Category Archives: family

Unfinished Projects: One last programming lesson from my dad

Posted on December 16, 2015 by ehmatthes

Last night I got to hold a fresh copy of the first book I’ve ever written. It was an amazingly satisfying experience. As many authors will attest, the journey from submitting a proposal to holding the finished book was much … Continue reading →

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Ever’s First Starship

Posted on November 8, 2015 by ehmatthes

Ever has made many small ships, but this is his first larger ship that has a nice degree of symmetry, that he’d like to be able to build again. We decided to take it apart step by step, and take … Continue reading →

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Tsunami Evacuation, January 5 2013

Posted on January 5, 2013 by ehmatthes

Last night my family experienced the biggest earthquake any of us have ever felt.  We live in Sitka, Alaska, and we were roused just before midnight by a magnitude-7.5 earthquake just over 100 miles away.  I learned how to plot … Continue reading →

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Whales on the way home

Posted on March 16, 2012 by ehmatthes

Daylight savings is lifting everyone’s spirits around here. With the longer days, Ever and I can go for a walk after work and not have to rush too much to be back before dark. We still have to be back … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Law

Posted on February 29, 2012 by ehmatthes

Judas Priest was Ever’s first favorite band I am alone with Ever on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and it’s probably safe to say that he hears different music on those evenings than he does the rest of the week. I … Continue reading →

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Reading with Ever

Posted on February 21, 2012 by ehmatthes

Ever was born in March of 2011, and we made a point to start reading with him as soon as we brought him home from the hospital. At first reading with him was easy, because it didn’t matter what we … Continue reading →

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Ten months of Ever pictures, from my phone

Posted on February 4, 2012 by ehmatthes

I am finally trading in my old Samsung Solstice for an iPhone, so I saved all my old phone pictures onto my computer for the first time.  Here are the highlights from the last ten months.

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