So much for the once per week update. I'm having troubles keeping up with life, and unfortunately blogging hasn't factored in. So here's an update on the various things I've been working on instead of blogging:

• Work: New challenges at work. In the past month I've given three presentations to various groups on Oracle Best Practices for Developers. I've also been working on a handful of other development and performance projects. Officially, my title is "Development Database Administrator" but there is a shift to make use of the "Development" part of my title, rather than the "Administrator" part. So far, I've enjoyed the challenge.
• Dad: Not much new to report, other than I'm still a Dad. I've arranged my work schedule so that I can take Will to school two days per week, which he really enjoys. We get a couple more minutes of bonding time in the morning. Ella is getting bigger. She smiles and "talks" which thrills Kirsten, Will and myself to no end. She seems to like it too.
• CaptainNo, not pirate captain, frisbee captain. Kirsten and I are still playing Ultimate and I'm co-captaining our team. This hasn't been a whole lot of work thus far, but it's a little time consuming; planning practice, calling lines, ranking players and dealing with everyone's desire to play. It's more stressful than "work". Especially when I have to be Dad and Captain at the same time.
• HusbandLast but not least, Kirsten and I are still married. Hooray! And she puts up with Work-Scott, Dad-Scott, and Captain-Scott. :)

• moved 8 times in three different states
• played for 5 different Ultimate teams
• Kirsten has earned two graduate degrees
• 8 different employeers
• got married
• 2 kids
• hundreds of Frisbee tournaments including 3 trips to Nationals.
• 8 new or used cars
• 1 suspended drivers license
• 1 new house
• Dozens of baseball games including Reds, Cardinals and Twins

Oh yeah, I posted some pictures the other day too. Enjoy!

It's been nearly a month since I've posted. Same on me. I'm a terrible blogger and human being. However, I intend to make everything better with one enormous update. You've been warned.

I'm captaining our Mixed Ultimate club this year. While I'm technically old enough to play Masters, I'm not sure that I'm ready to make that switch yet. More importantly, Kirsten is not ready to make that switch yet. Captaining a team isn't exactly rocket science, but it is time consuming. Now that our roster, practice schedules, and tournaments are set, I can settle into the business of actually playing Ultimate instead of organizing it.

Note to my coffee maker: if you are going to take 45 minutes to brew a pot of coffee, you could at least warn me with the little blinking "self clean" light. After two heavy doses of vineger & water, you are now back into midseason form.

Lots and lots and LOTS of new pictures posted. Mother's Day, birthdays, Tuesdays, Random Days, all being uploaded as we speak.

Will has taken to his Big Wheel like a fish to water. He's also quite fast on it. Fast enough that it's difficult for me to follow him while riding. While this may be a function of my being out of shape, it's also that he's damn fast. So as a responsible adult, who attempt to model appropriate behavior, I bought a bike so that I can ride with him. We've taken rides to the park, around the neighborhood and sometimes just around the circle drive we have. I'm hoping to get some additional miles biking occasionally, but haven't yet found the time.

Work has been kinda nuts lately. There are about 3 projects that I'm working on that are all coming due together. There are an additional 15 projects unrelated to mine that are also coming due which is making everyone else seem just as harried as me. I'm still thankful that I'm getting a paycheck every other week, so I shant complain further.

We seem to have passed through the windiest spring I can remember in quite some time. It makes playing Ultimate a little challenging, but it's been great for flying kites with Will. He's really been enjoying being outside with this new kite. We had a bit of a learning experience the first time when he let go of the string and it flew away into a tree. His new kite is much better at staying out of trees.

I'm not sure what it says about me that I have to take a day of vacation to upload pictures and post on the website. Oh the things I do for my fans. If you've made it this far, thanks!. And I'll try to do better next month.

• Before she was born, she had the hiccups quite a bit. Now as a baby, she has followed through and had the hiccups almost daily. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to like the hiccups so it makes her a little cranky. (Grade: B)
• While in the womb, Ella showed that she was capable of kicking and punching, she was more apt to push and roll. Now as a baby, she hasn't show much interest in kicking or punching. Pushing has fallen off her radar but grabbing and chewing are skills she improving on. While in these troubling times, she has shown good flexibilty to act quickly to resolve an immediate need, her lack of follow-through on these hot-button issues is disappointing. (Grade: C)
• There was no way for anyone to predict what kind of sneezer Ella would be before she was born. But this is a skill she has learned, almost instinctively. Bravo! (Grade: A+)
• Again, eating (and pooping) are also some intangibles that you can't measure until after taking office. But she has certainly grown and is filling her station as Ella-In-Chief. It seems like she eat 12-15 times per day....like she's never had milk before! Still, this is normal and she's growing with the position. (Grade: A)

Sorry for the technical difficulties regarding the micro blog and pictures. All is resolved now.

One new, but unannounced feature is the "Photo Blog". This takes the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words" into action. By using my camera phone, I can take pictures and upload them instantly to the website using the power of Twitpic. I'm still experimenting, but this page should mildly entertaining, if not significantly interesting.