My father happened to be in town for my birthday this year so the whole clan went out for a fancy fondue dinner at the new Melting Pot in San Clemente. The kids behaved well and really enjoyed themselves… even more so when the chocolate fondue came out for desert! Continue reading
Many, many years ago a crew at GameSpy started running around Skypark Circle training for the Bay Bridge Run in San Diego. I was determined to make this one of my 12 races for this year. With Grandma and Grandpa Mandel in tow we headed down to San Diego for a short weekend trip. Continue reading
My first full day in London was fairly uneventful. I spent most of the time here prepping for my presentation at Sony’s DevStation 2007. I did find an hour or so to do a little sight seeing and passed by the London Eye. Continue reading
While waiting in the airport during a layover on a flight bound for London I booked travel to Scotland. I then proceeded to jump on the plane without knowing whether or not my new ticket would be approved and issued before I arrived in England many hours later. Continue reading
Emma and Henry have been playing a lot of dress-up lately, with Henry assuming more princely attire. In this little set of photos Henry brandished a sword, swearing to destroy any foe. Continue reading
Today is Emma’s fifth birthday. She started celebrating yesterday with a trip to Disneyland for some face painting. A new bicycle and a dinner out with her friend Alicia capped off the day today. Continue reading
My little panel at OGDC got picked up on a few websites, probably due to the General Manager of Xbox Live and a VP from Real Arcade being involved but I thought this quote was rather funny… Continue reading
This past weekend we took a jaunt down to lovely La Jolla. We perused the town, had a fantastic dinner and then ran ourselves into the ground the next morning at the La Jolla Shores 5K. Continue reading
Drat. I hate it when I get caught by the latest Internet meme. Not sure if this one really qualifies for meme status since it is targeted at a smallish set of Last.fm users but here goes…
Much like Bruce Banner turning into The Incredible Hulk, Henry transformed himself into a frightening robot monster of doom the other night. His poor victim, The Red Balloon, was helpless to defend itself in the face of such terrific might. Continue reading