A week ago Saturday I started the ductwork project. Pierre Gomes and Dan Keefe came over to help. Before they did, I managed to drain the boiler so I could re-run some the hot water supply to the baseboard heat. There was a 2″ main supply that ran along the …Read the Rest
Peter needed some pictures of the electrical service coming into the house for National Grid. I think we both would …Read the Rest
It’s officially 2 weeks since we’ve moved into our new house. Ever since Stephanie fell in love with it, the …Read the Rest
I’m a big fan of the Pragmatic Bookshelf site where a typical purchase includes the paper copy as well as …Read the Rest
I received an email from Dr. Eric Lander today about his appointment as co-chair to the President’s Council of Advisors …Read the Rest
Had a great conversation last night with a very informed friend about torture, whether waterboarding is or not, how useful …Read the Rest
Listening to the kids rehearse the Polar Express movie today, one would thing that the Hot Chocolate song has this …Read the Rest
Here are Peter and Lex enjoying the first real snow this season. We had a sprinkling earlier this week, but …Read the Rest
I wasn’t going to post these pictures, but since Henry and Mike set up an entire website for her, I …Read the Rest
This year was the first time I heard about this crazy tradition. Jake and the crew seem to have found …Read the Rest
This Halloween, Peter was an ice cream cone and Lex was a firefighter. Lex still wears his costume from time …Read the Rest
This summer, we filled in our pool. There were lots of issues – but the biggest one for me was …Read the Rest
It’s been far too long since my last blog post. I guess a year and a half isn’t so long …Read the Rest
Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan. This post by Tom McMahon is just plain amazing advice to live by.
So, Eclipse was driving me nuts today. While trying to load up the hibernate console in the JBossIDE, it kept …Read the Rest
Well, another year is over with. I haven’t blogged in quite a while, but I did put up new pictures …Read the Rest
On the work front, I’ve been enjoying my new job tremendously. I’m working for the Broad Institute which is affiliated …Read the Rest
Well, today’s my birthday, and also the first snowfall of the season. It started out pretty light, a mix of …Read the Rest
Here are some wish lists for the family. Hopefully, this will make holiday shopping a bit easier. In the meantime, …Read the Rest
I subscribe to the Dilbert newsletter for a random laugh. Turns out, there is a blog for this: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/. My …Read the Rest
I liked this CNN article on feeding young children. It’s good to see that some of the things we did …Read the Rest
I’ve long been worried about the turning of the markets. I was pretty sure the local housing market would turn …Read the Rest
I’ve been too far out of the loop lately with recent technologies. However, I’ve been rapidly making up for lost …Read the Rest
Wow! It looks like the McCain amendment passed … overwhelmingly! This has to have something to do with Captain Ian …Read the Rest
An email I sent this morning to supportfishback at aol dot com. This man deserves everyone’s support for standing up …Read the Rest
We had a fantastic time this afternoon at the Boston Children’s Museum. I left a little early from work and …Read the Rest
I finally bit the bullet and moved to a full-featured photo gallery tool. In my case, I chose Coppermine. It …Read the Rest
My brother’s band, Thirsty, got a pretty decent review for their album, A Taste Is Not Enough. Go get ‘em …Read the Rest
We had a fantastic time at Edaville Railroad yesterday! The kids both had a blast on the various trains and …Read the Rest
These pictures are from early last fall or late last summer. We had a blast taking the kids to the …Read the Rest
This little group of pictures is from last January when my mother called and invited us out to Chili’s. It …Read the Rest
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