Category: Personal
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On Burying
In the last 2 weeks we’ve buried both my mother and my uncle. That’s not literally true, actually, as they both wished to be cremated and we’ll inter/deal with their ashes at a later date, but they both certainly had memorial services. I think we’re all glad that they’re done and over with; I never…
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#101 – Thanks
So for my 101st post I just wanted to say a few quick words of thanks to you, gentle reader. My readership is pretty small, but it turns out that I do have a few regulars, and I appreciate your time and comments. It keeps me up and running. Thanks also for the many words…
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2006 ACR Conference Day 4
Actually, it’s day 2 of the conference proper, but it’s my 4th day. It’s been another busy one. A few general comments, and then I’ll follow my model from yesterday and tell you about a few sessions. So I was told today that we have 12,500 attendees. Not bad, eh? It’s basically a small town-full…
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My Talk
Finally, the big event for me today was that I finally gave the talk I’ve been stressing out over for the last month. It went well. I’m glad to say that all the practice and the presentations for various groups of colleagues paid off. I talked reasonably well and with relatively little stuttering, I made…
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More about my Mom
My mother’s obituary ran in the Ottawa Citizen Nov. 7-8. Below is the obituary and some comments from the guest book. Thank you all. VLAD, Arliss (Nee Weber) After a long [and] cruel illness, Arliss died at home surrounded by her family on November 6, 2006. Arliss is survived by her husband, … and their…
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Robert Kirkland Weber
In one of those tragic ironies, my Uncle Kirk just died. If you’re reading this, you’re can probably also see my post from yesterday on my mother’s death. Who could have predicted that they would die within hours of each other? Robert Kirkland Weber was the 3rd child of Jesse and Cliff Weber. I don’t…
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Jane Arliss Vlad
My mother died early this morning. She was 74 and had a pretty good life, I think. I’d like to tell you a little about her. Jane Arliss Weber was born March 28, 1932 in Windsor, Ontario. She was the first natural child of Cliff and Jesse Weber, though she had an older adopted sister,…
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Another Day in the Life …
Data – The data set is so big that my computer crashed. That’s only because bloody Microsoft Windows decided it had to update while my analysis was running. But I set it to run again overnight and had something by morning. Presentation – There was enough data analysed, and I could actually present it, though…
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A Day in the Life …
Out of bed at 6:15. Out the door at 7:00. On the train at 7:13. Grab a latte. On to another train at 7:35. Onto the bus at 8:10. At work at 8:50. Read Dain Curse while on bus/train. Talk with the programmer about why my data looks weird. Learn that he’s right and that…
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Whoo! Hoo!
Today was a big day! I got word that the NIH gave a large chunk of money on my behalf to the folks who own my student loans. I got on the web site and confirmed it. I am now several thousand dollars less in debt! What a happy day! Now to put this in…
Steven Vlad 