Monthly Archives: July 2004

New pictures added!

Posted on July 30, 2004 by

I’ve added new pictures to the Germany section of my site.  They are from a weekend trip I took to Hamburg in May.  My wife, Jenny, was working for two weeks at a hospital in Hamburg testing medical devices for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me

Posted on July 29, 2004 by

Today’s my 29th birthday.  Back in Minnesota where I grew up, it would have been a big deal that this is my “Golden Birthday”, meaning I turned 29 on the 29th.  It doesn’t seem to matter so much here, but … Continue reading →

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SQL Formatter

Posted on July 23, 2004 by

I found a pretty nice SQL Formatter yesterday. It’s an applet into which you can paste some SQL, and it breaks the SQL into multiple lines, indents it, etc.  It has a lot of options for coverting to uppercase, using … Continue reading →

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The Haugs have a fun trip

Posted on July 20, 2004 by

I just discovered that some of my friends from college, Scott and Cheryl Haug, had a great trip last year.  Check out their pictures of their bike ride from Vienna to Prague last October.  I’ve travelled in many different ways, … Continue reading →

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10 Partisan Myths

Posted on July 14, 2004 by

In last week’s Newsweek (yep, I’m behind in my reading), there was a very interesting article called 10 Partisan Myths.  It’s an excerpt from Peter G. Peterson’s new book, Running On Empty : How The Democratic and Republican Parties Are … Continue reading →

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Should Bush replace Cheney?

Posted on July 12, 2004 by

There’s been some speculation about Bush replacing Cheney.  With the issues of Halliburton scandals, the fabled link between Iraq and Al Qaeda, and the F-bomb, there are some good reasons for Bush to consider it.  Even more interesting is this … Continue reading →

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Weekend at Mt. St. Helens

Posted on July 8, 2004 by

After spending the week at JavaOne, I spent a day touring San Francisco with a couple co-workers, and then I headed to Portland to meet up with Jenny, my wife.  A friend got married July 3 near Mt. St. Helens, … Continue reading →

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Thursday JavaOne – General Session and Persistence

Posted on July 1, 2004 by

I’ve spent most of the day in the persistence world – quite a bit different than the desktop world of Tuesday.  The highlight so far was the Persistence Layers in an Enterprise Application: An Evolution from SQL to OJB to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday evening at JavaOne

Posted on July 1, 2004 by

I hit a couple BOFs last night and also had a few drinks.  First, I went to the Meet the JavaTM Foundation Classes (JFC/Swing) Technology Team BOF.  It was good to see what the team are thinking, but I’ll let … Continue reading →

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