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A Few Quick Updates

First things first, I have been totally remiss in not giving y'all an update on our dog Gracie's cancer. The surgery went well (the recovery was a bit of a…
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Quick Update

Crazy times around here! I started a new job a few months ago. It's going great, I love it, I'm super happy, but... I've been insanely busy. A lot of time spent…
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#RideYourAge

My step-dad's sister's husband (we just call him Uncleish) is super into biking. He's also super into supporting his niecishes on social media when they post about biking (or running,…
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Every Pony Get Down…

... It's Lilian's birthday party! I'm not ashamed to admit, I was just as into the idea of a My Little Pony party as she was. But she did have…
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Happy 3rd Birthday, LJ!

Happy birthday to my little Lilian! It feels like this was just yesterday. My sources tell me that this was actually three years ago, but man oh man, it really has…
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On Women in Technology

I recently got into a (somewhat) heated discussion on twitter with some folks about all-male technology panels and what that means for women in technology fields. It's pretty much impossible…
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Memorial Day 2015

If the quality of a long weekend can be gauged by how dirty and sticky your child was by the end of it, I'd say this one was pretty damn awesome.…
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Mothers’ Day 2015

I had a pretty great Mothers' Day this year. In fact, I had a pretty great weekend. Friday night, we relaxed after work with a couple of drinks. Saturday, I…
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Jai Nepal

Some things you need to know about Nepal: It is one of the poorest countries in the world. When I lived there, we lived a few buildings down from the Ministry of Roads and…