Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett

Posted on September 29, 2009 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

This is a delicious book–it has it all: intrigue, deception, treachery, violence, wars, and oh yes, a little sex. It takes place in England in the 1600′s, but covers several generations of characters. It’s totally unlike Ken’s usual spy novels, but don’t worry, this is not a failed experiment that he took in trying to [...]

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GTD, My way. The bare bones solution.

Posted on September 28, 2009 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment

GTD (Getting Things Done) is a methodology on tracking and accomplishing tasks, both at home, and at the office. It was invented by David Allen, who wrote a book about it, and has created a worldwide following. You can find hundreds of articles about GTD on the internet. Implementing the scheme is the trick.

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NASA Tweetup

Posted on September 26, 2009 - Filed Under Family | 4 Comments

I found out about this event through Twitter–I saw a tweet that announced the STS-127 crew was going to meet with the first 190 people that registered at a link they showed. I did, and I was accepted. So, Cindy Bowers and I headed to downtown DC this last Thursday to NASA headquarters for the [...]

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Nags Head 2009

Posted on September 23, 2009 - Filed Under Vacation | 4 Comments

Tanya’s surprise We were lucky enough to get the same house we had last year–it’s right across the street from the beach, so it’s a perfect location. Deanne and Bill, and Jeanne and Eddie also joined us. And a big surprise guest–Carmen, also came with them. This was a total surprise to Tanya, as we [...]

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US Open 2009

Posted on September 21, 2009 - Filed Under Vacation | Leave a Comment

We stayed at a La Quinta in Queens, which was only about 3 blocks from the subway. Then, after a 10 minute ride, we had about a quarter mile walk to the grounds. You can see Terry here with the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the background.

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