Woman of Valor

04/16/2006
My father read this today at my mother's unveiling.

We also read psalms, and the traditional El Maleh Rachamim and mourner's Kadish.

I'm not sure the author(s) had in mind a professional woman like my mother, but this "Woman of Valor" still seems extraordinarily appropriate.

A woman of valor, who can find?
Her worth is far above rubies.
The heard of her husband trusts in her
And nothing shall he lack.

Funny ISP Stories

Started a collection of funny ISP stories over at readnews.com.
Suggestions welcome!

Story 1 ....... "The Smoking CSU" - Avi Freedman, netaxs
Story 2 ....... "UPS Delivers the Phone Bill" - Avi Freedman, netaxs
Story 3 ....... "The Dead T1" - Hillary (Gorman) Israeli, netaxs
Story 4 ....... "Are You The Internet?" - Hillary (Gorman) Israeli, netaxs
Story 5 ....... "Bell Lusers" - Hillary (Gorman) Israeli, netaxs

WSOP 2005

Played some poker at the World Series and the Ultimate Poker Challenge. Came in 12th in the Pot Limit Omaha Rebuy tournament, but they only paid 9 :( I should have played a bit more conservatively perhaps, but I was going for the win, not a TV appearance. Still, this was the event I made 5th in last year so it would have been very sweet.

My Mother Died

My mother died in a tragic accident Tuesday night 4/5/05. We remember her and try to be better people in her honor.

From the Legal Intelligencer:

Partner-Pilot Killed in Air Crash

New York Lawyer
April 8, 2005

By Asher Hawkins
The Legal Intelligencer

Barbara Freedman, a Duane Morris partner who was an expert on tax law and ERISA and was an avid pilot during her free time, died at age 57 when the single-engine aircraft she was aboard crashed Tuesday night in South Jersey.

HPA TT R32 First Impressions

Yesterday (Sunday 6/13) I flew into Bakersfield and HPA got me over to Dubwars to pick up by finished twin turbo R32.

HPA R32 Stage II Test Drive