We here at JLB tend to work like pretty hard. We also like to take vacations.
Read more...Ni Hao from China
This week my kids and I have been spending our (amazingly hot!) mornings at Family Bible Adventure at Christ Community Church. This year it’s an around the world adventure! The kids who come get to do everything from paint eggs in Russia to make mud sculptures in Africa to taste sopapillas in South America.
My little [...]
Every four years
It only happens every four years… You know what I’m talking about. The local and national nightly news, America’s sports bastion ESPN, late-night talk shows, and even Google are showcasing the World Cup on a daily basis.
Read more...Google and ’secret searching’
Last week, Google unveiled an updated and bona fide encrypted web search option. By using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, the search engine offers all users the ability to shield search queries from third-party interception.
Read more...A JLB Tradition…At Country Boy Restaurant
You may not be aware that we have some long-standing traditions here at JLB. One of my favorites is birthday lunch! The name pretty much says it all–we go out to lunch to the celebrated person’s place of choice.
Last Monday we ventured out of the Franklin city limits and celebrated yours truly at Country Boy [...]
My birthday…
…is coming soon. I don’t love gift giving as a general practice. I think it’s mostly an important custom, and I do like getting free stuff, but it has never been my favorite thing in the world.
Read more...Chicken Soup for the Nerd’s Soul
Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to take a 5-day rock climbing vacation to Hueco Tanks. The days were spent trekking miles through the barren, yet still amazingly beautiful, Texas desert and climbing razor-sharp volcanic rock, while the nights were spent screaming over brutal ping pong matches and perhaps my new greatest addiction ever… Settlers of Catan.
Read more...What the world searches for…
Ever wonder who searches for the term “ice cream” more in the United States? It’s Bostonians. (Incidentally, Singapore is #2 behind the USA internationally… go figure). Or, maybe you’re more interested in knowing what term was searched for the most on a given day? (Today it was “tiger woods masters” followed by “st. [...]
Read more...A little time
I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since I started working at JLB. Time has flown by! I also can’t believe that I’m five days (at most) away having a baby boy! I’ve finished my final task list before my leave and we had a fun “maternity” lunch at Chuy’s–very tasty, by the way. [...]
Read more...Google’s ‘little’ announcement
What were you doing on Dec. 4, 2009 at 3 in the afternoon? Maybe getting some Christmas shopping done? Maybe tidying up a work project, getting ready to go home? Or maybe, because Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. was a Friday afternoon, you had already started your weekend.
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