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Trip to the Palm Springs Tram

Jack — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:09:55 +0000

Since both Jeannie & I got today off, we decided to risk a small family trip and take the kids to see some real snow. After a 2 hour drive, we finally got to the Palm Springs Tramway, only to be greeted to a MASSIVE line… It turned out that we picked the worst time of the year to go (right after Xmas…). It was a 3 HOUR WAIT…

Well, we already spent 2 hours to drive there, so might as well tough it out… Sat around and waited until Lance was starting to fall asleep, but we finally got into the tram at 3:10pm… Lorelai & Lance both were really excited for the tram ride up (and down), and we finally got to play with some real frozen melted snow for a while.

It was fun, but we were dead tired at the end of the day. Everyone felt asleep right after we hit the beds…

Lorelai & Lance’s MyGym Birthday Party

Jack — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:55:52 +0000

Thanks everyone for coming! Lorelai & Lance had an awesome time, although Lorelai got sick right afterwards and had a fever…

The cost of partying too hard I guess…

(Click on the picture for the gallery)

Fiona’s Baby Shower

Jack — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:48:44 +0000

Wife Jeannie and friend Joyce planned a cool baby shower for my cousin Fiona at Pasadena last weekend, and everyone had lots of fun. It was great seeing Fiona and we can’t wait to meet the new baby girl in about 1 month!

Enjoy the last few days of freedom while you can, cousin! :)

Photographer vs. Leopard Seal

Jack — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:58:29 +0000

Amazingly Cool!

Joyce & Family Visit

Jack — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:26:14 +0000

Thanks to Auntie Joyce and family for visiting me (and more importantly bringing me lots of Disney goodies)!!! I liked the toys your visit a lot! I promise I’ll do my best as your flower girl at your wedding! – Lorelai

Hello World! (From Lance)

Jack — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:02:36 +0000

Sorry for the late late post, but if you are friends with us on Facebook, you probably already know that our son, Lance Conner Lin, was born on 7/12/2009, 2 days earlier than planned. I guess he didn’t appreciate our careful planning of him having the same birthday as his sister. Oh well. There were some issues that we needed to deal with, so I didn’t post until now. But here it is :)

Who do you guys think he looks like? I say he looks like Benjamin Button.

More birth related pictures here.

13-Story Building Tips Over (WTH?)

Jack — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:28:43 +0000

Looking for new apartments in China? Godspeed.

Printing Money

Jack — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:39:49 +0000

So I guess no one else wants to buy US bonds so we are just printing more money to pay for the debt that we owed:

In its surprise move, the Fed said it would buy up to $300 billion of longer term U.S. government debt over the next six months and expand its existing program to buy mortgage related securities by another $850 bln to $1.45 trillion this year.

I sure hope there’s a big long-term plan here that I am not seeing, because the value of the dollar is going down the toilet.

Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer – Conclusion

Jack — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:13:57 +0000

The final showdown was last night. I thought Jim Cramer at least didn’t make things worse for him and CNBC by keeping quiet most of the time. But still, watching these clips makes you mad/sad…

The Latest (and Final) Addition to Our Family

Jack — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:10:33 +0000

In case you are not in our circle of rumor mills (really, who isn’t?), we would like to let you know that we are expecting our baby #2 this summer, right around Lorelai’s birthday! We (not including me) have decided to keep this pregnancy quiet up to this point, but we (including me) are now ready to let people in on the big news! And for those asking, yes, this will be the last one, for sure.

We went to the doctors Tuesday for the ultrasound, and everything looks good so far. Here are some shots (1st one is from last Nov.):

And here’s the Money Shot:

Yes, it’s a boy! Now the process of name picking can start… So far the following names have been suggested by me: Maximus, Xavier, Luke, Logan, Anakin. Strong names they are! What do you think?

OK, I was just kidding with those names… (plus they were all vetoed.)