Drove around -- left the house around 12:45, didn't get back until after 6. Just errand after errand after errand.

Wife is home. All is right again. Being married is good.

Actually proved a result!

Finally validating for the first time why my name should even be written on the pre-print, let alone the paper itself.

The fact the result was trivial is beside the point

Went to the Baltimore Marathon Expo. Found a neat product to use with Apple earbuds, called yurbuds. It improves the sound (still earbuds) and keeps them in your ears if you want to use them for running or other exercise.

exercised a boat load of options for my parent company 3Com (COMS)

Speaking of options, the wife finally got the IPO monkey off her back today when they went to market at last. Originally filed to sell $330M at $16 to $18 and ended up with an order book well over $1B at $17.50. Closed at $19.50 after first day's trading. Back slaps and commemorative tombstones all round! Hoping to see her slightly less occasionally until the next one ramps up.

Speaking of options, the wife finally got the IPO monkey off her back today when they went to market at last. Originally filed to sell $330M at $16 to $18 and ended up with an order book well over $1B at $17.50. Closed at $19.50 after first day's trading. Back slaps and commemorative tombstones all round! Hoping to see her slightly less occasionally until the next one ramps up.

Translation: Pass Dac for Stretch?

Didn't have any skin in the game.

Will console self with improved odds of getting my skin in her, as it were.

Ready for another kid, eh?

Way to harsh the mellow, dude.

Speaking of options, the wife finally got the IPO monkey off her back today when they went to market at last. Originally filed to sell $330M at $16 to $18 and ended up with an order book well over $1B at $17.50. Closed at $19.50 after first day's trading. Back slaps and commemorative tombstones all round! Hoping to see her slightly less occasionally until the next one ramps up.

I have no idea what you just said. But congrats.

I have no idea what you just said. But congrats.

And you call yourself a Republican. Tsk.

He's just about peace, not money. If only there was some kind of prize for that.

peace through strength...

Did some arresting gear testing this week

I took the US Foreign Service exam today, and in doing so forever changed the face of diplomacy.

And you call yourself a Republican. Tsk.

not anymore.

Less than an hour to the Start.

Good luck Mike!

Thanks Nate. This may be my last communication for a while.

Good luck Mike!

x2!

Less than an hour to the Start.

Good luck Mike and Gail. Looks like your probably 40 minutes in.

Speaking of options, the wife finally got the IPO monkey off her back today when they went to market at last. Originally filed to sell $330M at $16 to $18 and ended up with an order book well over $1B at $17.50. Closed at $19.50 after first day's trading. Back slaps and commemorative tombstones all round! Hoping to see her slightly less occasionally until the next one ramps up.

That's good news. The timing was really perfect, well done. On a macro level, probably a decent sign for the rest of us that such offerings are being received well. Of course, the commercial real estate market and FHA are going to crash soon, but a brief bright spot is nice nonetheless.

Plus, now 'stretch can stop flirting with the soccer moms for a bit.

I took the US Foreign Service exam today, and in doing so forever changed the face of diplomacy.

That sounds cool. Pretty soon you won't be able to tell us anything anymore.

Good luck Mike and Gail. Looks like your probably 40 minutes in.

Good luck Runners!

Edited October 10, 200916 yr by The Monkey
I wanted to.

Done in a PR

Done in a PR

AWESOME! Congratulations!

PRs are great congratulations Mike! Woohoo!