I realized a lifelong dream over Thanksgiving. I went to France. Strictly speaking, it was Paris and we were there for a week. This concluded our honeymoon, which was split into two parts. The first was a whirlwind tour of California’s wine country and the Oregon Coast and the second… well, Paris! My first Paris trip, definitely… [CONTINUE]
My MDS colleagues and I show off our pets and lo and behold, they are all cats! Predictable for web developers? Perhaps. We were always a cat family growing up but now it seems like my siblings are all getting dogs. Lots of dogs. While I am allergic to cats, I do still like them. But… [CONTINUE]
I got married 17 days ago to a lovely, fiercely independent, self-sufficient, erudite, funny and caring young woman. Does she complete me like Renee Zellweger completed Tom Cruise in that movie where Cuba Gooding, Jr. went missing, never to be seen again? Not really. I’d like to think we were both complete people before we met… [CONTINUE]
No longer will I check “high-school diploma/some college” on applications: I am a college grad. One personal goal of mine down. I’m keenly aware of that this will not throw doors open for me. Some of the smartest people I know don’t have or want college degrees, and many of them earn far more than… [CONTINUE]
This feels momentous… my first blog post from my phone! Momentous and significant. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m more than slightly addicted to my iPhone 4, gorilla grip issues notwithstanding. The phone is a nervous tic for me. I pick it out of my pocket when I’m waiting for my bagel, when someone… [CONTINUE]