Outbreeding Works in a Single Generation

As I have mentioned before, cousin marriages were fairly common among my family. My parents are first cousins. So are my father’s parents. My mother’s parents are second cousins once removed. So instead of 32 great-great-great grandparents, I have only about 18. Since my wife and I are not related, I wondered how my inbred… Continue reading Outbreeding Works in a Single Generation

Skiing

I took Michelle skiing for the first time in late January. Living in the South, the closest somewhat decent option was in West Virginia. So we drove 7 hours to Winterplace. Despite the warm weather, the conditions were decent enough. We had a lot of fun. Michelle loved it and is a better skier than… Continue reading Skiing

Bicycling on Alpharetta Greenway

Yesterday, the weather was nice. So we loaded up our bikes on the car and headed to the Big Creek Greenway. Michelle and I rode our bikes for about an hour. Here’s the trail map. The trail was crowded and it was a lot of fun.

Flashcards for Kindergarten

I am a parent, a nerd and love gadgets. So of course I had to create flashcards on my iPhone for my daughter to learn reading. My daughter is in Kindergarten right now and she’s learning to read. Her teacher sent us a list of 122 (Dolch) words that she will be learning to read… Continue reading Flashcards for Kindergarten

ہفتہ بلاگستان: یومِ تعلیم

ہم نے سوچا کہ بیٹی نے ابھی کنڈرگارٹن میں داخلہ لیا ہے تو کیوں نہ اسی موضوع پر کچھ لکھا جائے۔

Bahamas Cruise

We went to the Bahamas on a Disney cruise in late March. It was a lot of fun, especially for the Kid.

Ratatouille

It’s an animated movie about a rat who wants to be a chef. Absolutely amazing!

Inheritance and Islam

As parents, we decided that we needed to write a will to decide who we wanted to be guardians for our child and how we wanted our estate distributed. The Islamic laws were not what we wanted.

How Zack Buys a New PC

I decided to build my own desktop again after my Dell laptop troubles. Finding everything at Fry’s was easy and assembling it was fun.