Greetings!  Another year has gone by and what  a busy 2001 it has been!  I continued to take my weekly Southwest Airlines commute flight to Orange County where I am happily employed as the "e-learning manager" for Filenet Corporation.  Lucia, on the other hand, became happily unemployed in late June.  Isa graduated from UCSC with  her Master's in Education and is enjoying her first full-time job as a teacher.  She is Ms. Isa or Ms. Avila for her first grade class of 19 kids in Watsonville.   In 2001 we have seen the dot.coms become dot.gones, we have a new government and a new president.  Life just  happened in 2001 until WHAM,  we all were hit by 911.

I've been conflicted about putting together what seems like an act of vanity and frivolity, recalling and reporting what I did in 2001; after all, we are still in mourning.  But life did happen in 2001 and I am thankful that I am here to talk about it and,  hopefully, to help create a better world.  I am sad for all those who lost their lives, or a loved one in the terror of 911.  I am appalled by ignorance and hatred.  I can only hope and pray that we come to some resolution of peace in the world.

To continue my "www year in review" tradition (since 1996), here is my journal for 2001. To view my holiday card click here.