Things have been a bit quiet here lately. At least I’ve not had anything significant to add to the discussion. But now I do: On Tuesday, 2 January, 2007 at 6.15pm, Anna, Molly, and I will board an Alaskan Airlines plane bound for Seattle. When we arrive, we will be home. Back in the summer … Upcoming Changes

Molly was playing with the phone today. A few minutes later, the police knocked on our front door. It seems she called 911 and left the phone off the hook.

From Seth Godin’s latest post According to a recent report, more than two-thirds of recent immigrants to the USA send money home regularly. The worst-paid, poorest people in the country manage to save enough to send some back to the old country. The US Ambassador from El Salvador says that the two million Salvadorians in … Where Does It All Go?

I distinctly recall hating my footed pyjamas when I was a youngster. If my failing memory serves, I had a yellow pair that were just hideous. Poor Miss Molly. She now has a pair of pink footed pyjamas. They’re a light fleece, so they should keep her plenty warm while she sleeps — because Anna … Footed Pyjamas

I bought my Miata from the wonderful folks at University Mazda in Seattle. One of the things that struck me in the two years I drove around the North West is that Miata owners always waved to each other. It was sort of like belonging to a club made up of all your friends. In … Sick of One-Sided Friendship

When I first moved to Newburyport, back in December of 2004, I had nothing: the apartment contained my Thermarest mattress, my REI sleeping bag, some clothes, a towel, and my laptops (personal and company). It was a little sparse. The first weekend back in Rhinebeck, Anna gave me my Christmas present early, because she knew … Betty 2.0

So when I was a wee lad there was a commercial on teevee from Beck’s promoting their dark beers. The commercial featured Martin Mull and attempted to dispel the myth that “dark beer is only for people named Gunter with thick necks.” The tag line for the campaign was “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” … Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

I read a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, BofA: Train your replacement, or no severance pay for you written by David Lazarus about Bank of America’s decision to have their internal technical support staff train their Indian replacements. Bank of America has been steadily moving thousands of tech jobs to India. The latest … Say “No” to Sleazy Bank Behaviour

For the last four days I’ve been teetering near the brink of death. Well, maybe not death exactly, but there have certainly been times when I would have preferred to be dead. I must have caught a nasty bug somewhere, because Wednesday morning I woke up feeling more stupid than usual: I actually went into … Sick To Death

This morning we visited the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society to introduce Molly to all the wonderful cats available for adoption. I took along my camera and flash to capture photos of the residents. The star of the show had to be George. Although he’s not willing to let anyone pet him, he’s incredibly friendly. … Visit to Feline Rescue