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October 4th, 2008, the wonderful Jean-Baptiste family offered to watch our kids as Michelle and I decided to go on a date. Our last one happened last month (time of my last blog entry). We drove to Bethesda, Maryland and walked in the downtown area. We walked a few blocks before we decided we could both use a good meal. How about Japanese! They make good cars. Right?! Anyway we went to Doraku . The ambiance was pleasant since we were the only ones in the restaurant. We ordered Calamari Tempura with a spicy sauce while I had a Coca Cola Classic (coke) and Michelle had a Ginger Ale. The spicy sauce was lame and the tempura killed the calamari flavor. The coke was the best part. Michelle ordered breaded chicken steak and mashed potatoes and I ordered Philly and Fire Cracker sushi rolls. They were okay. I have had better ones in the Shady Grove area of Rockville, Maryland. In the end, the food was sub-par but the company was great! We then wen to White Flint mall and I bou...

As some of you know for the last week, Michelle, the kids and I have been in Seattle, Washington visiting our parents. It was my dad's Sixtieth birthday. We, the Moses family (the DC branch) decided to surprise him and everyone related to me who lives in Seattle, Washington. It wasn't a very eventful trip since we didn't go out and do much. I worked forty hours on my side job. My dad had a case of pneumonia and the "bug" eventually spread to everyone in the house like the black plague. I had a mild case of the cold while my son Seth had a slight fever and he has been "hacking" up a storm. On Wednesday, Michelle and I went on a date. We went for dinner to a local chain Mexican restaurant called Los Cabos. I had Fish Tacos platter with rice and beans while Michelle had a big platter with grilled steak, shrimp, rice, beans and tortilla bread. After dinner, Michelle and I went to a movie theater to watch a movie. In the following days, we also visit...

After working seventy one hours last week, I decided to take the day off. I was simply exhausted!!! I took a afternoon nap with my 18 month daughter Patricia snuggled into me. After a quick meal of left overs, my wife Michelle, kids and myself decided to go for a walk. Rather than go for a walk in a State Park or in a Mall, we hit the nouveau downtown streets of Frederick, Maryland . I liked it! Frederick is a historic little town with alot of brick buildings. We walked by various stores and restaurants and it was neat. I wouldn't mind going there again rather than walking around a pond in a place called Rio in Gaithersburg Maryland . It was neat. I also noticed that Yakabod, Inc was in the downtown district. I had applied to Yakabod sometime last year but then decided to withdraw from it for personal reasons. Anyway they do a good job of marketing their company. After researching thier company, it looks like they sell their product which is a Knowledge Network Tool fo...

Okay, Okay, Carol , here is my blog entry in couple of months. Usually I don't have time or I don't have anything insightful to say. I could rant about the american economic (as I type this, gas prices are up by a .1 cents or a gallon of milk has jumped up twenty cents) or the american political situation (guys, please pick your vice president candidates) but then again there are better things to talk about. Here are some of the them: God has blessed us with another child! That is four kids and two crazy parents. I need to start looking for a bigger van. I am learning new things at work. I not doing any Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementation but I am addressing pure Information Technology (IT) architecture. As I write this, I know what I wrote about ("As - Is" Architecture), I know what I need to write about ("To Be" Architecture) and I know what I am about to write about (Transition from "As-Is" Architecture to "To Be...

This morning when I was pouring myself a bowl of granola , I noticed there was a box of Barbie cereal on the counter. I then put my bowl of granola and began investigating this "pink" box of cereal. I then saw that Kellogg's made this cereal and the cereal had marshmallows. How low can Kellogg's go to get my precious dollars? I then realized that my wife probably gave in to my daughter Tabitha's demands regarding this cereal. What happened to kids wanting cereal since it had neat toys or a celebrity plastered on the front of the box? I guess I am getting old. I am waiting in a year or two to see my pantry covered with Batman Flakes, Spiderman flakes, Barbie cereal, My Little Pony cereal, and on and on. If this happens then I should go find myself some Redskins Flakes which has burundy and gold rice crispies with Football shaped marshmallows. If Corporate America keeps up with this trend then I wouldn't be surprised in a few years to find G-Fla...

After a lot of prodding from my wife Michelle , I ended up going to the Podiatrist to have my calluses on my left foot looked at. It's embarrassing to get your feet looked at. I am glad that I heeded to my wife's advice. Michelle is so wise! Anyway I went to Progressive Podiatrist in Urbana, MD last Thursday May 15th, 2008. She said I had calluses on top of Plantar Warts and her recommendation is that I have to have them removed. Being a typical guy, I wanted to get it over with and so I opted for the surgery. First a cold spray, followed by a needle of burning and then numbing Novocaine and finally using the scalp to slice the sole of my left foot. If you didn't know then the procedure is quite painful. I have been hobbling for a few days. The recommended procedure of soaking the foot in warm water with Epsom salts is the not most pleasant procedures. The salt simply burns in the wounds and walking on the foot doesn't help either. Anyway I was reminded ab...

I saw a National Geographic Channel advertisement for the Battle of the Kruger YouTube video. I checked out the video tonight and it is truly a wild video. We as humans take many things for granted. We go to the grocery store to buy our steaks, potatoes, rice, and other tasty foods. We don't hunt for our food and we don't get ganged up by the hunted. Thank the Lord for His Grace. If you haven't seen it then you should check it out. It's quite wild.