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I'm having a time of it trying to get all the trim on in the bedrooms. The cutting with the mitre saw is going OK (a corollary to which is that the measuring is also going OK), but getting the trim attached to the walls is proving very difficult. I'm going to look at borrowing a neighbor's nail gun tomorrow. There has got to be a better way than I'm doing...

From the British Association for the Advancement of Science's Laughlab project: Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls down. He doesn't seem to be breathing, and his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls emergency. "My friend just dropped dead," he says. "What can I do?" The operator, in a...

After a weekend of remodeling work and a Monday of trying desperately to get this house somewhat clean, I zoomed to PDX to pickup Erin and Jonah this afternoon. Both looking good! Jonah's more verbal than he was a week ago. Otherwise he seems about the same. More coordination with stairs and with climbing, I suppose. Still cute as a button. Spoiler...

Vancouver, Washington In a move sure to scandalize the neighborhood, I spent last night at Maria's in Vancouver rather than make two trips up and down I-5 to Salem. Her place maintains a nice temperature in the face of hot weather (like today's) and cools down further after sunset. Sweet! Maria dined with Dennis and his relatives, so I ordered a pizza...

Spoiler Warning: This show repeats on CBS on Saturday at 8 PM. The following review will spoiler it for you if you've not already seen it. We start in Egypt by the Sphinx. Team 1, Colin and Christie, built such a huge lead during the last leg of the race that it seems a shame that they'll lose all seven hours of it at an airport or train station or...

August 10, 2004 After bidding au revoir to Erin and Jonah at San Jose International, I boarded a full but uneventful Alaska Air flight for home. Dad picked me up at the airport and by mid-afternoon I saw home. When we had originally conceived the "Ty flies home a week early" plan—Erin and Jonah will be staying in Los Altos until August 17—the idea was...

Los Altos, California We dined with our friends Brian, Debbie, and their daughter Erin this evening. We found it hard to believe that Erin is now 9 years-old and headed into fourth grade. Seems like only yesterday that she was Jonah-sized. Our friends had just returned from Ireland, and they give the country and it's people rave reviews. (This is Ireland...

Los Altos, California Joe and Helen came down from their new place in Petaluma. We met the Lillys and Petersons in downtown San Jose at a jazz festival, followed by -yes- another trip to Habana Cuba. If you're ever in San Jose, you simply must give it a try. While down at the jazz festival, Jonah and Jared splashed in the water of a park, we enjoyed a...

Los Altos, California I woke up early (for me) to play some tennis with Michael Neri down at Cuesta Park. Cuesta holds an extensive tennis facility with numerous courts, all of them in nice shape. I was admittedly rusty, but it also didn't help that Michael seemed to be on his game. I was down 0-4 before storming back 3-4 as time expired. (Michael only had...

Los Altos, California Our friends Jennie and Jon have had a whirlwind time of it lately: They've gotten engaged, moved from Washington, D.C. to Mountain View, California, found an apartment, and recovered from bronchitis. Additionally, Jon quit his IT job for National Geographic and took a position with Apple in Cupertino. That's a lot of change in a very...