“What are you doing?” This was my three year old. She had been bouncing around the basement and was now at my elbow, looking at the screen. What I was doing wasn’t much; catching up on email, Hacker News, the Well, some twitter, paying a couple bills, wondering why my auto-pay wasn’t automatically paying. Usual [...]
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Get On the Floor
Posted in education, family life on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Deciding to pay it off
Posted in consumerism, family life on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
About six years ago I inherited some money, and I made my only (so far) genius investments, putting that inheritance in Apple and Pixar stock. I chose those companies because they represented products, culture, and ideals that resonated with me. A few weeks ago I cashed out. Pixar had become Disney stock, and while I [...]
Gaming with the Kids
Posted in family life, tagged gaming, parenting on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up playing card games with my Grandma. Standards like Euchre, Pinochle, and Rummy as well as endless Solitaire variations. I have vivid memories of going to see Grandma and immediately asking what new Solitaire game she knew, and her teaching it to me. In addition to card games, I played all manner of [...]
To our houseguests
Posted in family life on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hello! I am so excited and happy that you are going to spend [an hour | a day | a few days] in our home. To make you feel welcome, here’s a few things you should know so that we all have the best time possible: There are two bathrooms, on the main floor [...]
Blue Racecar
Posted in entertainment, family life on August 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In 2008 I bought a blue hatchback. My daughter immediately started referring to it as Daddy’s Blue Racecar. She’d tell people she met about my blue racecar. She’d see other people with cars she thought look liked racecars and tell them we have a racecar too – just blue. She really liked our racecar. After [...]
