Ivy's First Day

Friday Night Padres Baseball and Fireworks at Petco Park

Why Statistics Should Trump Calculus

Catch the Wave (Google-Style)

The Google Wave video (below) shows a presentation given at the Google I/O Convention to introduce a pre-release version of this technology to the development community on May 28, 2009. The engineering team responsible for Google Maps is leading this effort.

The software is in beta, so there are some rough edges that crop up from time to time during the demo. It is a fairly long video (80 minutes), but it gets better as it goes along (don't bail after the first 15 minutes!)

I think this could (if it scales up nicely) really change how folks view eMail, Instant Messaging, and most Web 2.0 social networking applications.

Carlsbad Beach at sunset in Spring, 2009

Cool tech debut at recent TED Convention

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

Our Basset Buddy got a ride to a nearby dog park on Easter Sunday. I shot the video of him in the car blind by balancing the video camera on my left shoulder as I (slowly) drove the car. His ears are like bird wings in any kind of breeze. Danielle's friend Waymon got the job of walking him in the park, which he did in good grace.

Picnic in Nebraska

This is one of my favorite pics taken in 2008 - she is a distant cousin to Danielle. The family picnic was held in North Platte in August at the picnic area of Cody Park.

Noele's Christmas Present

San Diego Symphony Hall pre-concert

Thanksgiving 2008 for Daughter-Dear

High School Friends turning 60

Let's go to Paris

Time for Fighting Breast Cancer!

Danielle is volunteering her time to walk for the cure again this year. If you wish to contribute, please sign-up and contribute generously. Below is a picture of her group from last year.

Mikki Sings

Mikki sang to her extended family at her grandparents' home.

Mushroom Joke

Danielle tells her favorite fungus joke

Jesse and Luke

We spent April 1 with Tommy, Selena and their twins, Jesse and Luke. Everyone was impressed with the twins, despite the disruption to their nap schedule by an ant invasion. Selena handled the crisis well, and had the pesky insects at bay by the time we arrived.

Kiity Toys

Donja brought home two new dangling window-mount toys for Noele to play with. They lasted about an hour. The window-mounts are still intact - the kitty teeth are apparently perfect for slicing through the string used to attach the danglers to the mounts.

She had a good time while they lasted, though...

Multiple Exposure

There are three cats and three dogs in this picture - can you pick them out?

Noele Up Close

The picture was taken with Noele at the top of a tall cat tree on her first evening with the new family. It didn't take her long to get used to the new surroundings.