You’ve undoubtedly heard the sad news that the Arby’s on East Broadway in Eugene has closed. So what, you ask? Well, for starters the office in which I work is located almost directly across the street. However, we (that is, me and my co-workers Tim and Duane) did not eat there all that often — [...]

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This just in! As of an hour ago, our Christmas lights are up and shining bright, and they just might look familiar! Anyway, we’ve started a new album in our gallery to collect our photos from the holidays.
Adventure Gallery: Holidays

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Following Mezrich’s excellent page-turner, Bringing Down the House, I had high hopes for Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions. While Mezrich’s writing style has definitely improved — I had minor issues with House — his storytelling faltered in this work. There was an interesting [...]

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I think Jen would agree that this was probably the best Thanksgiving dinner that we’ve prepared to date. We planned the meal so we could enjoy it together after Evan had gone to sleep for the night, and everything — including Evan not waking up! — turned out almost perfectly. We got an 8 lb. [...]

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Just a quick “Happy Thanksgiving” to our friends and family out there. We’re celebrating at home this year and planning a traditional turkey dinner. Jen even made a homemade apple pie that looks delicious!

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Today, November 22, 2005, at 3:20pm Evan rolled over from his tummy to his back. We were playing on the floor, and I was telling him a story and acting out the parts with his toys. While I was shaking his sun toy, Evan pushed up with his hands and pushed himself over to one [...]

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The past weekend was filled with several new and entertaining things. First, my parents arrived (from Olympia, WA) late Friday afternoon. Excluding the (literally) few minutes they were in our house immediately after Evan’s birth and before they had to drive Jen up to Portland (see Where’s Evan?), they have not been down for a [...]

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Today is Jen’s birthday! Let’s all wish her a happy, happy day! My parents are in town and will be watching over little Evan tonight while I take Jen out for a relaxing and romantic dinner!
Adventure Gallery: Jen’s Birthday

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Most of you know that for many years I have maintained a website dedicated to Oregon’s exploding whale incident, which happened on November 12, 1970. I started the site while I was in grad school at the UofO. In late 1999, the site was moved to our personal domain, hackstadt.com, where it has resided since. [...]

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Evan is 5 months old today! Here is an FAQ on Evan:

Does Evan sleep through the night?Yes. Sleeping for five consecutive hours is considered “sleeping through the night” for five month old, breastfed babies. Evan is sleeping 12-14 hours at night and gets up one or two times to eat. He might get up after [...]

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