Kevin’s Birthday Surprise 2014 So Brandee decided to sweep me away recently for my birthday. When it comes to birthday time I usually get grouchy because, after-all, what’s the point of aging another year without any tangible benefits? Basically between the age of 21 (when you can legally drink) and the age of 65/67-ish (when you can supposedly collect your retirement money) then what’s the use of growing older? Nevertheless,…
This past Saturday, January 25th, was the ABBYY USA Winter Holiday party held at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California. Founded 130 years ago, Wente Vineyards is the country’s oldest, continuously operated family-owned winery. The Vineyard itself is absolutely gorgeous with other excellent attractions such as a Bar & Grill, full service restaurant, wine tasting tours and, my personal favorite, a stunning 18-hole Golf Course! The party itself was scheduled to…
Another year of successful Stanford football is in the books! Yesterday the guys and I packed the supplies, met at our usual rendezvous point and then caravanned on up to “The Farm” (a.k.a. Stanford Stadium) for our annual event. I’m not sure exactly how many years I have been personally attending but it’s quite a few (between 6-7 is my guess) and overall this group, or various renditions of the…
This camping trip was a memorable collection of firsts. First, it was Jack’s inaugural experience to dip his feet in a mass body of water whether it was pond, ocean or lake.
Work: I’ve been very busy the last few weeks. Most of it self-imposed work too but I like it that way. I really, seriously can’t stand complacency and I see way too much of it, frankly. One of the projects I’m working on is a set of technical innovative solutions. Some of these solutions are simple just put the piece-parts together kind of stuff which is rather easy for me…