Continuing thoughts about the “static blog”
After some deliberation, I feel there’s no point in either (1) keeping a separate static-only blog and this blog, or (2) keeping two separate Wordpress blogs, because * I don’t have the mind space f…
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Monthly recap (April 2019)
Major updates: * Couple of hikes with Shivi and Tara, including one over-ambitious one * Tara had her first surgical operation :-( … an endoscopy … and it turns out she has to be on a gluten-free d…
Monthly recap (March 2019)
Major updates: * Winter => Spring, finally * Great mini-weekend trip to Asilomar/Pacific Grove Minor updates: * Red-tape-y stuff around passport renewal/visas * Some attempts at improving pe…
Monthly recap (February 2019)
Major updates: * Finished my second 1000-piece puzzle (details later) * Disney on Ice with Tara Minor updates: * Trying to get Tara familiar with Checkers * Daily 5-minute meditation for a mont…
Monthly recap (January 2019)
Major updates: * None? Minor updates: * Getting back from India * Low fitness … * Quarterly trip to Barnes&Noble, some new books * Fun pottery outing with team at work * Cold weather, dow…
Short-form blog posts
It has to be okay to write one-paragraph posts, otherwise I’ll never end up getting what’s in my head out somewhere. I just don’t happen to be an essay-writing kind of person, I can’t bring myself to…
Monthly recap (December 2018)
Major updates: * Trip to India to visit parents/friends/relatives * A unicorn-themed birthday party for Tara at home! Minor updates: * A first movie night for me and Shivi (i.e. also a first for…
Annual recap: 2018
Me/Family: * I moved from Google to Pure Storage * Went for a memorable Warriors/Cavaliers game * Ran a 10K * Shivi moved to a new team in engineering * Experiments: gave up coffee for a month,…
Honey Yogurt
I had slowly gotten used to the flavored Chobani yogurts (strawberry, peach ....) but the one I liked most of all was the honey flavored one. Unfortunately, I didn't have easy access to this anym…
Monthly recap (November 2018)
Major updates: A week in Cabo! * A lot of hanging out at the pool * A lot of eating * Wandering into the towns, encountered some music * A boat ride and just randomly walking around (nice and wa…
Angst about the static blog (again!)
This is beyond frustrating … after I moved everything this year to a different layout and thought I was “finally done”, I’m now wondering whether the static site is a good idea at all. The big bottle…
Monthly recap (October 2018)
Major updates: * Ran a 10K! (Stevens Creek Trailblazer at Shoreline Park) * Fun weekend trip to Seattle * Visited the Monterey Aquarium and finally saw the Giant Pacific Octopus moving around! Mi…