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Mar 04 2008

Riana Turns One

category: Personal author: Ashwin

Riana turned one today. Hard to imagine that it’s already been a year. Read all about it on my post on Riana’s site.
Cheers

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Jul 01 2007

Stained Deck

category: Personal author: Ashwin

The picture here is of the unfinished deck as the builder left it. It is 14′x16′ in dimension with a 4′x4′ stairway and landing. We couldn’t wait to get the necessary furniture and grill to start enjoying the deck as soon as possible. The builder has initially suggested that we let the wood be in [...]

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Jun 11 2007

In Search of VoIP

category: Personal author: Ashwin

I’m about ready to dump my traditional phone service provided by Verizon and switch over to a VoIP provider.
I tried, unsuccessfully, to reduce the amount of money I pay Verizon for my seldom used home phone and found that I’m still paying about $45 each month and that’s just ridiculous. Most VoIP providers have full-featured [...]


Jun 11 2007

A Grilling Success

category: Personal author: Ashwin

Nearly two and a half years after moving into our house, we finally got our deck constructed and the necessary accessories for it. This past Friday night we decided that we’d inaugurate everything by grilling our dinner and enjoying it on the deck.
For first time grillers, we managed to do a pretty good job of [...]


Mar 20 2007

Those Darn Chords

category: Personal, Perspective author: Ashwin

It took the birth of my daughter to get a little introspective about my life and the accomplishments in them. I look at her, barely in her third week of life and imagine all that she will learn, accomplish and teach. I, then look at myself approaching 30 and reminisce about the things that I [...]

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Jan 11 2007

Ultrasound Pictures

category: Baby, Noteworthy, Personal author: Ashwin

As we head towards the homestretch of my wife’s pregnancy, we decided to get some 3D ultrasound images taken of our baby. We’d had an opportunity to see some 3D images of her at about 20 weeks, but it is nothing compared to what she looks like now.
As part of the package we [...]

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Nov 24 2006

Fraudulent Charges

category: Personal, Rants author: Ashwin

I’m the kind of person that would rather charge my purchases on plastic and deal with the bills at the end of the month than carry around a large wad of cash. I’m also the kind of person that pays my bill in it’s entirety each month.
Imagine my surprise when my beloved Discover card denied [...]

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