Category Archives: History

A year certainly made a major difference by this Christmas Break! The previous one was lonely but filled with a quiet optimism. My patience did pay off throughout 1999 and it was more of a Thanksgiving or point of Remembrance … Continue reading →

Despite being in a new city, the same general malaise I felt during previous Christmases (1992 and 1993) continued. The part which really sucked was the lack of getting to attend the Sidler’s New Year’s bash in Chicago (this became … Continue reading →

I apologize (or not, you may be relieved) for taking a two-day break. Somara went to the grocery store on Monday and wanted to try out a new recipe for dinner. Therefore, I went straight home, ate and proceeded to … Continue reading →

This was my first Christmas with snow in two years. Snow mind you, Houston somehow managed to get the cold element down pat thanks to Arctic fronts pushing across the whole nation. Oddly, it didn’t bother me as much as … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I spent the bulk of the day relaxing. I think most of it was sleeping, something I don’t get to much lately. By late afternoon, Somara and I headed to Georgetown to spend the evening exchanging gifts with her … Continue reading →

After Sonia, there was another friend I made in Austin and without her, I probably wouldn’t have earned an A in French II. I feel pretty never mentioning Patricia much on my site. We lost touch pretty quickly due to … Continue reading →

When I received my job offer from Apple in 1999, one of the first things I nailed down was getting Thanksgiving week off, practically a Herculean achievement in a call center courtesy of Black Friday. Normally, I would work and … Continue reading →

I didn’t really know it was happening until I saw it on my girlfriend’s TV that evening. With it being 1989, I figured it was a matter of time before Soviet forces arrived to quell everything as they had done … Continue reading →

My favorite British newspaper site continues to the Guardian (so should it be favourite?) because they have these much better interactive pieces like this one on the a People’s History of the Internet. You conservatives can click on it safely, … Continue reading →

I did catch a little bit of news on the discovery of second site but only now have I gotten around to reading more details. It’s pretty amazing what the Guardian article states so far. Hopefully I’ll remember to check … Continue reading →

Currently he is the oldest living ex-president or maybe it’s a tie with George H W Bush, they’re both WWII vets and ex-Navy officers, despite being from different parties, I bet they get along on a personal level. Anyway, I … Continue reading →