Nowhere Man Returns!

Did you ever notice how the timing of certain events seems too weird to be true? I just finished watching the last episode of Nowhere Man, finally obtaining closure (well, some at least) to a quest I unknowingly began my first year of graduate school at Ohio State. I was able to obtain the entire series from someone who had recorded the show onto videotapes when it originally aired. I went that route after finding out that there was no official planned DVD release for Nowhere Man. As it turns out, after I finished watching the last episode this evening, I did a web search and discovered that the official 9 DVD box set was just released this Tuesday! I may have to buy it, just for nostalgia's sake, and to hear the additional commentaries, see deleted scenes, etc. It's available at a discount from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BC8SXS/102-5930742-1215361?v=glance&n=130&v=glance

Here are a couple other coincidences: Two months ago I saw Bruce Greenwood in I, Robot, a movie which I never planned to watch, based on the reviews of others, but happened upon while flipping channels in the hotel on a trip to Cincinnati. In addition, after watching a particular episode of Nowhere Man (An Enemy Within) which prominently featured a female actor (Maria Bello) who befriends Tom Veil, I saw her in the trailer for a movie that had just been released (A History of Violence).

I'm starting to wonder if "they" wanted me to see these things. Okay, well, not really, but it's fun to think about coincidences, randomness, and unexplained events now and then.

Mia and Microsoft Word

Here are excerpts from Mia’s first two Word documents. She "wrote"
both of these at 6 months of age.

Document 1:

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Document 2:

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Well, that’s it for now. Maybe we’ll put some video clips on this blog at some point…

Christmas in Albany

It's amazing that the only precipitation we've seen in upstate New York during our visit is rain! The last two visits dumped several feet of snow on us, but temperatures have been in the upper 30s this time. Mia did very well on her first two airline flights. We're hoping she does as well this evening during our return. Mia enjoyed opening some of her presents, and she really liked eating carrots (as you can see in the photo). Well, that's all I have time for right now. I'll write more when I return.

Ridin' The Metro

I'm in DC for a seminar/training, and it's snowing, with 3-5 inches expected. This is when it's really nice to have underground (mostly) public transportation, so I'm glad to be on the Metro. I'm headed back to Vienna, where my sister, brother-in-law, their dog, and their unborn baby boy live.

So far the AMA seminar is interesting, and the participants come from many different companies and positions within them. I'm having fun, but I miss my Mia and Nadya.

The commute is easier than I thought it would be, although that's due in large part to my sister's willingness to get up at 6:45am to take me to the Metro station (so I could avoid walking to a bus stop, waiting in the cold for the bus, etc.). Have I mentioned that my sister's really cool. Sure, I'd never have said that 20 years ago, but it's true.