Against all my wishes Angie and Jessica brought home a dog called Molly from the rescue shelter. She’s a mix of Border collie, retriever of some type. She seems to be good with the kids, is create and potty trained. She also walks on a leash and seems friendly enough. Let’s hope the girls can take care of her or she’ll be gone. Wish me luck

I’m going to start posting our family videos on YouTube. Check there periodicly to see if I’ve uploaded anything new.

The latest that I’ve added is Jessica’s strong 100m free swim at a swim meet on Saturday July 17^th, 2010. Enjoy.

I just finished updating a couple of my computers with Office 2010. I haven’t played a lot with it yet but I think it’s awesome. The ribbon is much more intuitive and easier to use. Everything about it has been spruced up in a nice but unassuming way.

I also updated Visio and it now matches Office with the same ribbon. Now everything works and acts the same.

Nice job Microsoft.

Saturday the Modesto Sharks had another swim meet and was it long. We got the kids there at 6am and got home just before 7pm. They did well and had fun. With a little harder training they’ll be awesome.

What I don’t get is why the parents of the swimmers don’t participate in volunteering in the meet. I had to pull a double shift because none of the parents got involved. This is a great disappointment to all. For three years the I’ve seen very poor participation with most of the parents.

I blame a lot of it on the organizers of the team. I accept the poor coaching but not the disorganization. It should be required for everyone to participate or pay extra for not getting involved. Team members must mandate involvement. I spent a good part of Saturday watching other teams and there is a significant difference. Let’s get our act together.