Sunday morning ramblings...

On this weekend before Halloween, I'm just relaxing with a cup a coffee and typing this up in bed (smile)...lazy Sunday, so to speak. Been VERY busy at work rolling out new Standard Operating Procedures. I must admit, I like it when I'm very busy.

Also, last week, I started a 12-week online course on developing infoproducts. I'm already getting back into the swing of things being a "student" again. Four other classmates and I formed a Mastermind Group that will start meeting by phone every other Wednesday during the duration of the course...think study group in college (grin). They all sound like terrific people with diverse backgrounds that have the makings for a terrific Mastermind Group...can't wait.

Yes, as planned, I bought Alexandra the Sidekick LX upgrade when it went on sale Wednesday...it must have been a given because the mall salesman already held a box on the side for me when I arrived at the end of the day around 8PM (that can't be good, could it?). Alex is on that gadget every waking minute, but she also brought home an A+ on a recent Science exam...it's hard for me to think she's NOT focusing on things that are important. She's really a good kid (and a teenager, at that!!).

Maria and I had a "date night" yesterday and went to one of our favorite italian restaurants nearby the house...of course, it wasn't the MOST romantic since my 6-year-old decided he wanted to tag along. So, Maria, Nicholas, and I had a quiet, dark, candle-lit table for three in a corner of the large restaurant as a one-man-jazz band played in the background. It was still fun (grin)...Nicholas tells me he has no plans to ever move away (again, this can't be good, could it?).

My mother-in-law and brother-in-law are on their way in to visit for a early dinner, so I better get offline and clean up a bit (smile). Have a good one.

YeeCAM 102107: Nicholas creates his own "Gym Deck" fighting cards

Nicholas introduces his "Gym Deck" based upon the popular Yu-Gi-Oh cards. I think he's been paying attention that Maria, Cameron, and I have been going to our local gym a lot lately. The kid is obviously very observant!

A rare portrait of my Grandmother

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Originally uploaded by Ryan Yee.

My Dad went back to China and visited some property that was still in the family. A relative said that there was a picture of my Dad's sister in the attic. When the picture was brought down, though, my Dad told them, "Hey, that's not my sister! That's a picture of my Mom!" I know that he has so few pictures of his mom (my grandmother), so I'm sure this portrait of her was very precious, indeed. I took a picture of it at my newphew's birthday party on 09/15/07.

Nicholas, The Ghost Boy!

Halloween is rapidly coming up...take a WILD guess what Nicholas will be for Halloween???

Ah, coffee in the morning ;-)

Maria and I are relaxing in the brand new Starbucks Coffee Shop that just opened this past Monday near my house. I was ALSO one of the first through the drive-thru that morning at 5:10 AM! Just heard a great new album by Gloria Estefan (I like it, gotta get it!) and now they're playing a cool jazzy album by Diana Krall...I could sit here ALL day listening to this! Of course, I couldn't go ANYWHERE without my trusty laptop and portable Verizon Internet connection. How else could I blog you all like this? ;-) If you don't have a portable Internet connection ($59/month), you may wanna consider getting one. Mine is a USB type, so I can literally go to ANY computer, pop the USB modem into it, and voila...Internet access! For those of you who know me pretty well, do you SEE the value here? hehehe...

We're talking anywhere "blogging," "music downloading," "Slingbox television viewing," "MSNBC news reading," "emailing," "YouTubing," "MapQuesting," "Yahoo'ing," "Googling," "picture posting on Flickr," etc., etc. It's a nerdboy's paradise!!!

I have a long weekend this weekend due to Columbus Day (yup, I couldn't believe I get that day off either...hehehe). Have a terrific weekend.