Dina: [Shows Alex a T-Shirt with a picture of Chewbacca on it.]
Dina: Alex, who’s this?
Alex: That’s the monkey in that movie where they go to rescue the princess!
Archive for 2010-04
Who Dat?
2010-04-17 21:48Remote Management
2010-04-17 21:43As a remote developer, and now a remote manager, I’ve had to learn to develop information sources that let me figure out what’s going on in remote offices (either the main office or otherwise). One of the information sources that I miss, and that I’m reminded of every time I come back to the main office is (foot) traffic analysis.
Culture Schock
2010-04-17 21:40The Red and Orange lines are abysmal compared to the S26 and S12.
Alexism
2010-04-12 22:53It’s not rediculous. It’s just diculous.
He does the same with disconcerting.
Toddler FanFic
2010-04-12 20:27Alex is composing (fairly detailed and involved) Super Why! / Super Mario Sunshine / Super Mario Galaxy crossover fanfic using plastic Play Doh jars as actors.
How Time Flies
2010-04-10 07:2938 years ago (and counting), a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. 28 years ago (and counting), still wanted by the government, they survived as soldiers of fortune. If you had a problem, if no one else could help, and if you could find them, maybe you could have hired… The A-Team.
I’m starting to feel like I should be yelling “Hey you kids, get off my lawn!” more often now.
It’s All In How You Phrase It
2010-04-08 23:12Every time I visit a different office, I bring them some chocolate from the airport duty free. This time we got to discussing why I bring it… my first description was along the lines of:
I use the chocolate to make up for my deficiencies in collaboration skills.
Later at supper, the more concise geeky description hit me:
It’s Swiss chocolate of charsima +3
The computer programmer at the table laughed. The project manager at the table took a few seconds and then grinned. The engineers looked at me blankly.
CAD/USD
2010-04-07 12:26The Canadian dollar is currently worth more than the US dollar.
News Flash
2010-04-05 12:59Arianna just took her first three steps.
North American Tour…
2010-04-04 19:33We’ll be in Boston and Montreal for two weeks at the end of April. Tell us when you can see us…
Easter
2010-04-04 19:31- Alex wakes up to a trail of chocolate eggs leading to a couple of chocolate bunnies… for some reason, he cries.
- We see the Swiss national circus, Knie. Alex eats a tonne of popcorn and ice cream. Arianna just eats popcorn.
- Supper is lamb and rabbit. Doppelbock. Rhubarb. Melon. Dessert wine.
- Supper ends with the sun breaking through the clouds to treat us to a double rainbow.