Interrelativity

Category: Family and Friends

  • The Newest Member of the Family: A Bearded Dragon

    We welcomed a new, as-yet-unnamed, member of the family this weekend: a bearded dragon. Evan really wanted a lizard for his birthday, and although I had my reservations about another pet, Amy’s kind heart prevailed. As she will be the one who will have to pick up any slack if Evan does not follow through…

  • Joining Nokia: Connecting People … and Helping People Relate

    On Monday, I embark on a new chapter in my career, as a Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto [Update: I rather prefer Principle Scientist, the title ascribed to me by Anne Galloway]. I'm excited about the opportunities to contribute to a number of strategic initiatives NRC is exploring, and to help this…

  • Football and Community in Woodinville

    Last weekend, I wrote about the efforts of the Bainbridge Island Junior Football League to create a healthier community by offering healthier food at football games.  The next day, I received an email from one of the parents on our team, who is also building community around football, though in his own special way. Bruce…

  • Building a Community around Football and Food on Bainbridge Island

    Evan’s team, the Woodinville Falcons (Cubs division), played their first regular season game today against the Bainbridge Island team at Strawberry Hill Park.  The team played very well, and Evan was excited about getting his first "real" tackle, on the second defensive play of the game [photos below courtesy of our star team photographer, and…

  • Cancer be Gone: All Quiet on the Southern Front

    Amy had a biopsy on Wednesday to search for traces of the anal cancer that was detected last May and treated last fall.  Much to our delight — and more to our relief than we expected — the results were negative, i.e., there was no evidence of carcinoma in any of the samples taken.   There…

  • Clean Bills of Health

    Thanks to the gentle prodding by my cousin, Tricia, I realize I’ve been remiss in posting updates on Amy’s health condition.  This is actually a good sign ("no news is good news") — I was posting most frequently when her condition was worse, and have been tapering off as her health continues to improve. We…

  • Further Along the Road to Recovery

    Amy has been showing continuing signs of improvement.  Yesterday, she felt up to getting out of the house for a few hours to watch both Meg’s and Evan’s soccer games (and both of them scored goals at their respective games (!)), and do a little pumpkin shopping at a nearby farm.  She has been eating…

  • Signs of Improvement

    While it is sometimes difficult to discern improvement on a day-to-day basis, Amy is definitely doing better this week than last.  She has been spending more time out of bed than in bed during the day, is joining us more regularly for meals, is taking phone calls again and is gradually getting more involved in…

  • Delicious Ambiguity

    A scheduling mistake at the hospital today resulted in an extra long wait before seeing the phlebotomist for a CBC test, but there was, as so often happens, a silver lining: Amy and I used the time to stroll through the courtyard and see the Red Doors created by various local artists to support Gilda’s…

  • A Boost

    Amy was feeling extremely weak yesterday, one might almost say anemic.  We went into the hospital for her bloodwork armed with plenty of reading and listening material, expecting that she would need a blood transfusion.  Her hermatocrit count had actually gone up, from 26% to 28%, since she’d been in the hospital, and so a…