Posts under ‘Random Musings’

Wired News: Tales From Packaging Hell

Wired News: Tales From Packaging Hell I was wondering when someone would finally write about this annoyance. From the article, “the hardest part of buying electronics these days is opening the products when you get them home.”

Community Involvement – Elementary School Science Fair

Yesterday morning, my good friend Ray and I helped judge a science fair at Toyon Elementary School in San Jose. It was a lot of fun talking to the children. We primarily judged the projects for children in K, 2nd, and 5th grades. It was encouraging to see how nice and respectful all the children [...]

SkyGo reunion

It was really great to see all my old coworkers who were able to make it to Ferry Plaza on Sunday. Catherine, Jonathan, Ray, Momo, Ben, Amnon, Naomi, and I were able to make it. Since I organized things, sorry to anyone I missed (I don’t have everyone’s email address). Thanks to Jonathan for treating [...]

Herb Garden Update

The thyme and chives are looking great. I’m quite sure they will yield a nice supply of my two favorite herbs. Unfortunately the cold weather has taken its toll on the mini-basil. It’s still hanging in there, but I probably lost 75% of it since I planted it. No sign of life from the alpine [...]

Orchids in bloom

While I can’t take credit for growing these beautiful flowers, I do get to benefit from their presence brightening my home. Here are some of the results of Jenn’s hard work: