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Barry Hess is a Ruby on Rails developer located in the great state of Minnesota. He can be found speaking in tongues at bjhess.com
October 14
Introduction to high-level programming

Introduction to high-level programming

August 17
Fair

Fair

August 12
Baby

Baby

July 15
Lake Churchill

Lake Churchill

July 3
My feng shui has taken a hit

My feng shui has taken a hit

May 30
Worth it

Worth it

May 27
Climate Change

Climate Change

May 16

2011-04-18 Emma Dances at Dance Class

May 13
St. Paul

St. Paul

May 5
Grandma’s Hands: When my first child came along, it was really natural to give her a middle name matching my grandmother’s first name. Grandma Lorraine has been ever present in my life. I’m pleased the very thought of my daughter will remind me of my grandmother for decades to come. Years passed without me visibly recognizing her age. It’s strange with grandparents. They were old when you met them and they are the same old when you’re twenty. Then suddenly they visibly age over night. Reality is you never looked too closely. It is human nature, but you still feel guilty. She’s 92 now and seemingly surprised every day that she is still marching around this rock. Yet I can’t imagine being without her. It hits home just how lucky I am every time I visit, laying one of my children in her arms. Just how lucky I am to have had her presence for 33 years.
Grandma’s Hands:

When my first child came along, it was really natural to give her a middle name matching my grandmother’s first name. Grandma Lorraine has been ever present in my life. I’m pleased the very thought of my daughter will remind me of my grandmother for decades to come.

Years passed without me visibly recognizing her age. It’s strange with grandparents. They were old when you met them and they are the same old when you’re twenty. Then suddenly they visibly age over night. Reality is you never looked too closely. It is human nature, but you still feel guilty.

She’s 92 now and seemingly surprised every day that she is still marching around this rock. Yet I can’t imagine being without her. It hits home just how lucky I am every time I visit, laying one of my children in her arms. Just how lucky I am to have had her presence for 33 years.