The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, or in this case, the arrow from the bow. Our eldest is in kindergarten, and this week they learned about Native Americans. Their wonderful teacher went so far as to give them all Indian names based on some of their more salient characteristics. Our son came home […]
Posted on November 18th, 2004 by Araceli
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I may have contributed to the delinquency of a minor. Not just any minor, but two of my own sons. I recently read the folktale “Stone Soup” to the older kids. Let’s be frank: this story is an effective way to teach youngsters the Spanish prisoner confidence trick. Now, it’s no secret that I happen […]
Posted on November 18th, 2004 by Nils
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Four years ago, on the evening of Tuesday, November 7, 2000, we were getting antsy sitting in front of the TV watching the election returns. We figured that the networks couldn’t call the election until after dinner so we went out for Chinese food. The message that Araceli’s fortune cookie brought that night was particularly […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2004 by Nils
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On Friday my team at work gave the go-ahead to release version 7.1 of our product suite. This was my first release since joining the company, and it’s nice to have it behind me. Halloween festivites coincided with this milestone, so my team decided to dress up as 1960s rock stars. Check out the pictures […]
Posted on November 1st, 2004 by Nils
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