Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics
As many of you know when we moved down to Guatemala we drove down and have subsequently made that drive three times since. It’s a pleasant drive for the most part. In 2018 we were making the trip back for my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary and decided to take 10 days and see some sites …
Yes, we lived beside cartel members. In the fall of 2015, we moved from Layton, UT to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. After making the necessary preparations for our Jeep we set out for the 3000-mile journey to Guatemala. It took us seven days to arrive. We stayed in Guatemala City with Wendy’s parents for a month while …
Family has been on my mind again. This week we had some of the neighborhood youth over to our house for dinner. We sat down at the dinner table and ate and conversed about different things. A couple days past and my wife conveyed that one of the boys told her how much he had …
Today I got the word that my good friend Arturo Loarca had passed away. He was in his 60s. It was way too soon for him to go. I haven’t seen him in about 6 months because of the pandemic. I wish that I would have at least video chatted with him during that time. …
Tonight, my daughters and I watched a scary movie together. It did its job. They were scared. Afterward, as they were snuggling into their beds I stood outside their door and made some scary noises and wished them a good night’s sleep. They laughed. Then I went in and dove on their bed and “steamrolled” …
This has bee a long week. In September two of my children’s passports expired and Wendy’s was filled up. I was supposed to leave for the USA in may 2020 but because of COVID-19 I had to postpone out plans. Now that things are calming down I am revisiting those plans. The USA has a …
Usually, I like to wake up early around 5:30 am, and start my day. That is my preferred schedule if I can get to bed early enough. This morning I woke up to this beautiful scene. It’s not unusual to see fog like this where I live in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. This morning was a little …
On January 1st I made the decision to get off of soda of every kind. I drank two sodas a day for a couple of years. I went completely cold turkey. I have pretty strong will power when I put my mind to something and was certain that once I got over the initial withdrawal …