Just Thoughts
Randy Johnson-Nolan Ryan Clip
Last night Randy Johnson won his 300th game in MLB. Johnson has long credited some advice from Nolan Ryan the and then Texas Rangers pitching coach Tom House with changing his delivery and taking him from a fast but wild pitcher to a fast pitcher with excellent control. After this meeting, he went on to [...]
Problem with Bing
Microsoft opened their new search engine, Bing, over the weekend. I thought I would try it out and search for “kyle meadors”. The first result was not my home page or one the articles I have written nor any of the projects which with I have been associated. Instead, it was a MySpace page called [...]
Two Shout Outs
On a late Saturday night, we are getting things ready to go to church tomorrow. Will probably visit FBC of Gulf Shores tomorrow. I do want to give two quick shout outs to two people of whom I am very proud. First, my sister is out of the country in Peru on a mission trip [...]
My connection to the swine flu
Did that headline get your attention? As a stay-at-home worker, I am pretty safe from any viral global pandemics. But I know a guy who has been affected by the swine flu. He is a colleague on a project with me. He is from New Zealand and was flying back from Los Angeles last week. [...]
Jacob’s Soccer Team
I again coaching Jacob’s YMCA Under 5 soccer team this Spring. In terms of on-field ability, this year’s team is even worse than last year’s. I am grateful we don’t have a scoreboard to display to all our futility in scoring, both in making goals (or lack thereof) and preventing goals (or lack thereof). But [...]
Surprised by Sadness
Today, we closed out an IRA account we had inherited from Shannon’s dad. As I looked online at the account and saw its new balance as $0.00, it brought a sadness upon me. It was a very tangible example of his and Mom Varden’s passing. It is not the same as a family heirloom, but [...]
Travel Oddity
Yesterday, I spoke at a conference sponsered by a group focused security with energy utilties. Stuff like not making sure substations and smart meters which are the future of the electric grid are protected from cyber criminals. Conference went good and my presentation was well received, but what was most memorable was the trip home. [...]
Ava at 13 months
We had a our 1 year checkup one month late. Ava is doing well and meeting all development milestones and far exceeding the milestones of absolute adorableness. Her physical measurements are… Weight: 24 lbs 14 oz (90% percentile) Height: 30 1/4 inches (50%-75% percentile) Head: 19 1/2 inches (Above 95% percentile) The girl is smart [...]
New Poll: Will ya’ visit?
New poll up. For those who voted in the last poll, Ava walked at 10 months. For those who got it right, treat yourself to some ice cream. Since we have told people we are moving to OB, about a dozen have said “We vacation there. We outta come see you there some time.” Our [...]
“Take It” vs. “Gimme” mentality
In preparation for our move, we decided to sell some of our furniture that either won’t work in our new townhome and/or we just don’t want to make the effort to move it. One item was our patio furniture. Large table with ceramic tile top with umbrella and 8 chairs, including 2 captain chairs. It [...]
