Category Archives: History

When I chose classes for my second semester at Marquette, I made sure that my History 002 discussion teacher was Larry Woods again. Not only was he studying for his doctorate, he had numerous anecdotal stories from the time periods … Continue reading →

How I met my wife Somara has never been a secret nor have I ever been evasive about our usage of Match.com (aka, the Internet as most say). But on this day, 10 years ago, began a disaster in online … Continue reading →

For the best scoop on the The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, nothing beats the History Channel’s website. A while back they included this incident in their series about the days that “shook the world” (I can’t remember the actual title). Despite … Continue reading →

Today is one of my favorite anniversaries…my first day in Austin. Unfortunately, the weather is certainly lousier than the day I arrived 13 years ago. I’m not sweating it. Historically, the cold will be over soon (until further notice according … Continue reading →

I met this woman online earlier and then joined her for dinner at the Chili’s off 183, back when Apple was near there. I did look forward to meeting Somara since a couple other women I had met through match.com … Continue reading →

I know I missed the date by a couple days but it was still too great of a time to not mention after 10 years. Besides, it was my first true/real vacation as a full-time employee of any job since … Continue reading →

What started off as a simple cold evolved into an extremely sore throat and then tonsillitis. Yeah, that illness little kids get and it ends with the infected body part being removed. I chose not to have them removed when … Continue reading →

This day in personal history will always live in infamy with Paul and me. Why? It was the last day of our first semester of Marquette…and it didn’t kill us! Technically, I had completed my last final exam a couple … Continue reading →

I know this seems trivial but I felt it was a major landmark in my life as well as Paul’s. His childhood-high school friend Mark said he’d been smoking since junior high, I think eighth grade, maybe sooner, he is … Continue reading →

On an overcast Saturday afternoon, my friend Rad married his wife Kim at this really cool club house out near the desert in Phoenix. There was a sprinkle of rain before the ceremony which I think is par for the … Continue reading →

I have a Futurama calendar at work that lists pretty interesting birthdays. Nothing really grabbed my attention other than Gwen Stefani (37 today) since she is indirectly tied to Matt Groening through her brother, Eric Stefani. So I went by the History … Continue reading →

Why now when the Tenth Anniversary of working there was really the day after Labor Day (September 1996)? Obviously my house’s Fifth Anniversary was more important, more pleasant and probably won’t end bitterly like PowerComputing (PCC) did. I decided that … Continue reading →

Only 62 days remain before Somara and me are in Las Vegas for vacation (it’s also a belated birthday present for her). However, I’m now reminiscing about the time I was there on this day last year. What a trip … Continue reading →

On this day in 1993, my friends Paul and Helen were married. Quite a party after the wedding too. I recall we ended up late for the ceremony because of someone’s future wife holding us up. The reception is what … Continue reading →