We once again spent July 4 in Ocean City with the Harders. I think we tried out a different condo, but otherwise we were getting into a groove. Traditions included a carryout dinner of ribs the first night (usually from J/R’s, now closed), dinner at a small Italian place we liked (Antipasti, I think), one …
Allie’s first visit to Disney World. We did it up right with a six night package, February 6-12, visiting all the (then-extant) parks. We felt it appropriate that Allie’s first big trip, now that she was a full four-and-a-half years old, should be to Disney World. After all, we had spent her entire lifetime inundating …
Welcome the 21st century! Back before Allie and Maddie were born, we spent several New Year’s Eves with the Harders at which Larry and I would fantasize (quite seriously, at the time) about where to celebrate New Year’s for the new millennium. As I recall, our conclusion was that the coolest place would be Sydney, …
My workplace from 1989 – 2001, until the buyout by Spirent in 2001. In the summer of 1989, I was recruited by a headhunter to leave Atlantic Research Corporation, just as it was being acquired by Telenex, and join Hekimian Laboratories to become product manager of its new T::DAX digital cross-connect switch. That’s a mouthful …
For the purposes of posterity, though not necessarily pride, here is a summary of the votes I’ve made over the years for President of the United States. 2024: Trump vs. Harris. Count me in the minority of Americans who thought Joe Biden did a pretty good job as president. On the other hand, despite all …