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It is with great sorrow and a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Jasmine, a small, black cat who lived a full and pampered life of nearly 16 years. She and Chantel (the himalayan/ragdoll mix pictured here with Jasmine) were the last family pets my brother and I had at home [...]

I still can’t believe it. He’s gone — a legendary business man who created a market for people who were more interested in a product that worked, rather than how it worked. He stepped down from Apple as the CEO only a few weeks ago, and I knew it was because of his un-winnable battle [...]

We welcome Lindsey, a four-year-old, full-blood salt-and-pepper miniature schnauzer into our home. Jessica’s parents have owned her since she was a puppy, but recently decided that they couldn’t give her the attention she needs in an otherwise good home. So, they asked us to take her. I don’t think they would have given her away [...]

I finally got to meet my seven-month-old nephew, Benjamin, for the first time! In fact, it was the first time anyone in my family has met Ben, so we were all pretty excited. Jessica and I took a few days off from work to spend a long weekend in Lubbock. Jonathan brought his wife, Berenice [...]

Today, we bought a new grill! I’ve owned a gas grill since my birthday in 2007 (see the story here) and since that time, I’ve learned a lot about cooking outside. Well, maybe not a lot, but enough to get a good dinner without disappointment anyway. And while I was very happy to have it, [...]

After a month of development, the freeWAVE™ Locator app is complete! You can get it for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad for free, right now! freeWAVE™ is San Angelo’s only free Wi-Fi hotspot network, providing free wireless Internet access at many popular locations throughout the city with more added every week. Learn more here.

Benjamin Clark was born today at around 11 am EST (waiting on Jonathan to send me accurate info), and everyone is doing very well! What’s been said is true: you never really know the feeling until you have your own. Of course, I still don’t know that feeling, but knowing I have a nephew is [...]

I’ve been working hard on a huge update of my weather app for iPhone since the beginning of December, and I’m happy to say that it is now available in the App Store! This new version includes a drastically new user interface, using tabs to navigate through the different views. Also, while hacking my way [...]

Well, I’ve done it; I’ve written an application for the iPhone to be distributed in the Apple App Store! The app is mostly a pet project designed to compliment my weather website (http://wx.kd5hia.net), which is why I’m making it available free of charge. It’s been a tough road learning a new programming language. It’s been [...]

Wow — I just learned that Billy Mays also passed just a little while ago. I’ve been watching Discovery Channel’s Pitch Men, not even half way through it’s first season, and I started to get to know the guy past his annoyingly loud peddling spots on TV. Geeze…