Nursery, Phase 1

After the well earned break, it was time to get down to business. Time to start the nursery !
We planned, we designed - where you read 'we', insert 'Eileen'. Finally, it was time to start.

Moon, Baby Moon !!!

So, I had never heard of this. Apparently, the 'Hallmark' culture in the US has spawned something called a Babymoon. A chance for the expecting couple to get some well-deserved time alone before all the madness begins...

Don't give a man a fish, teach him to fish...

Frankly, today was not a good day...
Work, home, family, passions, past-times - with so many interests, it is difficult to always have a good day with all of them - but sometimes the hits come hard and fast - and for the past few weeks, the hits have just kept coming...

The Artist formally known as AP !!!

Finally, mum to be (Eileen) and I sat down to have the big discussion !
The negotiations were long and furious, involving softly muttered annoyances in an English accent and loudly screamed insults in Spanish - I'll let you figure it out...
Anyway, cooler heads prevailed and we have reached an agreement that we are both delighted with... Advanced Prototype can now lay aside his grandiose title for something more becoming - he will forever be known as...

The Return of Ernie Twum...

A few of you will be screaming in laughter at the mention of Ernie Twum. Quite possibly the worst manager I ever had the luck of working for and quite possibly a terrible person as well.

While here in India, I have been introduced to most of the senior management and have been able to build some relationships with some amazing people. People of vision and candor, thought and experience.
However, one in particular, has not been able to impress.

Absence and the heart ...

Since being married, Eileen and I have not been apart much. I can think of only a few occasions and none very long. In fact, the longer separations (nothing longer than two weeks) have been forced upon us by circumstance or emergency. Suffice to say, we never choose to be apart.

Bright lights, big city !

Today was the 4^th of July – Independence Day in the United States and a cause for celebration. Celebration of what, though? While politicians try to outdo eachother in making today a celebration of small government; lower taxes; large families; Paul Rivere’s ride (shout out to Sarah Palin); a hypothetical division of church and state – a few things occurred to me…