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That name probably isn’t familiar to you, but you know what he invented. On August 25th, 1958 he invented the wonder “Chikin Ramen” – yes, Ramen noodles.

I started eating the 10 for a dollar cheap ramen back in high-school and through college, and have since graduated to the “high quality” ramen for 1.29 per package (seriously, the seasoning is soooo much better than the 10 cent versions).  And for the past year or so, Jonah’s been loving chicken and beef flavor, with an occasional oriental flavor.  In fact, it’s one of his favorite foods.

Thanks Momofuku Ando!

(more info on Kuro5hin).

What a long, strange trip it’s been…

Since 1997 I’ve worked with a group that has, for the most part, been great. For example, Mitch and I in this picture from a company picnic in 2000 at Essential Communications:

 

On the back of the phote, Ed Fikani wrote: “Steve, I gave copies to the group. You make us proud… EdF“. That was a while ago (nearly 7 years!) and I have to note that my finger wasn’t really in my nose.

Now that I won’t be doing any work at GE, I’ll miss the guys a lot. Mitch, Ron, Rick, Ed, Colin, and everyone else!  I’m hoping they’ll still invite me to lunch a few times each week.

Okay, due to popular requests, here’s a few very recent pictures of Sterling.

     

So, I was reading through a blog (linked through Ajaxian is how I found it), about how Apple, Steve Jobs, and the iPhone prefer to have the phone “closed” to small developers and home hackers. I’ve actually made a couple small apps for my Moto Q (using Visual C++), and downloaded a few free ones off the net. The result: I have had to reinstall due to one of the apps crashing the phone. So, if they want stability, that’s what they should do.

Luckily, I don’t see a down side to a closed iPhone, for one MAJOR reason – it’s a broadband phone with internet connectivity! You want an app for you phone? Do what I did and write a web page. So simple! Sheesh. I’ve got several apps that I host that I can get to using EVDO (cellular broadband on verizon) and because the Q supports JavaScript and has a legible screen, I can do pretty much anything I need to!

Now, I’m wondering if the iPhone will have Web 2.0/AJAX support, which would make it the shiznit. I won’t be the first in line to get one, but after a few months, and most of the reviews are out, I’ll seriously consider it.

But, alas, it will be short.

Sterling is doing outstanding. He’s up over 7.5 pounds now, and is growing well. He’s sleeping 4-5 hours at a stretch at night. I’ll have new pictures in my next post.

CheatCodes.com, the best site for cheats and tips, is also doing very well. We finished the redesign in November and with a few Apache tweaks, we handled our holiday traffic without any glitches!

How bad would this be?:  During New Year’s Eve we started late pouring everybody a glass of “carbonated apple cider”, so we paused the TiVo… That way we could all toast “on time”.

In mid November I performed my first official wedding as a Reverend. It went well and was all legal too!