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can't afford the lambo. the ducati (or any 1000 cc superbike)? sure.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Jack Update
Allyson's contractions started this morning at around 2:30am. It's now almost 6, and they're getting stronger. I think today is the day.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Friday, October 22, 2004
is 31 over or under the hill?
I just wanted to say thanks to all the family and friends that wished me a happy birthday.
A moment of reflection:
- you're never too old to learn something, especially if it has 2 wheels and goes 150mph.
- take time to smell the roses. you're only too busy if you let yourself be.
- always get full coverage auto insurance.
- $200 is pretty expensive for a round of golf.
- memories are priceless. make them.
- focus on what's important. the rest will take care of itself.
A moment of reflection:
- you're never too old to learn something, especially if it has 2 wheels and goes 150mph.
- take time to smell the roses. you're only too busy if you let yourself be.
- always get full coverage auto insurance.
- $200 is pretty expensive for a round of golf.
- memories are priceless. make them.
- focus on what's important. the rest will take care of itself.
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Today's random thoughts
news: Yankees lose series after 3-0 lead
comment: "ain't that a shame" - Jerry Seinfeld
news: US flu vaccination shortage
comment: how hard can it be to grow a freaking virus? anyone want to get together, make some vaccinations and make a bunch of $$$?
news: INSP ends the day at $53.59
comment: BOO-YAH!
news: paul hamm keeps gold medal*
comment: he still finished 2nd. hey, is that an astrick next to the gold medal?
comment: "ain't that a shame" - Jerry Seinfeld
news: US flu vaccination shortage
comment: how hard can it be to grow a freaking virus? anyone want to get together, make some vaccinations and make a bunch of $$$?
news: INSP ends the day at $53.59
comment: BOO-YAH!
news: paul hamm keeps gold medal*
comment: he still finished 2nd. hey, is that an astrick next to the gold medal?
Jack's status
had our weekly checkup today. he's healthy, but not yet engaged (meaning in position to come out). he is due in 1.5 weeks. we have another appt next thursday. hopefully he'll be ready by then. if not, then we'll probably have to induce.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Does this bother anyone else except me?
Knicks drafts Nene Hilario in 2002
"...Hilario was making only a pit stop in New York. The Knicks quickly packaged him with Marcus Camby and Mark Jackson to Denver for Antonio McDyess and the No. 25 pick in the draft, who turned out to be Frank Williams of Illinois."
"...Hilario was making only a pit stop in New York. The Knicks quickly packaged him with Marcus Camby and Mark Jackson to Denver for Antonio McDyess and the No. 25 pick in the draft, who turned out to be Frank Williams of Illinois."
My replacement vehicle
As you know, my 95 Integra was stolen earlier this year. Right now I'm commuting on my super cool Kawasaki sports bike. Problem is, it's tough to take a set of clubs to my private country club for a round of golf, or to take anything in general.
So, the car on top of my list is the 05 Subaru Legacy GT Limited. 4 doors, leather, 5sp MT, 250HP, AWD.
2005 Subaru Legacy research at Edmunds
Other choices are the Acura TSX, Acura TL, Nissan Maxima SE. Thoughts? Comments? Which car would Jack like?
So, the car on top of my list is the 05 Subaru Legacy GT Limited. 4 doors, leather, 5sp MT, 250HP, AWD.
2005 Subaru Legacy research at Edmunds
Other choices are the Acura TSX, Acura TL, Nissan Maxima SE. Thoughts? Comments? Which car would Jack like?
OMG
Look what I found. This was my first website that I built back in the Ft. Monmouth days. Talk about cheesy! In self defense, it was auto generated by some Microsoft product...
Turn up the speakers to hear the awesome 80's synthetic music!
really old homepage
Turn up the speakers to hear the awesome 80's synthetic music!
really old homepage
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Jet Lee's "Jie"
what do you know... it means hero.
杰 [jie2] /hero/heroic/
it's also easier to write.
should I change his name to this "jie"?
杰 [jie2] /hero/heroic/
it's also easier to write.
should I change his name to this "jie"?
Jack's a monkey
2004 is the year of the Monkey. My dad is also a monkey. I'm an ox and Allyson's a tiger. If I remember correctly, my dad's dad was also a monkey!
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Monkey.htm
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Monkey.htm
Jack's chinese name
Here are the chinese characters... let's see if it posts correctly.
文傳傑 (Wen Chuan Jie)
apparently it's not "jei", but "jie". go here and try it out yourself.http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html (use "search by pinyin")
or, try this tool to give yourself a name!
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
Jack's name
Jack's full name will 99.99% be Jack Chuan-Jei Wen. Here's how we came up w/ the name.
Chinese names are typically three characters long: the last name plus 2 additional characters. In the Wen family, we use the middle character as the "generation name". So, most of the kids in my generation has the middle character "Kuo", meaning "country". Jack's generation name is "Chuan", meaning to pass down from one generation to another. Sometimes girls are exempt from following the rules.
Coincidentally, Allyson and I had the name "Jack" on our list, while my mom had been thinking of the chinese name "Jei". Apparently it is also important to pick a character that has a "bright" sound. Any chinese phonetic spelling could have 4 or 5 tones. 1 is a flat tone, 2 is a rising tone, 3 is a falling and rising tone, and 4 is a falling tone. 5 is an "exclamation" tone, but is less commonly used. So, we want the 2nd tone, which is a happier tone (the 4th tone is kind of depressing, which my dad physically demonstrated by drooping his shoulders at the same time). For example, my name is "Wei", which has the rising 2nd tone.
There are at least two characters for "Jei". One of them is the same as Jet Lee's name, except he prounounces it in Cantonese. I don't know what the character means. The other one is the character for "exceptional". I can't write it, but I know it when I see it.
Since Jack sounds like Jei, it's a good match. My dad also agreed. So, when you put all this together, you get Jack Chuan-Jei Wen. No pressure Jack, Mr. Exceptional!
Chinese names are typically three characters long: the last name plus 2 additional characters. In the Wen family, we use the middle character as the "generation name". So, most of the kids in my generation has the middle character "Kuo", meaning "country". Jack's generation name is "Chuan", meaning to pass down from one generation to another. Sometimes girls are exempt from following the rules.
Coincidentally, Allyson and I had the name "Jack" on our list, while my mom had been thinking of the chinese name "Jei". Apparently it is also important to pick a character that has a "bright" sound. Any chinese phonetic spelling could have 4 or 5 tones. 1 is a flat tone, 2 is a rising tone, 3 is a falling and rising tone, and 4 is a falling tone. 5 is an "exclamation" tone, but is less commonly used. So, we want the 2nd tone, which is a happier tone (the 4th tone is kind of depressing, which my dad physically demonstrated by drooping his shoulders at the same time). For example, my name is "Wei", which has the rising 2nd tone.
There are at least two characters for "Jei". One of them is the same as Jet Lee's name, except he prounounces it in Cantonese. I don't know what the character means. The other one is the character for "exceptional". I can't write it, but I know it when I see it.
Since Jack sounds like Jei, it's a good match. My dad also agreed. So, when you put all this together, you get Jack Chuan-Jei Wen. No pressure Jack, Mr. Exceptional!
Jack's predictions
the doctor estimated his weight to be 6.5 lbs two weeks ago. how much do you think he'll weigh at birth?
Monday, October 18, 2004
Welcome message
Welcome to my blog. For the immediate future, I will be using this blog to keep family updated on baby Jack's status. I just might blog other random thoughts as well.
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