My wife suffered some kind of very painful abdominal episode this past Sunday.  Since then, we’ve been going to doctor’s appointments and clinics to get lab work done.  So far, nothing definite has been diagnosed.
Next on the list is an ultrasound for her gall bladder, more blood tests and an appointment with a cardiologist.

On Saturday, July 26th, Chuck Rowe and I hiked up Mount Osceola via the Mount Osceola Trail. Well, officially, it’s the Mount Osceola Trail. On this particular day, it was the Osceola Brook Trail.
Last week’s rains left the trail a wet mess, especially the lower sections. There were quite a few mud pools in the […]

As of Saturday, June 21, I accepted the role of Lead Developer for a brand new computer game company.  Due to the cutthroat nature of the gaming industry, I cannot go into detail regarding the name of the company nor the subject matter of any of its initial products.  About the only thing I can […]

This year’s Father’s Day was the best ever. Because of the Sunday’s nasty weather, it wound up being a full Father’s Day weekend, which probably requires some explanation.
A couple of weeks ago, my wife asked me what I wanted for Father’s Day. Now, I’m not a “Hallmark Holiday” kind of guy, so after […]

Though I cannot go into detail at this point in time, an amazing opportunity has presented itself to me. If the cards fall correctly, my name will appear in the credits of a mass-produced computer game in a year or two. If that endeavour proves successful, then my software development career will take […]

My last day in Japan was an extended 36-hour affair which was spent immersed in an adventure which was a notable mix of serenity, dash, blistered feet, “Don’t Panic!” and funk.
I’ll start with the funk part. If it were somehow possible, I would apologize to everyone who had to sit near me on Northwest […]

Three weeks ago, I was starting the second week of a two week vacation. The first week was spent in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region near Lake Winnepesaukee. The second week was going to be spent cleaning and organizing the house. On Monday, however, I got a call from my employer. They […]

High tech devices can bring a lot of convenience to our lives, when they work. For me, last night showcased just how dependent we can become on such things.
Last night, my wife’s MacBook shut down unexpectantly. A subsequent attempt at a reboot displayed the “question mark folder”, instead of the monochromatic Apple logo. […]

I had to install the 32-bit MySQL engine to replace the 64-bit engine that I had installed last week. For backwards compatibility reasons, the Ruby script launcher, /usr/bin/ruby, was built as a 32-bit application and it will not interact with the 64-bit library supplied with the 64-bit MySQL installation. Now, the Ruby interpreter […]

This MacBook Pro simply rocks. It is fast and intuitive. I have suffered absolutely zero issues in the transition from my Windows box.
I have had no problems getting Mac versions of the apps I use or finding and using substitutes:
1. Browsers
I have Opera, Firefox and Safari installed. As I do web development […]