Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Pommy and Janie
Molly (or "Pommy" as Janie Hopkin calls her) continues to live in Boston taking care of Janie while Staci remains more or less house-bound by her Hyperemesis Gravidia. Staci sent me this cute picture of the girls and I thought I'd share.
Seth @ ThunderRidge HS Sadie Hawkins Dance
Last Saturday Seth's friend Chris Chambers (who is 16) got asked to the school's Sadie Hawkins dance. Chris had never been on a date before, and his family has a policy of "group dating" at age 16, so Chris called in for some air cover. Chris, Seth & Tenton have a group from seminary that usually gets together to hang out on Friday or Saturday night (or both), so the entire group went to Sadie Hawkins. The kids under 16 (most) aren't paired up, so it isn't a date, but does allow for some mixed-gender socializing. The theme was sort of a "black-light/glow in the dark" dance, so the kids got together the night before and designed some semi-matching glow-in-the-dark shirts, each one featuring a different food or beverage. The following pictures were taken at Trenton's house by his mom.
Making the tee-shirts. Notice the packages of food "models"
Pizza the night of the dance. Chris is at the far end of the table and his date is sitting next to Seth.
Group photos before leaving for the dance
Making the tee-shirts. Notice the packages of food "models"
Pizza the night of the dance. Chris is at the far end of the table and his date is sitting next to Seth.
Group photos before leaving for the dance
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Who's The Hunk?
Just to prove what married life can do for a guy, this is a picture taken 7 months after Jane and I were married. Jane's family doctor let us use his condo in Palm Springs in the off season (August) for nine whole days. We had several friends come out and stay with us for a day or two. This picture was taken of ME after about a week. Its probably the best picture of me that has ever been taken.
30 Years Ago - The Honeymoon
Our honeymoon started the day after the wedding. Yes - it was a Sunday. We got up about noon with the maid knocking on the motel room door. We got up, showered, and went to Jane's house to load up an ice chest with food and to pick up our luggage for the honeymoon. The plan was to drive a few hours each day up the coast until five days later we arrive at San Francisco. We drove my 1967 Ford Mustang (that I bought from Holly after my mission when she left to go to BYU). I recall hitting the road around 2:00pm, and I drove for about 45 minutes or an hour and was so tired that I pulled over and let Jane drive. We were travelling north on coast highway 101. I immediately fell asleep and woke up about two hours later with Jane just cruising along. Our first night's destination was the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. I don't remember dinner, I just remember getting there and we checked into the "Old Fashion Room". Each room is exotically decorated. My favorite part of the room was that you flushed the toilet by pulling a little porcelin knob in the top of the tank. I don't recall where we ate, but I do remember crashing pretty early. We had reservations for two nights in that room, but people switch all the time, so the next night we stayed in a different room (but I can't remember which).
The next day we drove up the coast to San Simeon and Hearst Castle, and took the tour there. We walked on the beach where my family had camped years before, and then drove back to the Madonna Inn.
On Tuesday, we left San Luis Obispo and drive on the Pacific Coast Highway 1. We stopped at Big Sur and hiked among the giant redwoods there. All that time I had been taking pictures with my dad's borrowed Minolta camera, and somewhere near Big Sur I used up all the film but the camera wouldn't rewind. We stopped at a wide shoulder of the road to see if I could fix it because we were in such beautiful scenary. After a long argument I convinced Jane to lock me in the truck of the car so I could open the camera safely without exposing the film and I would rewind it back into its cassete. Jane was worried that if she put me in the truck someone would come along at just that moment and kidnap her. I finally convinced her to lock me in and once I had the camera open I discovered that there was no film in the camera and that we had only pretended to take pictures of our honeymoon. So that is why we don't have any pictures from that week!
Continuing on from Big Sur we drove until we arrived at our next destination; a Best Western motel in Santa Cruz. This was the night that Jane had her first tears of our married life (other than when we were married). The reason was that our room only had a shower; no bathtub, and after a long day of driving she had her heart set on a hot bath, but to no avail.
The next day we drove to San Franciso. On the way, we stopped at the Oakland Temple, and decided to do a session. This was Jane's second time in the temple. You have to remember that Jane looked all of sixteen years old and I looked 18, so of course they asked us to be the witness couple. What was interesting about the endowment room that we were in was that there was no center aisle at that time. It was kind of like a nice auditorium, and the men and women kind of met in the middle, so Jane and I got to sit next next to each other and hold hands during the session. There wasn't many other couples in the session so most did sit together along in the center. I wonder if they still do that there?
I don't remember what hotel we stayed at in San Franciso, but we had a corner suite with solid windows on two wall and we were on the 24th floor with this amazing view of the city. Jane also got her bathtub there. The next day we walked around Fisherman's Wharf and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then took off in rush hour traffic for home. It was a long drive and I remember stopping somewhere in the middle of nowhere to fiddle with the car engine; but I can't remember why now. We arrived at our apartment at about midnight, and John and Pearl had brought all of our wedding gifts to the apartment and had somehow found some linens and had made our bed (thank-you, thank-you!). I remember that we had brand-new pillows that were too plump and I didn't sleep well with them for about six months.
The next day we drove up the coast to San Simeon and Hearst Castle, and took the tour there. We walked on the beach where my family had camped years before, and then drove back to the Madonna Inn.
On Tuesday, we left San Luis Obispo and drive on the Pacific Coast Highway 1. We stopped at Big Sur and hiked among the giant redwoods there. All that time I had been taking pictures with my dad's borrowed Minolta camera, and somewhere near Big Sur I used up all the film but the camera wouldn't rewind. We stopped at a wide shoulder of the road to see if I could fix it because we were in such beautiful scenary. After a long argument I convinced Jane to lock me in the truck of the car so I could open the camera safely without exposing the film and I would rewind it back into its cassete. Jane was worried that if she put me in the truck someone would come along at just that moment and kidnap her. I finally convinced her to lock me in and once I had the camera open I discovered that there was no film in the camera and that we had only pretended to take pictures of our honeymoon. So that is why we don't have any pictures from that week!
Continuing on from Big Sur we drove until we arrived at our next destination; a Best Western motel in Santa Cruz. This was the night that Jane had her first tears of our married life (other than when we were married). The reason was that our room only had a shower; no bathtub, and after a long day of driving she had her heart set on a hot bath, but to no avail.
The next day we drove to San Franciso. On the way, we stopped at the Oakland Temple, and decided to do a session. This was Jane's second time in the temple. You have to remember that Jane looked all of sixteen years old and I looked 18, so of course they asked us to be the witness couple. What was interesting about the endowment room that we were in was that there was no center aisle at that time. It was kind of like a nice auditorium, and the men and women kind of met in the middle, so Jane and I got to sit next next to each other and hold hands during the session. There wasn't many other couples in the session so most did sit together along in the center. I wonder if they still do that there?
I don't remember what hotel we stayed at in San Franciso, but we had a corner suite with solid windows on two wall and we were on the 24th floor with this amazing view of the city. Jane also got her bathtub there. The next day we walked around Fisherman's Wharf and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then took off in rush hour traffic for home. It was a long drive and I remember stopping somewhere in the middle of nowhere to fiddle with the car engine; but I can't remember why now. We arrived at our apartment at about midnight, and John and Pearl had brought all of our wedding gifts to the apartment and had somehow found some linens and had made our bed (thank-you, thank-you!). I remember that we had brand-new pillows that were too plump and I didn't sleep well with them for about six months.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Happy 30th Anniversary!
30 Years ago today... The our wedding day actually started the night before. Ron Williams and I were up until about 1:00am putting brakes on my Mustang in preparation for our (Jane and I) 5-day honeymoon trip from LA to San Francisco. Ron and I spent the night at my apartment sleeping on the floor, then we got up about four hours later and got ready to go to the temple. The plan was for Ron Williams (my best friend/best man) to drive Jane and I to the temple. When we got to Jane's house, she was not ready, in fact, she was throwing up sick. I remember the ride to the temple, Ron was driving my Mustang, I sat on Jane's left in the back seat, Jane sat in the middle with a bucket in her lap, and her mom (Pearl) sat on the right. I don't remember who was in the front seat with Ron; probably it was Jane's cousin Iris. Once we arrived at the temple Jane calmed down a little (it turned out to be nerves). In 1978 women that were going to the temple because they were getting married generally did all of the preparatory ordinance work on the day they were married, so we had to be there early. I don't really recall much of the stuff prior to the marriage. There are many sealing rooms in the Los Angeles temple; we had the largest, and it was totally packed. My mission president, Royden G. Derrick, who at that time was a member of the Quorum of the Seventy, sealed us. Because he had a Stake Conference he was presiding over in Long Beach, he offered to seal us (actually his wife, Sister Allie O. Derrick made the offer and then asked him...). But because it was going to be a rush job in between conference sessions, he didn't change into whites (he didn't have them with him on this trip). I know that bothered Jane for years that he ruined her dreams of an all white wedding.
After we were married and took pictures outside, we went home to Jane's and I think we had some kind of lunch and then took a nap on Jane's bed. The reception was at 6:00pm at the Crescent Avenue building in the gym. We (mostly Jane and Pearl) sent out 920 announcements. We guess that we had over 600 people at the reception. Compared to most people's receptions today, ours was pretty modest. I think we served cake, nuts, and red party punch. The reception line extended out into the parking lot; we had no idea this many people would come! I think we greeted guests the entire time. I'm sure we had music, but there was no dancing. I think we left around 9:00pm.
We spent our wedding night at a local motel near Disneyland that was owned by Earl Garr, a fairly well-to-do church acquaintance, who gave us our wedding night for free. I recall getting to sleep before midnight, and waking up around noon with the maid knocking. We had slept in much longer than we thought. When we went to check out, we discovered that we had left our room key stuck in the outside of the door all night! Because Jane insisted that I carry her over the threshold, the door closed behind us and I forgot the key. I'll write about the first day of our honeymoon tomorrow, and add pictures once I get Jane to tell me where they are.
After we were married and took pictures outside, we went home to Jane's and I think we had some kind of lunch and then took a nap on Jane's bed. The reception was at 6:00pm at the Crescent Avenue building in the gym. We (mostly Jane and Pearl) sent out 920 announcements. We guess that we had over 600 people at the reception. Compared to most people's receptions today, ours was pretty modest. I think we served cake, nuts, and red party punch. The reception line extended out into the parking lot; we had no idea this many people would come! I think we greeted guests the entire time. I'm sure we had music, but there was no dancing. I think we left around 9:00pm.
We spent our wedding night at a local motel near Disneyland that was owned by Earl Garr, a fairly well-to-do church acquaintance, who gave us our wedding night for free. I recall getting to sleep before midnight, and waking up around noon with the maid knocking. We had slept in much longer than we thought. When we went to check out, we discovered that we had left our room key stuck in the outside of the door all night! Because Jane insisted that I carry her over the threshold, the door closed behind us and I forgot the key. I'll write about the first day of our honeymoon tomorrow, and add pictures once I get Jane to tell me where they are.
Pictured left to right in back: Larry Williams, Brad Carey, Jason Guthrie, Ron Williams, Randy Guthrie, Jane (Peters) Guthrie, Iris Baadsgaard, Annette Peters, Holly Guthrie, Lorna Nakumaru, Pam Peters. In front: Amy Guthrie, Rachel Guthrie, Paul Peters
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Graduation Day!
Cue Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance No. 2......
Just for the record, today is my official graduation day from Claremont Graduate University. I printed the following from the student portal. My friend Jeff Ranck once referred to my list of graduate degrees as "more education than any decent person should have". I heartily agree. The actual diploma will take a while to receive. My plan is walk in commencement in May. Date and time to be determined. I'll let family know about it, but quite frankly, I wouldn't wish attending on an enemy, let alone family. Cue Brahm's Academic Festival Overture......
Warning!! The following information has been known to cause drowsiness and loss of consciousness. Do not read while driving or operating heavy machinery!
Abstract of the Dissertation
Audience Directed Models and Software Design: How Developer Mental Models of Users Influence the Design of Enterprise System Features
By
Rand Weston Guthrie
Claremont Graduate University – 2008
Information science research frequently seeks to discover the means by which practitioners can use information technologies (IT) to accomplish their goals. From an organizational perspective, the goal of IT is generally presumed to be an increase in individual and/or organizational performance. A successful implementation of an information technology can therefore be thought of simplistically as one in which the use of the new technology improved performance. Prior research has shown that one determinant of improved performance is how well the functionality of an organization’s information technologies fits with the user’s tasks. Theories relating to IT acceptance, adoption and success suggest a positive relationship between the task the user needs to accomplish and the task the software was designed to accomplish, but little has been done to explain how the IT artifact makes design intent apparent to the user.
This research examines a possible relationship between design intent and fit: namely, how the designer’s mental model of an enterprise system’s intended use influences the design of the functionality and appearance of the application’s component features. Using a positivistic case study methodology, mental models of intended use held by seven teams of enterprise system software developers were identified and classified. These models were then related to the developers’ statements about their specific design decisions. The results confirm that developers’ mental models influence the design of software UI in ways that are apparent to the end-user, and supports theories that suggest that software has a “spirit” that consists in part of an intended use. The research contributes to our understanding of the source of that spirit, and identifies specific ways in which software developers bias features towards a specific type of use.
Just for the record, today is my official graduation day from Claremont Graduate University. I printed the following from the student portal. My friend Jeff Ranck once referred to my list of graduate degrees as "more education than any decent person should have". I heartily agree. The actual diploma will take a while to receive. My plan is walk in commencement in May. Date and time to be determined. I'll let family know about it, but quite frankly, I wouldn't wish attending on an enemy, let alone family. Cue Brahm's Academic Festival Overture......
Warning!! The following information has been known to cause drowsiness and loss of consciousness. Do not read while driving or operating heavy machinery!
Abstract of the Dissertation
Audience Directed Models and Software Design: How Developer Mental Models of Users Influence the Design of Enterprise System Features
By
Rand Weston Guthrie
Claremont Graduate University – 2008
Information science research frequently seeks to discover the means by which practitioners can use information technologies (IT) to accomplish their goals. From an organizational perspective, the goal of IT is generally presumed to be an increase in individual and/or organizational performance. A successful implementation of an information technology can therefore be thought of simplistically as one in which the use of the new technology improved performance. Prior research has shown that one determinant of improved performance is how well the functionality of an organization’s information technologies fits with the user’s tasks. Theories relating to IT acceptance, adoption and success suggest a positive relationship between the task the user needs to accomplish and the task the software was designed to accomplish, but little has been done to explain how the IT artifact makes design intent apparent to the user.
This research examines a possible relationship between design intent and fit: namely, how the designer’s mental model of an enterprise system’s intended use influences the design of the functionality and appearance of the application’s component features. Using a positivistic case study methodology, mental models of intended use held by seven teams of enterprise system software developers were identified and classified. These models were then related to the developers’ statements about their specific design decisions. The results confirm that developers’ mental models influence the design of software UI in ways that are apparent to the end-user, and supports theories that suggest that software has a “spirit” that consists in part of an intended use. The research contributes to our understanding of the source of that spirit, and identifies specific ways in which software developers bias features towards a specific type of use.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Medical Procedures Report
Medically speaking, it has been an eventful week. It all started last Monday, when I got a colonoscopy. Jarom was a huge emotional support as I tried to drink two liters of lemon-lime flavored laxative before it all hit. I ended up drinking too fast and threw about half of it up; all while Jarom and Melissa are laughing at me on speaker phone. Apparently it worked enough because as you can see in the photos below, there are no "foreign objects" or as Staci might say "shooting stars" in the picture. At the end of the "procedure" they gave me some color pictures that they took which I gladly shared at first but by popular demand have removed.
Four days later I had surgery to remove all the hardware in my leg from last-year's Christmas "break". After I went skiing two weeks ago the hardware was killing my ankle ie: grinding into the inside of the skin on my ankle, so the very next business day I was in the doctor's office scheduling the surgery to have it removed. They took it all out last Friday January 4th. The picture below shows it all. And before anyone says anything funny; No, the coins were not part of what they removed. I put the coins in the picture to show the scale. Its been 5 days now and I had the stitches taken out yesterday and I can walk on it with only a minor limp. They basically went into the same incisions (there was one on each side of the ankle) so I am dealing with a flesh wound, but the bone is strong and the ligaments are all in place so I can put my weight on it. The plate and seven of the screws was on the left side of my ankle, and two of the screws were on the right side.
Four days later I had surgery to remove all the hardware in my leg from last-year's Christmas "break". After I went skiing two weeks ago the hardware was killing my ankle ie: grinding into the inside of the skin on my ankle, so the very next business day I was in the doctor's office scheduling the surgery to have it removed. They took it all out last Friday January 4th. The picture below shows it all. And before anyone says anything funny; No, the coins were not part of what they removed. I put the coins in the picture to show the scale. Its been 5 days now and I had the stitches taken out yesterday and I can walk on it with only a minor limp. They basically went into the same incisions (there was one on each side of the ankle) so I am dealing with a flesh wound, but the bone is strong and the ligaments are all in place so I can put my weight on it. The plate and seven of the screws was on the left side of my ankle, and two of the screws were on the right side.
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