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Sitting down to write this yearly update and I realized that I have not posted anything since this time LAST year! That just validates the...

Season's greetings everyone! Despite not getting our annual Christmas letter sent out this year, the Stauffer family is alive a...

Tomorrow I'll be departing to Seattle to attend my first electronic dance music (EDM) festival. WHAT??? What is a fifty year old man do...

I'm often asked what I do at NIST. Most people know that the atomic clock is housed in my facility, but what they don't know is tha...

Where, oh where did my summer go? As I sit here in the middle of August, wondering just how many times I'll have to cut the grass befo...

I know I'm not alone saying that there are plenty of things bringing me down right now. They're on my mind daily, just like you, an...

A creature named "Fomo" (Fear of missing out) has been lurking in all of our lives for quite a while now. You've felt its pres...

I'm sitting here in the middle of a familiar feeling that hits me once in a while. It's one that I've had before on many occasio...

It was a beautiful day to ride to work! Yes, I drove most of the way, but I rode nearly 6 miles on my planned tour of the old 'hood. ...

I'm not sure which one of these is the learning curve but I'm certain that I'm Originally uploaded by tekee812 I...

The wifi signal is quite strong at my house today!

Next event? Aerosmith! Originally uploaded by tekee812 Next event? Aerosmith!

I must say that I am a bit disappointed with Posterous selling out to Twitter, but at the same time, I am glad to be back here on Blogger!

Last year, I finished 497th, so I was encouraged by my bib number this year. What a great run Avery puts on every 4th of July! I just wante...

A lot of people ask why I have such an affinity towards Google+. "Why do you need it when you have facebook and twitter?" Granted...

Don't get me wrong, we've loved every one of our pets with all of our hearts, but Stanley was different. From the very first day...

I really didn't think I'd be saying goodbye to another one of our cats so soon, from four to two in less than a month.  Lucy  had...

Tonight we made the right decision. Tonight we cried. Tonight we gave dignity and grace to our oldest cat, Roo. He had been battling wit...

For over 22 years, I have created a respectable collection of scientific instruments, cryogenic test probes, electromechanical test platfo...

... waking up on an otherwise beautiful Sunday morning, pouring your coffee, and sitting down at the computer, only to find out via a face...

My father has been tearing up the heavens for almost 16 years now. I was a young man of 26 when he passed away that rainy July morning. ...

via youtube.com Testing the bookmarklet feature on Posterous. This is a video I captured with my web cam and then put music to a few y...

Happy Birthday Son! Originally uploaded by tekee812 I can't believe he is 13! Today we have completed the teenager trifecta! ;...

A view from my roof Originally uploaded by tekee812 One thing about living in an older house is that you get a lot more ground to ...

Roo Jack & Lucy Originally uploaded by tekee812 I think they are bemoaning the onset off fall.

Roo's getaway looks like it is in a dangerous part of town. Originally uploaded by tekee812 The Kitty Kabin

FDA Inspector Originally uploaded by tekee812 All is clear in the pantry... and uh... where are the cat treats

The Kit Kat lounge is open! Originally uploaded by tekee812 I just want to have one more life as a cat. ;-)~

Just another mouth that we feed. ;-)~ Originally uploaded by tekee812 It's like I live in Dr. Doolittle's house. ;^)~

Spoiled? maybe a little... Originally uploaded by tekee812 Rent for 1st college apt... $595/mo. Outfitting that apt with the essentials... ...

Take your yard back with CROCS! Originally uploaded by tekee812 I really should be in advertising. ;^)~

0815081813.jpg Originally uploaded by tekee812 This could easily become a blog of it's own. "ITunes Masterpieces" ;-)~

She had a dream Originally uploaded by tekee812 Done at last! done at last! Thank God Almighty, I'm done at last! She had a dream that ...

2nd???? Originally uploaded by tekee812 NEVER underestimate the second coat! ;-)~

Project # 3 Originally uploaded by tekee812 This one was just simply WAY overdue... gotta get started on staining the basement cupboards. s...

0712082022.jpg Originally uploaded by tekee812 This one is keeping the bugs out and the cats in-n-out-n-in-n-out-n-in-n-out-n-in-n-out-n-in...

Project #1 Originally uploaded by tekee812 These new black shutters were an excellent idea that my wife had. They were easy to ...

Under the sun Originally uploaded by tekee812 Kind of like he is a special delivery from God. ;^)~

The King Originally uploaded by tekee812 He really is the Alpha male of his pride.