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Unfinished Projects: One last programming lesson from my dad
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
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
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
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
Reading with Ever
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