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Welcome to my Web site. My name is Chris, and I'll be your host. I live in Austin, Texas, with my partner, Ray, and our child dog, Mocha. You can read more about me, learn 100 random things about me, and if you're wondering what the heck a khowaga is, click here. Feel free to browse, read, and leave comments!

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2009 in Review

January (N-Seoul Tower, Seoul, Korea)
Family visit to Korea.  No casualties.

February (St. David’s Hospital, Austin, Texas)
Welcoming Madison Maguregui into the world.

March (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
Ray and Mocha.

April (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
New floors!  Followed soon by new furniture.

May (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
Baby bird nesting in the hanging flowerpot on the back porch.

June (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
7 months [...]

Playing Around

One of the things on my Christmas list this year was a 50mm f1.8 lens for my camera.  It’s a fixed lens, meaning you can’t zoom in and out, which is new and different for me, considering the last lens I bought goes from wide angle to extreme zoom in one fell swoop.

I like it.  [...]

LiveBlogging the Great Blizzard of 2009

Given the extensive coverage the topic has received in major international outlets such as the Austin American-Statesman and KUT-FM radio, I’m sure that you are all aware of the impending blizzard that is set to descend upon the ATX later this morning (assuming the weathermen didn’t get it wrong, again).  In case you’ve been hiding [...]

12 of 12: November 2009

I’m back!  I missed a month last month — it was very upsetting for me, but it couldn’t be helped.

Let’s launch right in, shall we?

8:06 am: Mopey Mocha

Y’know, you’d think that it would make Mocha happy when I stay home from work, but it just seems to confuse and depress her…

8:37 am: Smile Pretty for [...]

Man, it’s been a shitty month

The stars need to realign, now, please. This is going to be a lengthy post. Grab a cuppa and sit down.

Let me recap the last week for you.

Thursday

Thursday afternoon, I went up to Dallas to go to a conference. We go to this conference every year, and it’s good for us on a business level.  [...]