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DOG DAYS AND EARL’S COMING TO VISIT

Beth — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:17:48 +0000

Dad this weather is unbelievable. There is a heat advisory out and we are not allowed to leave the air-conditioned room except for bathroom and food breaks. Now I hear G-Mom talking about some guy named Earl coming to visit. It is way too hot to entertain. All of the shades and blinds are [...]

Fan or Wood Stove…That’s Maine

Ellie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:38 +0000

Well Dad last night I got to lounge in front of the wood stove! Two days ago I was in front of my fan. A cold northeast wind blew in and even I have to admit it was chilly. Of course G_MOM had just plucked out my entire coat, so I was a lot [...]

aquaDRAMA Updated

Nathan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:18:49 +0000

I really need to post more about my fish tank. It is one of my core hobbies and I spend more time thinking about it than I do writing. There is so much to share about how I have managed to make this thing work.

The most recent change is that I gave away [...]

Structure of the Startup?

Nathan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:09:48 +0000

I have been thinking a bit about how you structure the start up of today. This also includes older companies looking to bring the best of the startup mentality onboard for rebirth. Maybe we can call this re-starting-up? There are a couple problems that I think are valid in my current position that have [...]

BYE JOSH and GOOD LUCK!

Ellie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:31:10 +0000

Dad,

Hope you are well. It has been so hot and humid here and G_Mom keeps us in the air conditioned bedroom, so I cannot get to the computer! However I figured out how to open the door and last night we got caught. G_Mom came home and we did not hear her….OH BOY…trouble [...]

Life in Batty Maine

Ellie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:50:16 +0000

OK Dad, in less than one week I have endured tornadoes and a bat in the house. Is this really “the way life should be”?

This place is nuts! It took two policemen an hour to get the same bat out last night. We came in from being outside around 9 o’clock and Slobbie [...]

Bribing Police? How American

Nathan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:32:12 +0000

I was reading through this compendium of bad news from Afghanistan on the NYTimes today. It saddens to to be as right has I have been about the outcome of both Iraq and Afghanistan. The bottom line is that I was just young enough to have the memories of Vietnam and The Soviet War [...]

Economic Stats The Should Scare You

Nathan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:13:50 +0000

A friend passed along this link: The Middle Class in America Is Radically Shrinking. Here Are the Stats to Prove it

Here are the stats that should worry all of us:

83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people. 61 percent of Americans “always or usually” [...]

Zoology to Dev: Lessons in Learning & Teaching

Nathan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:45:08 +0000

I get asked a lot about why I have a background in Zoology (particularly, marine and even more particularly, neuroscience) but now work in IT. It is a little hard to describe quickly, especially since this question is often asked by an HR representative over the phone as part of an interview.

To answer [...]

Tornados Not Snow Hit Maine

Ellie — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:36:18 +0000

Hi Dad,

Did you ever spend time in a bath tub with three dogs, and a cat? Not fun let me tell you…we were all scared…even me! Below is the headline from the Portland Press Herald.

Explosive thunderstorms that triggered tornados throughout southern Maine knocked down trees and power lines, flooded streets and damaged [...]