We celebrated Owen's 3rd birthday this evening a few days early to accomodate friends schedules. We had a great time! Owen's great grandparents Bob and Jane Hemphill were in town to help us celebrate and friends stopped by for burgers and cake. The highlight was when Owen saw his birthday cake. He was asked what's going on and he gleefully exclaimed, "My Birthday!" Thanks to everyone who came by and we thought about those who wished they could be here.

I'm currently bummed about the cancellation of Wilco's show here in Santa Fe. My friend Andrea and I were really looking forward to seeing these guys but lead man Jeff Tweedy checked himself into rehab for a prescription pain killer addiction.

I just returned from the InterLab 2003 Conference held at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in California. A gaggle of my coworkers also attended and we had a great time. It was a great bonding experience without the distraction of work.