Category: Life

The halls at Microsoft are a bit quieter right now. Aside from newly empty offices there are just fewer people venturing out. People have retreated to their bunkers. Mid-year reviews … Continue reading SELECT employees FROM Microsoft WHERE status IN (fired, ‘laid off’)

Aw crap. There’s snow in the yard again. I mean really, WTF?

What the fuck happened to hats? I mean really. I am sitting here watching the Maltese Falcon, and everyone is wearing hats. you can’t be a real mensch without a … Continue reading Men without Hats

Well, we are all done with the meet, I am amazed that things went as well as they did. We finally got home after four days in the hotel, and … Continue reading woah

Well, we are about halfway through the second session today. For the most part things have gone pretty smoothly. The big trick to the sessions is getting one finished while … Continue reading Long Damn Day

Man, that’s a lot of damn snow. We were lamenting yesterday how we had a whole day of massive storm warnings and nothing to show for it. I guess getting … Continue reading Thundersnow!

God, being sick just sucks. I’ve felt like crap for most of the week, but this creeping crud that I have been battling for most of this time has finally … Continue reading Annoying Weather Alert

I finally broke down and deleted Chuck’s stuff from my address book today. Crap.

So Yulia and I have been discussing the amazingly large number of spiritual book and movies that seem to be coming out recently. The Secret seems to be the big … Continue reading Books and Movies Recently

I wrote about our daughter having Selective Mutism in this post, when we first moved into our house. It is amazing to see that now it is finally getting recognized … Continue reading MSNBC – Learning About Selective Mutism

When I was Sasha’s age, Skate King was the big deal over on the eastside. Bellevue was still the sleepy Seattle suburb, Redmond was a farming community, and Belleuve Square … Continue reading Welcome to Skate King – Population: My Youth