http://aliandcedar.com Yeah, we are here Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:40:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Update! Pics of Kazu in the snow! Ali's dream finally came true, and we adopted a cute little fellow. We have named him Kazu, which means "peace" or "obedient" in Japanese, depending on who you talk to. Don't tell Ali, but just between Kazu and me, we have agreed that his ... http://aliandcedar.com/2006/12/08/we-got-a-dog/ Ali and I went home for another fantastic thanksgiving in WV. Everything is just as I remember growing up, lots of energetic, fun people, and lots of good food. The only differences are that now we cram in an extra meal at Mom's cafe, and the number of dogs underfoot ... http://aliandcedar.com/2006/12/08/home-for-thanksgiving/ Well, my late twenty has come to a close, and now I'm 30. Sure I've been working on grey hairs around my temples for a couple of years now, but now I'm officially old. But at least it was a lot of fun turning 30! Ali planned two parties for ... http://aliandcedar.com/2006/09/18/my-birthday/ Ali and I bought our first house! Built in 1910, it has plenty of charm. The floor plan on the main floor is a little odd, but Ali and I have done a careful look at that and decided that we will be happy to live there for ... http://aliandcedar.com/2006/05/09/new_house/ As you probably know, on May 1st there were big demonstrations by immigrants and their supporters all over the country. Seattle was no different. The demonstrations here were huge, with probably around 50,000 marching through the street. Seattle is an immigrant friendly town, so the cops were supportive, and so ... http://aliandcedar.com/2006/05/09/may_day_march/ After Cedar came back from the research cruise in August, we went on a lovely roadtrip. First we drove to Spokane (pronounced spo-kan) in the new prius for the lovely wedding of our lovely friends Katie and Tim! We hit a crazy storm on the way out, with aggressive tumbleweeds ... http://aliandcedar.com/2005/10/14/roadtrip/ Well, I finally went on an oceanography research cruise for my work. The Cruise was roughly 3 weeks at sea, aboard Woods Hole's research ship Knorr. We started in Panama City, steamed for a couple of days to the Costa Rica Upwelling Dome off the coast of Costa Rica. We ... http://aliandcedar.com/2005/08/10/research-cruise-on-the-knorr/ I'm very proud to announce that my lovely and brilliant wife has graduated from lawschool! She worked so hard these past three years, yet managed to be a wonderful friend and wife to me the entire time. Here are a few pictures of the event. http://aliandcedar.com/2005/06/19/ali-graduates-from-lawschool/