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Older Stories


2005-09-23 - Flying lessons
I had my first flying lesson at the Wings of Carolina flying club.

2004-10-23 - Zoom Zoom
After 13 years of faithful service, I finally retired the Ford Probe, replacing it with a new Mazda 3.

2004-02-02 - New job at TMIO
I started a new job at TMIO, a start-up company that makes "intelligent" appliances. I will be writing embedded software for a touch screen controller on an oven.

2004-01-06 - Multitasking on the Cheap
Not every problem requires an RTOS solution. See my article in the February 2004 issue of Dr Dobb's Journal.

2003-08-11 - Flying with Daryl
Dave introduced me to his college buddy who had flown into town in his private plane, a two-seater aerobatic trainer. We took turns in the "best friend" seat while Captain Daryl took us on a tour of the skies.

2003-03-20 - Layoff at Sony Ericsson
Over 100 people were laid off from Sony Ericsson's office in Research Triangle Park, NC. I was one of them, so I will soon be looking for a new job as an embedded software engineer. See my résumé.

2002-11-23 - Sydney's birthday
Our baby girl joined us on November 23rd. She weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces. Mother and baby are both doing fine. See Sydney's web page for more pictures.

2002-10-31 - New Home
As the final step in our repatriation, we moved into a new house.

2002-06-20 - We're back in the USA
After a year and a half in Singapore, we have returned to North Carolina. We had a great time, and we're sad to leave the tropical island city. But at the same time, we're happy to be back with our friends and family.

2002-05-11 - Our Trip to China
In May, we visited Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou.


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