Monthly Archives: April 2009

We’ve had our Netgear wireless router for about five or six years. I don’t remember when we bought it but it was some time ago. I mean, we’ve had routers before then. I had a freaking reliable Netgear 614 for … Continue reading →

I’ve had some good exposure to the factory design pattern lately thanks to a co-worker who came by, looked over a block of if-else statements, and threw my mind for a loop. The end result is much cleaner and clearer … Continue reading →

I’ve watched this video at least 10 times. God, I am so tired of this world’s cynicism and shallowness. Since this I’ve gotten a copy of Les Mis?rables and Phantom of the Opera. I love music!! I went back and … Continue reading →

Operation Plowshare

I guess I am going to blog about my journey to create some music. There is so much to learn that it will probably be a 100 part series. I need to clarify my goals I suppose. I want to … Continue reading →

Any trip to any mall during the holidays and you will see countless cars cruising the aisles of parked cars hoping to catch that leaving customer or even better; an empty spot. You know where employees that work in this … Continue reading →

There are people out there who believe that the United States shits gold bricks and the world should be grateful. I had my first encounter with people like this whom I dubbed “super patriots” because of their apparent ignorance to … Continue reading →

Crystal and her friend Heather spent a few nights in Seattle this week. Let me tell you, after having to wake up 4 to 7 times in the middle of the night to get Helen back to sleep I miss … Continue reading →

When I got the piano a few years ago it was horribly dirty. 24 ivories were badly chipped or missing. 3 black keys had their top missing. It had been played with the felt down (it looked like the rod … Continue reading →

Eric Mau has been a tuner for our family for about 15 years. My parents stopped using him after my sister left the nest but today he showed up to tune my piano. Now, it is amazing how many interesting … Continue reading →