I can’t actually take credit for this – I was out to lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings in Clear Lake, where some co-workers eat and play Texas Hold-Em (the card game, not the “other” game). One of my coworkers (a Cisco god – really) game name is “Ramesh”. After about 20 minutes of keeping the …
Author Archives: Michael
The benefits of toddlers
As a father of three, one of which is still a toddler, I’ve now gone thru this phase plenty. This morning, after some quality time in the bathroom (a result of the HOT hot wings from BW3 at lunch yesterday), I looked at the wipes container on my floor. While I have seen this plenty, …
Goodbye 06
Tis a new year. As I have already written 2007 on a check to the daycare, I’m reminded how cool I write my 7’s. As a son of an engineer, I quickly picked up some drafting habits. First, I love mechanical pens – despite that feeling of inadequacy after the last piece of lead is …
Things are bigger in Texas
A Texan is drinking in a New York bar when he gets a call on his cell phone. He hangs up, grinning from ear to ear, and orders a round of drinks for everybody in the bar announcing his wife has produced a typical Texas baby boy weighing 25 pounds. Nobody can believe that any …