My daughter turned two today (at 4:22 - oddly enough, about the time she tried to wake up today!). She's my first, and only right now. It has been an absolute life changing experience. Definitely for the better. Anyway, we got her a battery powered Barb… more »

Thanks again to Adam, I'm on Orkut (bizzy10510). He also got me gmail (rossjoel at gmail dot com). So, apparently, all things Google flow through Adam! more »

I've been (inactively) wanting a gmail account for a while now, but hadn't actively pursued it until Adam offered some up on his blog to the first people to contact him. Since he's the only person to ever comment on my blog, I felt the connection! ;-) S… more »

My family and I recently went to Baltimore to visit my wife's cousin and her husband. We drove. From Michigan to Maryland. With a two year old in the car. How did that go? Surprisingly well, actually. We got a DVD system for our van, so while she wasn't… more »

I'm considering removing all categories (except the general one). Why? Well, for anyone who subscribes or reads this site, I'm testing my ability to blog directly from Outlook using IntraVnews 1.1 beta. Will I stay with it? I'm not sure. Why? Well, for o… more »

How did I spend Father's Day? Tending to my sick wife and daughter. And when they slept, I mowed the yard. Not the best way to do it, but when these things happen, I know I'm appreciated and needed. I didn't want any kind of presents for Father's Day… more »

Wow! The Pistons as world champs again! The parade is probably going on as I'm writing this. Expected turn out: 1,000,000 people! Detroit loves it's sports heroes!   I just read my last Pistons post - and I was pretty much dead on about quite a few… more »

This is a test from IntraVnews. more »

Holy Crap! It's been 2 full weeks since I last posted an entry of any kind! Why? Well, since the last time I blogged, we built a porch on our house (among other things), went on vacation to Baltimore, and I changed projects. Maybe at some point, I'll ac… more »

I've been thinking about the perfect piece of communication software. I come into work every day, and I fire up at least 3 pieces of software to "communicate" with the world around me. That seems excessive to me. Now, what do I mean by communicate? Well… more »