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On To Two O One O

Lunchtime, Thursday, December 31, 2009 • 5 responses

Most of my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances found 2009 a harder year than years past. The global economic downturn and its residual effects of course weighed heavily on all of us—some more directly than others. For me, 2009 really wasn’t bad, and I’m going into 2010 with some good momentum.

The Could’ve-Been-Better …

(The full entry is also filed in California, Food, Globetrotting, Personal, Woodworking, and Work)

Less Is More

Mid-afternoon, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 • 2 responses

This year I’ve traveled only a quarter of what I traveled last year. Though I have friends in most places I visit, it has been nice not having to go overseas so much. The real difference, though, is not measured in miles traveled or time abroad. The difference is that this year Ray really notices when I’m away. …

(The full entry is also filed in Synapse under Globetrotting and Personal)

Silly

Late afternoon, Sunday, July 05, 2009 • 4 responses

Below are excerpts from recent conversations I’ve had with Ray:

Playing with Trains

Ray: ”Choo-a-choo, whoo-a-whoo…”
Narayan: ”Choo-a-choo, whoo-a-whoo… ”
Ray: “Slow down for the government!”
Narayan: “What did you just say?!”
Ray: “Slow down for the government!”
Narayan: “Wow. OK. …

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Maker Faire

Evening, Monday, June 08, 2009 • 2 responses

My family has been attending the SF Bay Maker Faire every year since its inception. It’s relatively easy to describe what The Maker Faire is—unsurprisingly, it’s a gathering for people who make things—but it’s very difficult to articulate its scope in a way that can be understood for those who don’t or can’t attend.

(The full entry is also filed in Synapse under California and Personal)

Table Play

Late evening, Sunday, January 04, 2009 • 8 responses

I kicked off the new year by finishing up a project I started last year. This is a play table I just finished today for Ray.

Most of the in-house projects I’ve taken on in my current woodshop have been either for the shop or for Ray. Given the way the last few years have been for me at work, I can’t see it having turned out differently. …

(The full entry is also filed in Synapse under Woodworking)

434 days and 20 hours

Late afternoon, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 • 7 responses

There’s a very simple explanation for my year-plus absence from etherfarm. This simple explanation has fifty-seven parts, the first three of which are described briefly below:

(The full entry is also filed in Life Online, Personal, Woodworking, and Work)

World, Meet Ray. Ray, Meet World.

Evening, Thursday, March 02, 2006 • 36 responses

At 18:32 today, the Wife and I had our first child, Ray Bueno Nayar. He weighs in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces (3.1 kilos), and 19.5 inches (49.53 cm). Ray is fittingly named after my maternal grandfather, who was and is one of my favorite people on this planet.

(The full entry is also filed in Synapse under Personal)

Jig

Lunchtime, Tuesday, November 01, 2005 • 15 responses

So let me break this long hiatus with an exciting announcement: sometime next March the wife and I will be having a son.

(The full entry is also filed in Synapse under Personal and Woodworking)