Spending the last month with an extra job has been no picnic. But last Friday it all came to fruition, with Richard Dawkins’ visit to San Diego, on of all days, Good Friday. The event was a great success and everyone I spoke to enjoyed themselves and had a great time. There were a few… Continue Reading
Even though it was rainy all weekend, my daughter wanted to go out with her friend and do some geocaching. Of course, since I have a new iPad with GPS capability I was all for it. Having the GPS ability was one of the reasons I wanted to get the new iPad, of course that… Continue Reading
Since I checked into my last shore duty assignment, an old email address that I used on my previous shore duty was recovered and reactivated. Much to my dismay, once Outlook opened up and remembered where it was, downloaded ALL of the email in that account for the last five years. The majority of it… Continue Reading
The last few weeks have seemed to run non-stop. I can’t remember the last time I was able to sit down and actually work on the computer for myself. On the 26th of February I was voted on to the Board of Directors for the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego. I’m excited to work with… Continue Reading
In the vein of doing something fantastic for one’s birthday, I chose to hike El Cajon Mountain. I’ve enjoyed hiking more in the last 6 months or so, and have wanted to get this mountain under my belt. My last hike was Mount Gower in early January, but since I have been running more in the… Continue Reading
In preparation for an upcoming meetup with the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego, I read the book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children, by Katherine Stewart. The topic at hand involves the Good News Club, a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship, coming into public schools around the country in… Continue Reading
I’ve been on leave for nearly 3 weeks. Being on leave means that I don’t have to go to work, yet I still earn all of my pay and allowances, basically a paid vacation. In the navy you usually take leave before and after deployments and around the holidays. Most of the time, you don’t… Continue Reading
As customary in our household, when it is someone’s birthday or other special event, they get to pick where the family eats dinner. For me, it’s usually Red Lobster, because while everyone loves Cheddar Bay Biscuits, I’m the only one that’ll eat fish. For my wife and daughter, they usually prefer to go to the… Continue Reading
Today is my daughter’s birthday. My little girl is growing up fast. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a decade since she was born. Of course maybe I should save this post for next year when it is a decade, or maybe I’ll just reference this post then. I’m proud of my daughter… Continue Reading
If you’ve been keeping up with me, you’ll know that I recently purchased a pair of Vibram FiveFingers. Ever since I got into wearing them I’ve been stepping further and further into the minimalist footwear department. I’ll make it known again, that previously I made jokes at anyone who would wear such things on their… Continue Reading