Tag: life

Thoughts on DEC


I'm off this week, and while loafing around the house I took an hour or so to search the web about Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), a former employer. That was a mistake, because it got me thinking about my past. This was fun for a while, and then it got sobering. I worked for DEC from February … Continue reading Thoughts on DEC →

Cat panic


We recently adopted two cats. One of them, Faith, is a monkey head who loves to play all the time. Play play play play play play play. Two mornings ago, I came home and was unable to find her. Looked high and low. Looked in every room, under every furniture, under the blankets in the … Continue reading Cat panic →

A reflection on tipping


Now and then, I regret the tip I've left at a restaurant. Virtually every time this happens it's because I thought I had been a little cheap. The server did a great job, the pre-tax total was $24.00, and I left $4.75. Or the server did an OK job, the pre-tax total was $36.00, and … Continue reading A reflection on tipping →

Fun with the Internet


I just found my ninth-grade science teacher online. I e-mailed him to say how great he was, and how much I appreciated his influence during my turbulent adolescence. So there's that.  

Where my time’s going


I'm not doing much blogging lately. Obviously. I've spent lots of time at work. We're doing a big release in January, and there's no end of bugs to fix, features to tweak, and QA logs through which to grep. It's not a death march by any means, but it is, I admit, a bit of … Continue reading Where my time’s going →

Integrity is all There is


Personal and professional integrity matter. They're the most important gifts you can give yourself. I'm reminded of this by an article I read today about a firm. I know a lot about this particular company. The article was, essentially, a marketing puff-piece, the kind of thing you read in a rag like the Puget Sound … Continue reading Integrity is all There is →

Max is gone


We said goodbye to Max today. I thought I'd be able to go in to work afterward, but I had to take a PTO day. The rest of the week will be WIPO application importing and parsing, and entity naming heuristics. Today I didn't want to deal with any of it.