[Ed. Note: 10/31/2015: This “post” was originally an email I sent to my friends on 06/05/2012. I have posted it today in 2015, and backdated for archival/search purposes] (my apologies if you get this multiple times & if you don’t want to get this type of stuff from me, just … Continue reading
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10 Years At Apple
On May 2nd, 2002 I took a leap & started working at Apple. Today I got my 10 year crystal award. Â Pictures don’t do it justice – I love it:Â Â And this letter from Tim Cook pretty much nails it: This award celebrates 10 years of your amazing contributions to … Continue reading
Why Adopt Baozi?
[Ed. Note: A few days ago, Kate Antoniades contacted me because she runs a blog, “From Alone to Home: Stories of Adopted Pets” (www.fromalonetohome.com), which collects pet adoption stories as her way to encourage other people to choose shelter/rescue adoption. She asked me to write up Baozi’s adoption story & … Continue reading
Puppy Yawns (for your Listening Pleasure!)
Not all posts here at Deeptrouble.com involve issues of magnitude and commentary most insightful. Some involve…. (drum roll)… PUPPY YAWNS! (click here to hear the goodness) The last one is the best actually 🙂 I’ve always wanted a puppy & last weekend Kimberly and I adopted little Baozi* from the … Continue reading
Trikeasaurus Rex RFP (and a Brief History of Trikeasaurus!)
[Ed. Note for friends: I have decided to have a new custom trike built: Trikeasaurus Rex! To do so, I need to explain what Trikeasurus is, so I made this video & blog post as an RFP (Request For Proposal). It is a simple history & set of requirements – … Continue reading
Rocket GLAM 43rd Birthday Party
GLAAAAAAM IIIIN SPAAAAAAAAACE! Glamsters! Thank you all SO MUCH for making my GLAM Party such a huge success. So many of you! So many rocket-packs! So many aliens! SO. MUCH. GLAM. A few quick thoughts: I LOVED SO MANY OF THE COSTUMES. SO GREAT! I think Liz won on overall Rocket … Continue reading
The Proposal
Ed. note: Numerous people have asked for “the story” of me proposing to K, so I thought I’d write it down. It feels a little odd to write a blog post about such a moment, but we here at deeptrouble.com are all about giving the people what they want. 🙂 … Continue reading
The Story of Trixie!
[Update 3/16/2012: “The Story of Trixie” has come full circle, as the blog where we got her inspiration has posted about her 🙂 See the epilogue after you read this post.] Trixie in her natural habitat, the ‘Deepistan National Parklet (& in front of our temporary construction mural by Adrian … Continue reading
Hunting For Happiness in The People’s Republic
[Ed. Note: This post is 4 months late. The trip was 8/15 to 9/10/11. Now that no one cares, I thought I’d post about it. 🙂 I’ve been trying to write this for months, but really I was too focused on this project at work to make it happen… Â If … Continue reading
China 2011 Tidbits
This post is a brief collection of thoughts and impressions that didn’t fit into my in depth and more thoughtful (I hope) post on China (see above). I recommend that one if you’re only going to read one of my China posts. But if you prefer little tidbits sized chunks … Continue reading