• Dear Mr. Cruise

    Alright, I’ve been sitting on this for three or four days now, and I can’t stand it anymore. Tom Cruise, take your Scientology and shove it up straight up your ass. (Oh, there I went and outed myself as an SP. Shoot.)

  • Sabrina at 1 Year

  • Forgot to Mention…

    Gee, two posts in one day? I must be coming down with something… I forgot to post that we had Sabrina baptized last Sunday, May 8th. We also had her 1st birthday party that afternoon. She actually turned 1 Last Thursday, May 12. Her Aunt Sara (“Ra-Ra” to Sabrina) and Uncle David (actually not an…

  • A Little Reflection…

    I saw this on my friend Ellie‘s blog and decided to try it.

  • Solvent

    Edit (4/25/2006): I am officially discontinuing support for this plugin. I have a comment near the botom explaining further. This is my first public WordPress Plugin. It’s sort of an “inverse” of Owen Winkler’s Adhesive plugin. Whereas Adhesive makes posts “sticky,” Solvent makes them “slippery,” so that they won’t be displayed on the front page…

  • Technology and Politics

    I’ve worked with a lot of people in the technology industry who think that technologists (engineers, scientists, IT workers) are, or at least should be, above politics. I’ve known lots of them who think they can engineer better lives for themselves and humanity without having to get their hands dirty. I think several things going…

  • A Eulogy (of Sorts) for John Paul II

    I keep thinking I should write something about Pope John Paul’s passing, and I’m really at a loss for words. My feelings are somewhat a reflection of my deep ambivalence about my faith these days. On the one hand, I feel very proud of being a Catholic, and I am very passionate about the Pope’s…

  • Yeah, He’s Barry Bonds, But Come On…

    After the disheartening news for Giants fans that Barry Bonds might be out for the whole season, a Sports Illustrated online poll shows a full 25% of readers think the Giants will now finish in fifth (last) place in the NL West. Apparently, 25% of readers have forgotten that Todd and the Toddlers are playing…

  • Now We Know…

    We had an appointment for our 20-week ultrasound this morning, and so now we know that we’re expecting another baby girl! Now if only we could think of some names…

  • Here We Go Again!

    Now that we’ve finally told all of the immediate family, I can announce it to the world: we’re having another baby! Jennie’s 17 weeks pregnant; our due date is July 31.