Brains

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Dylan, who is almost 4 years old, just rolled his eyes into the back of his head and said "I can see my brain!" That's my boy...

Reverse Psychology

Monday, January 28th, 2008

This is how I get Max to practice: Get my bass and his violin out. Ask Max to help me learn his pieces on the bass (i.e. Suzuki book 1, ABCs of Violin, Fiddle Magic, etc...) Play the piece he's working on and ask him to point out any mistakes. ...

Yosemite Trip

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

I am overdue for posting anything about our Yosemite trip, especially so because we have just returned a month later from our trip to Disneyland. It was good to do two back-to-back vacations this year. I feel we're getting back into the swing of having fun. Which reminds me: I ...

Ed Ellis, Dean, Coach, Teacher, Passes Away at 90

Friday, June 15th, 2007

My grandfather, the person whom I really consider like my father actually, passed away today. Below is the obituary I wrote: Edwin Lee Ellis, longtime high school educator and former dean of students at The Athenian School in Danville, California, passed away early Friday, June 15. He was 90 years 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 ...