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  • Learning to Write on a PDA

    July 1, 2002

    Still trying to upload my data to my computer—but its taken all night to back up my files. This working with graffiti is okay but slow. I wonder if it will have an affect on my handwritting? It may …

  • Too Much Dog

    July 1, 2002

    I hate to say it, but Cinder is too much dog for me when Wendy’s away. When the twg of us are here, maybe she just spends to this much time following Wendy around. With Wendy gone to see her …

  • Writing on a PDA

    July 1, 2002

    I just broke down and bought a PDA. I am learning how to write with the stylus. In a way, it’s sort of like learning to write all over again. I also bought a keyboard but that takes some …

  • Unfragging the HP

    June 30, 2002

    Still working on the computers. The HP is taking forever to unfrag, but it seems to be holding out okay. Wendy’s seems seriously hosed. I tried to fix it with new software, but it seems pretty …

  • The Fistfight that Almost Was

    June 26, 2002

    I welcomed a stranger to a fistfight today on the streets near my office in Seattle. I was walking home and about to cross the street when he rolled his big SUV right into the crosswalk, never looking …

  • The Smell of Fir Trees

    June 26, 2002

    The weather has been incredible lately: warm (not hot), sunny, clear. The heat cooks a smell out of the fir trees and soft winds blow them around our house. Well, that is when the island doesn’t …

  • Now Officially an Adult

    June 24, 2002

    Oh my goodness…lots of html’ing done around here today. I spent hours finishing up Wendy’s new website. It was cool to figure out different things. Sure was a lot of work though. …

  • My Fatherless Father's Day

    June 21, 2002

    It’s difficult not to let the summer slip away from me. I’m putting in a lot of hours at work again, and when I’m not there it seems like I’m doing some project around the …

  • Lots of Catching Up to Do

    June 1, 2002

    Let’s see…I went on a wonderful vacation with Wendy after writing last. We were going to rent a boat, but they charter company sent us a “navigational skills test” that taught …

  • Night-Night, Sleep Tight

    May 8, 2002

    It’s been a busy couple of weeks since last I wrote. Lynnea and Walter were here for a few days, and we had a great time with them. Lynnea showed me how to kill and cook crab, and Walter and I …

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