesn't really care about how the kids are disciplined. . .
I think I make myself clear. I recognize that this isn't the most well articulated thought I've ever had, but I'm hoping for some significant comments and discussion about it. Please comment, and let your friends (that would care) know about the discussion!
Anyone who is a parent knows that being a parent is complicated. I would imagine (and can only imagine) that being a single parent is even more complicated that being a partner in crime .... errrr parenting, I mean.
But what I want to talk about are some of the complexities of the standard two-parent system. For this discussion, we will assume that the role of mother and father are the traditional ones. That is, the mother is the nurturer and caretaker, and the father is the bread-winner and protector of the family.
I've noticed over the last few weeks, from personal and other experience, that these roles and the interaction between them can be difficult. Clearly, it is the responsibility of both the mother and the father to participate in the design and execution of discipline. It is also clear that much of the execution will have to be carried out by the mother, without the assistance of the father. Well, it is usually more difficult to punish than not to punish, so lets look at this situation another way:
Mother is now responsible for carrying out the punishment that father thought was such a good idea. Being a father, my typical response is, "Great! Hope that works for you!" Many times, though, that doesn't thrill my wife. More specifically, lets say the punishment is that the child is not allowed outside for a day. Then the child gets bored and comes to mom for entertainment. Not being the mom, it's easy for me to say, "that's tough, kid. Go entertain yourself", but moms have this guilt thing to deal with. Dads, fortunately, are immune to this, and can choose to ignore the child(ren) without more than a tinge of remorse. Anyway, the situation is that the punishment of the child frequently becomes the punishment of the mother.
Certainly this doesn't mean that the punishment shouldn't happen, but don't you think there ought to be a happy medium somewhere? How do you find it?
Some wives, in their frustration, will likely become lax in applying the punishment, while others will ignore it completely. Still others are likely to express their frustrations to their husbands with the punishment that the husband chose for the child (and the mom). And then the father will slowly remove himself from the disciplining process, to avoid confrontation with the wife, causing the wife to feel that the husband doesn't really care about how the kids are disciplined. . .
I think I make myself clear. I recognize that this isn't the most well articulated thought I've ever had, but I'm hoping for some significant comments and discussion about it. Please comment, and let your friends (that would care) know about the discussion!
Friday, June 25, 2004
Job update: Bill Good Marketing
Hey all
I started work at Bill Good Marketing this week. What a pleasant change from MSN. The company has about 80 employees, and the ones I've met so far are pretty cool.
Bill Good started the company in about 1977 and is a big authority on contact management. As such, he has made very extensive policies, mostly taken from Scientology. The first two days were spent in endoctrination on these policies, and since then I've been learning "the system" (more on that later).
Unfortunately, the week before I started, I got a herniated disk in my back (the only unusual activity from the time was intense swimming, but the doctor says it's unlikely that that caused it). So I've been squirmy (from pain) or high (for Lortab) most of the time I've been here.
I believe I have about another week or so of training, then I'll start listening to calls. Hopefully it won't take long after that before I can actually be working and on phones.
I pity all my former coworkers at MSN. I chat with them some nights and remember the hours of "fun" talking to people about how someone is "in" their computer, reading their email and stealing their account information. Or people who "know what a modem is. It's the thingy where you put in the CD-ROM".
Well, that's all for now. So much for weekly updates huh?
I started work at Bill Good Marketing this week. What a pleasant change from MSN. The company has about 80 employees, and the ones I've met so far are pretty cool.
Bill Good started the company in about 1977 and is a big authority on contact management. As such, he has made very extensive policies, mostly taken from Scientology. The first two days were spent in endoctrination on these policies, and since then I've been learning "the system" (more on that later).
Unfortunately, the week before I started, I got a herniated disk in my back (the only unusual activity from the time was intense swimming, but the doctor says it's unlikely that that caused it). So I've been squirmy (from pain) or high (for Lortab) most of the time I've been here.
I believe I have about another week or so of training, then I'll start listening to calls. Hopefully it won't take long after that before I can actually be working and on phones.
I pity all my former coworkers at MSN. I chat with them some nights and remember the hours of "fun" talking to people about how someone is "in" their computer, reading their email and stealing their account information. Or people who "know what a modem is. It's the thingy where you put in the CD-ROM".
Well, that's all for now. So much for weekly updates huh?
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Discovered Ann Coulter
On my way home from work last night I was listening to the Lars Larson show on KSL, and he had Ann Coulter as a guest on his show. I don't think any other political commentary has ever made me laugh out loud like she did. I don't remember what it was she said, but I remember agreeing whole-heartedly with everything she said. Her site is at http://www.anncoulter.com, and she has some great articles in her archive, like this one about how 9/11 happened.
There. That's two posts in a single day. Does that mean I don't have to post again for two weeks? ;)
There. That's two posts in a single day. Does that mean I don't have to post again for two weeks? ;)
Welcome, friends and ...
Hi all
So what's it take to make an active blog? You got me. I love the idea of a blog, but seem to lack the dedication required to have a successful (successful=active) one. Here are some of the topics I intend to write about here:
Internet
Programming
Virii
Business
Innovation
Scams
Politics
Liberals (grrr)
George Bush
Media Slants
Religion
Family
God
Study
Academia
Mathematics
Physics
Computer Science (right)
Whatever...
If I manage to post once a week, that will be pretty good for me, but I hope it will be interesting. And of course, comments are welcome.
Peace out
So what's it take to make an active blog? You got me. I love the idea of a blog, but seem to lack the dedication required to have a successful (successful=active) one. Here are some of the topics I intend to write about here:
Internet
Programming
Virii
Business
Innovation
Scams
Politics
Liberals (grrr)
George Bush
Media Slants
Religion
Family
God
Study
Academia
Mathematics
Physics
Computer Science (right)
Whatever...
If I manage to post once a week, that will be pretty good for me, but I hope it will be interesting. And of course, comments are welcome.
Peace out
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