New Tech for Father's Day

For Father's day last Sunday, my family got me a Motorola Xoom tablet.  I have be lusting after them for a while.  It was a complete surprise.  In my opinion it is better than I had heard.   It is a great media "consumption" device.  Books, music, and video all perform well on this device. 


On the bad side, my son's head pain came back 3 months ago.  We got him to the doctor that helped before but the treatment didn't work.  He is having a terrible summer as are his mother and I.  The doctor is still looking at what options we have.  Need to get something done before collage in August.


This was also the first Father's Day since my dad passed away.  It was harder on me than I expected.  I missed calling him and listen to his complaining.  I am glad we had gotten closer those last few years.


Still looking for another job.   The one I wrote about a few months ago just didn't work out.  I was picked for the position but the benefit package just was not nearly good enough.  I will keep looking and hopefully something will open up.  I am luckier than some; I have a good paying job with stability.

Possible New Job

I have been looking for a change for a few weeks now.  My current long commute is getting tiresome and with the good chance of much higher gas prices, I felt the time was right.  I used one of the large online job sites and now have had a phone screening and am scheduled for a face to face interview.  The job is very close and looks to be just what I am looking for.  If it works out I will miss the people I work with but I have to move on.

Christmas 2010

Another Christmas has come and gone.  It was good to spend time with family.  But the loss of my wife's and my father this year has had an impact.  Neither of us was very close to our fathers but their loss was felt during the holiday season.

With the health issues that other members of the family have, I think we will be loosing more before next Christmas.

New Router

After a power surge bricked my router, I went out a purchased a Linksys E1000.  I did have problems getting it set up, which is not what I had experienced from Linksys products before.  After trying different approaches, I started an online chat with Cisco tech support.  In less than 20 min the issue was identified and new install software downloaded.  Following the instructions provided, I got the router set up in 15 minutes.  Took about an hour to get all my network rebuilt, but everything is working.


This week is the last week of testing for the phase II of my major .Net application.  I hope that the testers do what they are supposed to do.  This project has high visibility and I want a clean go live.  

Son's First Visit Home

My son who left for his freshman year in college in August came home for the holiday weekend. It was a great visit; I think he is adjusting well. We will all miss him but he will be home again in a month or so.

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Son off to College

Today took my son to start his freshman year at college. It will be strange not seeing him everyday. I hope he has a great four years.

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Son is Off to College

Tomorrow my second oldest son leaves for his freshman year at college. While I know this will be a wonderful experience for him, I will worry about him. With all the medical issues he had, I hope that he thrives at school. O am sure we will keep in touch. It will seem very strange no seeing him every day.

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