It's been a busy day. I was up very early to do some work before everyone else got up. Got the usual dogs walk in before settling down with the laptop. After I finished up and was ready to head out, I had some extra wrangling to do with our four-year old, to get her …
Category: Attitude
A Dad’s Log: Tales from the Tub Room
Another go at getting back to regular blog posts, regular sharing of the myriad thoughts that flow through my mind. I'm like lots of folks I'm sure; lots checking in, checking out of my brain throughout the day. Writing helps to slow down the flow, to recap, to get a rope on that herd thundering …
“This is America”
MOTHER OF EXILES. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, …
Dad’s Log: Get a good start? Go man, GO!
As of 844am, I've been up about four hours. Just got to work, and the coffee is hot. All three kids were on point this morning, good attitudes and getting ready in a helpful, cooperative manner. Long list for the day sits before me. I've got a meeting after work tonight too. Seems a bit …
A Dad’s Log: Get a good start? Go man, GO!
As of 844am, I've been up about four hours. Just got to work, and the coffee is hot. All three kids were on point this morning, good attitudes and getting ready in a helpful, cooperative manner. Long list for the day sits before me. I've got a meeting after work tonight too. Seems a bit …
When You Get Home
When you get home, what happens? I'm regularly amused, challenged, and sometimes left in simple wonder on this side. My story isn't unique, I'm sure, for anyone with little kids and a full time job. It goes something like this... Up before the sun most work-day mornings to get some personal time and maybe a …
Dad’s Log: What to Do on a Friday Night?
What's a dad do on a Friday night, when mom's out with the ladies? To begin, he gets busy with things like dishes and laundry and prepping snacks for soccer on Saturday morning; orange wedges are on the docket once again. He listens to Mozart and drinks bubbly mineral water, maybe wishing just a little …
“Bigger Better Faster Cheaper!”
#worklife #goodstuff #halffull -- Pacific Biosciences Announces a New Paradigm in DNA Sequencing – Highly Accurate Single-Molecule Long Reads Significant Enhancements to Sequel System Enable >99% Accuracy for Single-Molecule Reads up to 15 kb; Throughput Increases by 2- to 4-Fold MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leading provider of high-quality …
Don’t Get Frazzled! Reflect and Lean In
[Bill the Cat, copyright Berkeley Breathed] In between our kids' soccer games today, I fell into some weekend reflection on my job, my service work, my personal life, and the state of our country currently. Lots to think about on a sunny Saturday afternoon. It turned out to provide some helpful, if not revolutionary, insight. …
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