What a great adventure!
In early November, I did a whirlwind trip with business visits in Melbourne (Australia) and Bangalore (India). I obviously had a lot of time in the air, as my travel took me across the Pacific Ocean (LAX-MEL), the Indian Ocean … Read More »
We are now approaching the middle of July. First the good news. Susie and I returned from MD Anderson this last week. Her scans are stable, no growth/ significant changes to report. So, this weekend we are collecting our thoughts … Read More »
This month marks a major milestone for me. I have just joined IBM’s Watson Group. I will be focusing on cognitive computing solutions for Healthcare and Life Sciences. Combining my professional passion around software engineering with my personal interest in oncology … Read More »
I recently read a very interesting and personally relevant article in IEEE Spectrum Magazine. It was about how IBM and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are working together to teach IBM’s Watson to read patient medical records and search medical literature … Read More »
As this morning is a bit odd, to say the least, this is going to be a strange posting. To preface today’s oddity, the kids received iPod Touches for the winter holidays this year. Therefore, Gabriel is no longer using … Read More »
I’ve been doing a bit of traveling with work. Most of which has been to Dublin and Prague. This last week, I was in both cities. Strangely enough, the weather was near identical (raining and cool). I try to work … Read More »
I’m spending a good amount of time in Dublin. Like in the US and UK, Ireland has been hard hit by the recession. So much so, I feel the government and people are in a more difficult situation than most … Read More »
Well I’ve taken the plunge. I left Convergys at the beginning of October to join an Austin based company called Lombardi Software. Originally I was interested in a core development position in Austin, but the stars were not aligned. I … Read More »
BBC news, today, announced that the UK is experiencing a ‘mild’ recession. Having lived here for almost three years, I find the statement amusing and alarming. The amusing bit is from an outsider perspective, it doesn’t sound all that bad. … Read More »
It’s interesting how expenses like food, fuel, and so on impact how one plans out their commute to the office, vacation destinations, and so on. We did this in the states to a lesser extent when planning a road trip … Read More »
Today as I was driving to the office, I was thinking about how public radio and television is organized in the UK. It has great shows like in the states, but there seems to be more choice (rather than just … Read More »
The other day, one of the folks from my work was leaving the company. While I’ve been with the UK organization for over two years, I get tickled by the leaving presentation tradition. It turns out from chatting with folks, … Read More »
It’s amazing how vacation (holiday to the British) is handled in Europe. In the UK, a fulltime employee is allocated 28 days off. In some countries (like Austria, Denmark, and Sweden), this number is over 35 days. In addition, most … Read More »