My new job... view from the desk chair

being on the back side of the building, I get a nice view of the Avon woods

a rare "opening" office window invites escape...

I didn't notice this mass cane plant right in front of my desk until someone walked in and watered and pruned it. Nice powers of observation.

the Planning Room

deep in the bowels of the basement, somewhere between mostly-finished house renovation, and work-in-progress new garage, lies the "planning room" where all complex operations must be white-boarded out...
a small version of Rodin's "the Thinker" camoflauged by urethane spray-foam insulation encourages deep thought.

As a balancing force, Bacchus adorns the unfinished pine stud.

88.70 FM WNHU dishes out the industrial beat

Mom and Dad go to Church....

Mel, happy to finally get out the house...

JTJ's first big trip after the open heart surgery...

Christian and Tina visit the "planning room"

although it looks like Tina's eyes may have shut during a flash, it is more likely a momentary power-nap as she prepares for another week of business travel....
Christian conducts the business part of the meeting. Materials, schedules, proper planning prevents poor performance!
Tina, now awake!

Saturday Night, lets go to the video arcade!

Can I have some more tokens?

Mireille hits the jackpot!





Everyones in good mood as they crack open the piggy-bank so they can kiddie-gamble at the local arcade: "Smiles" aka "kiddieland"

Some family shots...

mocha java

Karen really needed the coffee this morning...

Happy Hour, friday, St. Paddy's Day

The pipers and dancing colleens were out!

Lou Duh, in rare form at Field's Bar, Blackrock, Bridgeport.

A few properly poured pints of Guiness and a wee taste of Tullarmore Dew will fix anyone's problems...

the Rusty Barnacle

Rusty Scupper, New Haven
Catching some drinks with some good buds from my last job at DSL.net, Inc.

Hiking Pataconk Reservoir, Cockaponset State Forest

A military-like hike up and back the west side of Pataconk Reservoir at Cockaponset State Forest. Things got ugly, but the crew made it through OK. There was suspicion that the guide was drinking cheap scotch out of a perrier bottle, though unconfirmed.



from left: Genevieve, Kyle, Courtney and Mireille (who was the only one that completey avoided mud, dirt, water, blood, clothing stains, pee-mistakes, and injury)