Since it has been so long since the last post, there is a need to do some catching up. First and foremost, I’m now a professor at Montgomery College. Actually, I’ve been there since January. While I will miss teaching some of the more advanced courses, I look forward to focussing on teaching and student …
Category Archives: Family
Hold on, your antenna is bent
More than a year later, we have this scene from Christmas…
Help me Obi-Wan…
I don’t think I ever posted this photo taken somewhat before the baby’s first birthday.
3D Printer: Rigidbot
We purchased a Rigidbot during their Kickstarter campaign last year, and it arrived in the middle of last week. It took 8.5 months longer than projected, but frankly by Kickstarter standards that’s not bad. Since it was so close to the end of the kids’ school year, I saved it as a project for the …
Cape Cod: Pairpoint Glass
After a couple of failed attempts at taking the kids to watch glassblowing, we stopped off at Pairpoint glassworks on our way off Cape Cod. Pretty cool stuff. While the kids only got to watch from windows located above the glassmaking area, visitors who scheduled a “Design your own witch ball” session were treated to …
Cape Cod: Kite Flying
At the end of July, the whole family spent 4 days on Cape Cod. I managed to squeeze in a bit of kite flying with one of our daughters. She’s flying her Uncle Christopher’s shark kite, and I’m flying a brand new parafoil 5. You might not be able to tell, but she got it …
Electronics fun for the Whole Family
I’ve been struggling with how to help our 11-year old develop her attention to detail and critical thinking skills. I spent some time trying to interest her in programming, but it didn’t take. Anyway, I think I’m too close to that topic, and I don’t know that I’m the best person to teach programming to …
Kim’s New Wristwatch
I’m a tiny bit of a wristwatch fan, and I have a couple of decent watches. This has made Kim a little unhappy, and not just because it’s one more thing I can collect (though that’s an issue too). It’s that there doesn’t seem to be much selection of “cool” watches for women. By “cool”, …
Bicycle Living Room?
Our living room as bike parking lot. Notice that we have 6 bikes in the photo and only 4 family members (and that’s not even counting the 3 more at my house). That little purple bike in the foreground needs to go, and I have one of the bikes at my place up on Craigslist …
Bicycle Content
The coming days should bring some updates to the blog. Bicycles are big in our house at the moment, so I’m going to start posting the related household news. Both kids received bicycles for their birthdays this year. Much happiness and a bunch of riding ensued. This has naturally led to more riding for Kim …