Oct
27
2006
In my last week at Intel, I happened to get a pretty good story. I got stuck in the elevator.
I came in early on Monday (because, as you remember, I’m working all those overtime hours). It was almost 6:30. I stepped into the elevator and pushed the button for the 4th floor. [...]
Oct
20
2006
We had a “Leaving Intel” party this afternoon. All the employees who are going to Marvell were invited. The strange thing about it is, it was thrown by the people leaving Intel for the people leaving Intel. In other words, we threw a party for ourselves! It was supposed to be [...]
Oct
01
2006
Several months ago, I read a news article speculating that Luis Gonzalez might not be coming back to the Diamondbacks next year (his contract expired this year and there was an expensive option on it). If that was the case, they hoped the community would buy out the house and give him the send off [...]
Oct
01
2006
On my way home from Boise last week, I intended to take Highway 14 from Interstate 15 over to Route 89 so I could go south through Kanab, Page and Flagstaff instead of Las Vegas. Well, I somehow missed the turnoff for Highway 14, so decided to take Highway 9 through Zion National Park. [...]
Oct
01
2006
…a couple of weeks ago to see Robin and Ken’s new home and celebrate Steven’s second birthday. I drove it in two days; it’s just over 1000 miles. I spent the night in a Provo motel, but the next time I’ll look for a place just a little south of there. By [...]