Isaac seems to be enraptured with all things technological.  He’s constantly reaching for remotes, keyboards, mice, and he especially likes laptops…  His grandparents recently retired an old laptop, but it still boots up and basically works.  Isaac sat down with it this week on his kid-sized table and chair, and couldn’t stop giggling.  He had […]

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As a software developer, I’ve always been drawn to self-contained programs.  Self contained programs can run without needing to be “installed.”  I realize there are times when this approach is not feasible, but it seems much more elegant when a program can be truly self-contained.
I’ve started to see several programs call themselves “Portable” lately.  Generally, […]

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We spent much of the day in Santa Barbara, where Isaac’s pediatric cardiologist keeps his office.  It has almost been exactly a year to the day since we rushed Isaac down to the Cottage Hospital NICU with an extremely fast heartbeat.  Today he was given a clean bill of health and had all of his […]

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We’ve been busy re-organizing our upstairs, and Isaac’s been right in the thick of it!  He’s always eager to help and wants to be part of the fun.  He’s so funny and curious!  He especially loves holding the tip of my drill while it spins.  I’m just waiting for him to figure out that it […]

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I have to admit I’m not a huge UCLA football fan. UCLA basketball? Now that’s another story. I’ve been a UCLA Bruins basketball fan since the first Final Four I can remember.
It is interesting that USC, who I’ve heard mentioned as a college team capable of running with the weaker NFL teams, […]

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