Let it snow
This is what the house looked like during the first snow of the 2007 season. This is back when we thought snow was cute. Now that we have lived through the second snow, the “honeymoon” phase has passed. Tom is very thankful for the early Christmas present his mother...
The Big Fig on the air!
Our good friend and famed actor Jimmy Harder (aka “The Big Fig”; see in Sept 17 entry) was interviewed this morning on KRNA radio (94.1 out of DesMoines, Iowa) by DJ’s Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels (themselves aka “Two Dorks”). Apparently, the two were reminiscing about their favorite TV...
Happy Birthday, Ms. Hepburn
Saturday was the 100th Anniversary of Katherine Hepburn’s birth. Ms. Hepburn was a resident of Jen and Tom’s Turtle Bay neighborhood and she was very well loved by the community. Many people in the area got together to celebrate her birthday. Tristan had a great time at the party....
We're buying a house!
Since Tom’s company is expecting him to work from home and with Tristan becoming a big brother, the Payne family was simply running out of space in their NYC apartment. So it with mixed emotions that the seemingly inevitable move is upon us. Chappaqua, here we come! If everything...
Mr. Fix It
Tristan decided to help his dad work on the stereo when one of the speakers wouldn’t work. It turned out that this wasn’t even the location of the problem, but Tristan and Dad had fun working together....
Tom gets quoted in the NY Post
‘NET LOSS IN PARKS CITY IS BUNGLING WI-FI PLAN: CRITICS By SAM GUSTIN October 23, 2006 — Bureaucratic bungling, incompetence and old-fashioned greed have short-circuited a plan to install free wi-fi in city parks, critics charge. Two years ago, the city Department of Parks and Recreation awarded a contract...
The Office
Jennifer surprised Tom with a surprise visit to the office with Tristan. In order to give dad a break, Tristan took over for a while…...
Hacked!
Arghhh… We got haCkED! Here is a snapshot of what this site looked like last night. Hopefully all is well now. Sorry if anyone was offended. Spending the night fixing it…....
Engineering fun
Only Tom’s engineer friends will appreciate this story: RAILROADS Does the statement, “We’ve always done it like that” ring any bells? Read this email to the end; this is a new one for me The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s...
Sunset Beach
Tristan took his first trip on an airplane to visit his relatives in the Myrtle Beach area. Although he slept through most of the flight, he seemed to have a good time hanging out with his mommy. After flying into Myrtle Beach, Tristan went with his mom, dad and...