Alex, pictured along with 4 of his fellow colleagues, were featured on the frontpage of his company’s internal web site as being one of three award recipients for his work in the Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability area. This is Alex’s second win over the years and it is an honor he continues to strive for […]

Saturday afternoon, I had the boys watch the Olympics on TV so they can get a feel for what the Olympics and winter sports are all about. They were so thrilled to watch NBC’s coverage of the various sports and specifically the Women’s Biathlon event comprised of cross-country skiing and sharp-shooting between laps. Nicholas had […]

I played the role of amateur photographer this morning on behalf of a coworker friend who’s last day at the company is tomorrow. She will be joining her husband in Beijing shortly after his almost 2 years worth of travels back and forth. With 2 kids (the younger one being just 1 year old), it’s […]

Tonight, we grabbed a quick bite to eat at a local Panda Express. Wesley had an early Valentine’s Pizza potluck and already ate 3 pieces of pizza (according to Alex) so he just kind of played around while the rest of us ate our food. Since we had not gotten any fortune cookies in […]

So the Winter Olympics begins tonight. How wonderful it will be to see Torino in this new light. I was actually in Torino on business back in 1994 and spent a total of 2 days in that city. Unfortunately, the business trip was right smack in the middle of the work week so I could […]

In Summary:
It was an exhilarating experience for us all. We did a lot over the course of a week it seems (even though we did not venture out far from our post). Wesley was a real trooper keeping up with us all. I’m sure he’ll be sleeping soundly the next few weeks. The kids also […]