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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to one and all.

New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection on the events of the previous year and a time for planning for the upcoming one.

A list (in no particular order) of the things I am thankful for:

  • My Wife. She helps me be a better man than I would be on my own.
  • My Daughters. They bring joy, a sense of wonder and a certain level of frustration into my life.
  • My Friends. They inspire me, amuse me, and humor me.  Who else can tell you “You suck!” with an evil grin plastered all over their face?

As far as goals for 2010, I have a couple:

  • Learn to program modules for OpenERP.  OpenERP seems to be a business management system that could help improve our business.
  • Learn to play the guitar.  I want to learn enough to at least play some chord progressions in a blues or R&B style.
  • Organize my garage/workshop.  What is the point of having all of the cool tools if you can’t find them, or can’t use them?
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Kites In Hawaii

One of my favorite memories of Hawaii is a day at the beach with a kite.

I started flying stunt kites years ago when I worked at Novell.  Wes Voss would fly his stunt kites over the pond at Novell’s Provo campus.  I started to talk to Wes and found out more about the sport.  Next thing I knew, I was addicted as well.

When we were packing for our trip to Hawaii, I told my wife that I would like to take a kite or two.  She said that that would be a good idea.  One of the kites that I took was a small two line parafoil.  It is like the kites that they use for kite surfing or kite boarding, but a lot smaller.

As we were taking a drive around the north end of the island, we stopped at Kualoa Regional Park.  It is a beautiful beach with a stunning view of Mokoli’i Island (or Chinaman’s Hat).  My wife and girls went beach combing and let me fly the kite.  My youngest daughter had the camera and took these photos.