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The Album: For the past couple of weeks, I anticipated the arrival of the latest Dave Matthews Band album: Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. For the first time since I was in college, I sat down in a dark room and listened to an entire album, start to finish, with no interruptions. For the first time in 11 years, I think Dave Matthews Band has released a great studio album. The album starts off with a beautiful, haunting saxophone solo by LeRoi Moore. I was overcome with sadness, realizing at all that was lost musically and otherwise, when he passed away last year. ButRead More →

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Baja, a.k.a. Mr. Kitty, was gentle, kind, and had the unique ability of befriending anyone he met.  When visitor would come to our front door, he was there to meet them. When guest would sit down, he would make his way over to say hello.  When a guest would spend the night at our house and left the door open, Mr. Kitty would go visit them before returning back to “his” room. People who disliked cats said they would change their opinion if all cats were like him. Baja has been there through every milestone of my adult life. He was there when I finishedRead More →

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The first year with little Ainsley has been fantastic and it keeps getting better. I’ve relished every day with her. Looking back at pictures from a year ago (and even 4 months ago), it’s surprising to see how much she has changed. I spent some time in Windows Movie Maker and put together a photo slideshow video.  Here it goes:Read More →

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10 years ago today was my first day of work at Cummins. I just received my company logo tie tack with an emerald, to go next to my 5-year sapphire version. During this time I’ve: had 5 different jobs had 8 different bosses had jobs where I spent more time in the field than at my desk had jobs where I spent had jobs where I spent 100% of my time at my desk gained experience in engine performance and design, control systems, product validation. new product launches, project management with small/large suppliers, interaction with small/large customer, IT project manage/specification/validation/launch, and financial reporting/forecasting switched fromRead More →

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Nicole visited the doctor again today. It was just a quick check-up and not a big deal. They made sure speck is still growing and checked the heart beat. Everything is just fine. Nicole got a bit worried when the nurse couldn’t find the heartbeat, but the doctor was much more skilled and found it within a few seconds. Too bad she had to endure 5 minutes of stress and uncertainty. Anyway, all is well. Looking forward to the next checkup.Read More →

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In 2004, the Colts were red hot but I watched them to the New England Patriots (after a long, cold drive home after the heater in my car quit.) It was a long, cold, miserable terrible night. In 2005, the Colts were on fire but I watched them lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Colts were rusty and disappointing. Before each of these post seasons, my wife and I agreed that we’d get a flat screen TV in our family room (in addition to the front projector in the home theater room) to watch the Super Bowl if the Colts made it. But they didn’t.Read More →