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Finally
up-to-date for 2009! Well, summer is always my favorite time of year and it looks like this one is over. The weather has cooled down and the kids are back at school. As usual, our summer started off with our annual camping trip to Kings Canyon. We took a couple of late-summer trips to Cambria on the central coast (cold and damp) and La Jolla on the southen coast (hot and humid), but mostly stayed near home and logged lots of pool time. And I took up the hobby of trying to save our lawns due to 100 degree plus weather and mandatory water rationing. The next few months should be pretty busy. Adam has been studying for his Bar Mitzvah, which is in November. We usually spend Thanksgiving in Palm Springs and a week during January in Yosemite. I finally bought a new iPod Touch (64GB) and I love it. Very cool, Apple. I should be getting a new Mac in the next couple of months too. It's very humbling to have the oldest and slowest computer in the house. I finally "convinced" Adam to accompany me on my 8-mile weekend walks and now we've made it a weekly routine. I look forward to the non-stop conversation and the brief stop at the Coffee Bean, and the tool store at the 4-mile mark provides him with an added incentive. Princess Julia was 7 years old in August and is doing very well in second grade. She has become quite a little lady. She has grown quite independent, is very particular about what she wears and has developed a great sense of humor. She is also pretty stubborn and prone to occasional screaming. All in all, we're planning on keeping her. Adam was 13 in July and is now attending a new middle school (3rd in 3 years) as a 8th grader. He loves electronics, digital photography, and is a "power user" on his Nintendo DS game platform. He also spends a lot of time surfing scientific and "don't try this at home" websites on his Mac. We bought him a (Nikon of course) digital SLR for his birthday and he's taken some great photos. Darlene is enmeshed in her private therapy practice specializing in eating disorders and family counseling. She is now operating under the new business name of Safe Harbor Programs (she rejected my suggestion of "Bambi's Escorts"). I (pronounced "eye") have a new job function of "Senior Enterprise Architect" at the airport. What does that mean? Enterprise Architecture is the practice of trying to align the organization's future state of Information Technology with the organization's strategic goals and objectives. Ooooh, very sexy!. When I'm not working, I'm commuting almost three hours per day, caring for the kids, or trying to maintain several websites. My own passions include my long-time hobby of photography, wine, and music. Even More Family: My parents are still doing well in spite of their numerousaches and pains (with a little forgetfulness thrown in for good measure) and have actually become active social animals. They're travelling more and have a healthy circle of friends. My brother Jeff, his wife Traci, and son Ryan recently moved back to the South Bay after living in Seattle for several years due to his job. Feline Family: I have to say that it's quite a challenge living in a house with four cats. We adopted two rescued kittens, Tigger and Luna, in late 2007, and I cought two 8-week old kittens, Linus and Lucy, on our patio in mid-2008. They've all become fair-weather friends and willing accomplices as they systematically shred our house. Lucy, the lone female, is still somewhat feral, but I've learned that this just may be an innate gender-related trait. Oh, and we'll just skip the "marking one's territory" details. |
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