Category Archives: Personal

For the first time since our move to Baltimore, we’ve had a second snow storm before the previous one had melted off.  And now there’s going to be another big storm starting tomorrow.  Forecast is for 12″-24″.  Ugh. UPDATE (Feb … Continue reading →

I have a new cell phone number; the old one stops working next Wednesday (September 30).  Contact me via my e-mail or my LinkedIn profile to get the new number.

A few weeks ago, our (nearly) nine-year-old home PC died. It froze up and wouldn’t even show the bios. Nine years ain’t bad for a PC… I had only ever upgraded memory, the graphics card, and a hard drive. I … Continue reading →

I did my first run in a month today. I’m trying not to be a fair-weather runner, but when it’s below 30 degrees F, I just can’t stand it, so I’ve restarted this week. It wasn’t too bad. I didn’t … Continue reading →

Over the holidays, Teresa and I spent a bunch of time organizing the house. We moved in almost four years ago, and we found places for our stuff, but we hadn’t reorganized as we discovered what worked and what didn’t … Continue reading →

And welcome to everyone who is swamping our region to be a part of today’s historic events. Those of us who live and work here are watching on television and avoiding a multiplication of the normal traffic, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

It was a wonderful night.  Contrary to my fears, Obama’s win was clear very early, and I got to go to sleep at a reasonable hour without uncertaintly in the outcome.  When Ohio was called for Obama, I knew it … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t miss this for the world.  This is the most important election of my lifetime so far, and it is great to participate. I was at my polling place this morning at ten of 7.  A line was already … Continue reading →

I spent the last couple of days in excrutiating pain.  My first kidney stone ever (hopefully my last as well, but not likely).  Thanks to some great IV pain meds at the emergency room and the stone passing last night, … Continue reading →

The lease on the Civic is up soon, so we went to test drive a Miata to ensure that T would be comfortable driving it to College Park.  She loved it, and we got a great deal on one they … Continue reading →