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call me Lester Burnham

Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | No Comments »

For the last couple weeks, I've been taking the boys to an indoor pool for swim lessons every saturday. It's run by a local swim team and the instructors happen to be volunteers for the team. Initially, I ...

Waiting is the hardest part

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | No Comments »

Man, I really thought that the experience of blogging all these years would help make it a little easier writing up twenty-odd pages about how I'm qualified for one of the remaining positions left at work. I was wrong. ...

work update…

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | 1 Comment »

Well, things are getting a bit solemn around here at work. We just had a meeting where we were presented the proposed structure of the new group and the positions/grade levels for each spot. As expected, it's a ...

just in time for the holidays…

Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | No Comments »

well, as expected we received some bad news at work. our work group will be cut back by 50%. The difficult part is that the whole process will take weeks. At the earliest, we all might find ...

I’ve got a bad feeling about this

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | 1 Comment »

crap. There's word that upper management will be coming down to our site this coming tuesday to speak to our division about some upcoming "changes". No one in our group seems to know what those "changes" will be ...

money is the cure

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | 5 Comments »

damn. I found myself taking out my frustrations on the kids again last night. I feel like shit for doing that. Our ever-looming financial burdens are just getting to me again. the wife is pressuring me ...

I’m flawed

Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | 4 Comments »

You know, I try to envision myself as some smart, handsome, giving, thoughtful guy that's got great taste in food and music and as an added bonus, a loving husband and father... but sadly, I don't even come anywhere close ...

a scene from an asian dad’s life

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in all about me, remembrances | 3 Comments »

[the scene begins] friday evening. 6pm. man walks into home after his day at the office. the kids are silent in their rooms. The man's spouse is lying on their bed in the master bedroom upstairs. man takes a deep ...

not in the mood

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in all about me, rants | No Comments »

are you satisfied now?  do you like making your man feel small?  yes, I know that I lied to you and I already feel like shit about it.  But you didn't have to belittle me in front of the kids ...

a fresh start

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in all about me, ramblings | No Comments »

for years I blogged under my own name.  the more I posted family photos and personal information on my blog the more I realized that I'm simply painting myself in a corner.  what started out as a little outlet for ...