Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

Erhu, Zhonghu, Pipa, and Guzheng

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

There are three traditional chinese instruments that I find fascinating: Erhu, Pipa, and Guzheng. The Erhu (二胡) is a two stringed bowed instrument that is played like a viola da gamba, resting the instrument on a leg and bowing with a loosely-haired bow that is situated between the two strings ...

Disneyland Wrap-Up

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

I just got back from a five night stay at the Disneyland Resort. It was perhaps the best vacation I've ever been on, for one big fat main reason: Almost every restaurant, from the high-end venues to the carts on the sidewalks, have gluten-free options. Oh yeah, and the kids ...

Snow

Friday, February 17th, 2006

We had snow at 1000 feet on Mt. Diablo today, and we all drove up there this afternoon to check it out. We saw Channel 7 news crews filming kids playing in the snow, and one guy had a little snowman built on top of his truck. Max and Dylan ...

Rainbow Dreamer

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Max hadn't learned the word "crystal" yet, so "rainbow dreamer" is the term that he used to describe this object: I thought that was pretty creative naming for a five year old.

Happy New Year

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

I can't believe it is just hours away from 2006 already. Looking back, 2005 was one of the best. I spent my first year at my dream job, moved into my dream home, practiced a respectable amount of music, completed some study on CSS and PHP, and watched my kids ...