Master Dilettante

I’ve now taken a two month complete break from blogging precipitated by an extraordinarily busy summer at work that broke my habit.

Here’s a sampling of what you may have missed:

• I started a new job in mid-June — my 8th in 3+ years at eBay! — and had a great albeit unprecedented busy summer because of it.
• I concluded the World Series of Poker with no cashes but was happy with my play.
• My Dad visited in July and met his granddaughter Alex for the first time!
• I read the final Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was awesome and neatly tied up loose ends.
• I finally started tinkering with Facebook and now am bored with it already.
• Somehow, I went to three country music concerts over the summer. The CMAs are tonight, and I’m rooting for Taylor Swift.
• The one year anniversary of my maternal grandmother’s passing was August 10. We all miss her.
• Nathaniel & Joshua entered the world on September 10. Congratulations, Emily & Scott!
• I was in Dreilinden, Germany for the third time for eBay.
• My cousin Heejae married Eugene. Congratulations!
• My beautiful niece Alexandra had her first birthday and we had a lovely feast in L.A.
• I developed a mild addiction to/obsession with the novels of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and read seven of their books in three weeks.
• I’ve started to work out with a trainer. If you see me eating crap, please give me crap about it.
• My big 4-0 is looming just around the corner!

That’s most of the important or interesting stuff. I’ll try to resume that blogging habit!