Rest in Peace – Leon Pon

My last surviving uncle on my Chinese side, Leon Pon has had Alzheimer’s for years/decades. He died with friends and family in attendance yesterday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. in Oakland, California.

I hope my Chinese family over there is doing well. I hear some of my younger first cousins once removed are freaking out a little [...]

DSL switchover proceeds

This morning I spoke with my alarm company (the local Installation Manager – to find out what kind of phone line I should get as a dedicated phone line for the system – answer: just need a minimal line that only needs to make outgoing calls to toll-free numbers) and with Speakeasy (Tech Support – [...]