Monthly Archives: September 2011

Today is the Fiscal end of the year for my family… at least for now (I’m going to move it to Jan 1 this year).  It was ten years ago that I started investing (so sad that it took so … Continue reading →

Today is my son’s 16th birthday; since it falls on a Thursday (a busy day for the household), we’ll celebrate it tomorrow by going out to eat.  I hope he isn’t too disappointed.  Since he is a practical sort, he … Continue reading →

I got a lot of work done today, but I didn’t complete my list because I discovered a pretty big screw-up that our designer had done on one two! of our previous chip revisions.  It is good that I found … Continue reading →

You know, not every day can be grand.  It was a real solid day at work – I got a lot accomplished – yet, as with so many days, I didn’t accomplish all that I wanted to accomplish.  Well, tomorrow … Continue reading →

I was sick the whole weekend; not the kind of sickness that keeps you in bed, but one that makes you tired and achy.  Still, I was able to spend time with my family on Saturday (video games with my … Continue reading →

Today marks a big day at my company.  We taped out our first production level mask set. We had to do this because we got a major order.  We’re making money!  This is the first step towards profitability.  Until you … Continue reading →

What a fun day!  I did have to drive a bit, as I mentioned yesterday.  I met up with my friend at his company’s headquarters down in South San Jose.  What an awesome campus! Rather than driving immediately back to … Continue reading →

What an exceedingly long day!  With the exception of my early morning Wednesday breakfast, and two hours at dinnertime with the family, I pretty much spent the entire day working. The daytime work was “normal” work, but after dinner, I … Continue reading →

I sort of forgot to mention that I got my new Dell laptop over the weekend as well.  I did very little with it over the weekend because I wasn’t really home.  I transferred some stuff yesterday at work while … Continue reading →

This weekend was BUSY!  We decided to do a family event on Saturday, since it is rare that I have a Saturday off.  We went to Niles Canyon.  The two mile strip offered non-stop antique stores.  After a while, they … Continue reading →