Monthly Archives: November 2006

Atop the London Eye

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Tony Sneed

Atop the London Eye I went to London to teach there for
the first time, bringing along Zuzana and Kerrigan. While I
was teaching, they were touring London and seeing all the
sights. Finally, Zuzana and I celebrated our fifth wedding
anniversary atop the London Eye, a humongous Ferris
Wheel that hoists you in a capsule 135 meters (or about
400 feet) into the air overlooking the Themes River and
Big Ben. Kerrigan came along for the ride. Wonder if
he’ll remember anything? Continue reading →

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Tony’s World-Famous Chili Sneedorino!

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Tony Sneed

Tony’s World-Famous Chili Sneedorino! OK,
maybe there’s a little hyperbole there. But after 23
years, I think it’s time to reveal the secret recipe for
my Chili Kahlua, otherwise known as Chili Sneedorino. I
first discovered the recipe back in 1983 when some
friends of mine in Thousand Oaks gave it to me. I even
still have the little card where I first wrote the recipe. God
only knows why I still have it – I don’t think
I’ve managed to hand onto anything else as long.
J Actually, the recipe as I now make it is not the same as
that written on the recipe Continue reading →

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Wanna Get That Book?

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Tony Sneed

Wanna Get That Book? Last year when Visual Studio
2005 and version 2 of the .Net Framework were released,
I read a blog post by Chris Sells stating that he had finally
completed the final drat of his book on Windows Forms
2.0, but that it would be another 4 months before the book
would be in print. Many other authors would produce a
final version of their book based on beta software, and
then post errata based on changes to the final product.
Sometimes those would be small changes, sometimes
big. To avoid those potential pitfalls, Chris decided to wait
for the final release of .Net 2 before Continue reading →

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A New Chapter

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Tony Sneed

A New Chapter Today my son, Kerrigan, turned one year old. And boy, what a year it’s been.
Not only for him, but also for me and for my wife Zuzana – for us as a family. We found out February 2005
that Zuzana was pregnant with our first child. I was attending a leaders’ meeting for KJB over in
the Czech Republic, so I immediately shared the good news with everyone there, including the founder,
Ricardo. I remember taking our Bradley class the following summer, then the Preparation for Parenting
course from GFI. The weeks following the birth were filled with swaddling and shushing Continue reading →

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