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Album Sketch a Rose của Hà Anh Tuấn rất tình tứ và lãng mạn. Với lời ca đẹp, dàn nhạc orchestra sang trọng, và tiếng hát đầy truyền cảm của Hà Anh Tuấn, “Em”, của nhạc sĩ Vũ Cát Tường, càng nghe càng thấm. Câu điệp khúc Hà Anh Tuấn hát nhẹ nhàng, “Chỉ cần cứ là em / Là người con gái môi đỏ má hồng / Là màu mắt biếc sâu sắc sáng trong / Dẫu trên vai gầy ngàn gió sương vấn vương”.

Trái ngược với sự công phu của “Em” trong phần nhạc, “Những khi đầy vơi, những khi ngây dại”, của nhạc sĩ Thành Nguyễn, được phối theo phong cách acoustic mộc mạc với tiếng đàn guitar và harmonica. Tuy vậy nhưng phần lãng mạn vẫn đầy đủ trong lời ca: “Chờ ngày mai đến sẽ mang những hi vọng / Sẽ thấy trong bài ca có môi em thơm mộng / Và từng trang giấy năm nào”.

“Địa đàng”, của nhạc sĩ Trần Duy Khang, được chuyển sang giai điệu Latin sống động, nhất là tiếng trumpet đắm đuối. Còn lời ca thì đầy khêu gợi và cám dỗ: “Vì em, anh có thể đánh đổi tất cả vì em / Cho anh say những hơi men để anh đắm chìm / Môi em rất nồng nàn mùi vị như thiên đàng / Ngọt ngào trần gian từ chính em”.

Cũng là một ca khúc của Trần Duy Khang nhưng “Từ đống tro tàn” thật buồn. Với tiếng đàn guitar chất phác cùng tiếng bass sâu sắc và tiếng đàn dương cầm, Hà Anh Tuấn hát như đang trút hết nỗi lòng: “Tôi đã thấy bao điều / Và muốn quên đi nhiều / Thế giới có khi chỉ là một cơn mê”. Hà Anh Tuấn tiếp tục tâm sự “Tôi đã thấy em nằm / Vùi ngủ trong căn phòng tối tăm / Ánh mắt kia hy vọng một ngày xa xăm / Tôi muốn nói em rằng / Sẽ đến nhanh thôi ngày tái sinh / Những nỗi đau sẽ chỉ còn là tàn tro”. Nghe mà đứt ruột đứt gan.

Hà Anh Tuấn là một trong những ca sĩ trong nước rất chú trọng đến những sản phẩm của mình. Một lần nữa Sketch a Rose không làm người nghe thất vọng từ chủ đề album đến ca khúc chọn lựa đến phần hòa âm phối khí.

Dạo này tôi rất là hào phóng. Dĩ nhiên, ai đối xử tốt với tôi thì tôi đối xử tốt lại. Tuy nhiên, ai đối xử tệ với tôi, tôi vẫn tặng họ cái kệ.

• Anh ganh tị tôi, kệ anh.
• Chị nói xấu tôi, kệ chị.
• Em không thích tôi, kệ em.
• Mày ghét tao, kệ mẹ mày.

Nói đùa cho vui vậy thôi chứ tôi sống hòa đồng, biết điều, và đâu có làm gì để người ta ghét mình, nhưng họ muốn ghét thì vẫn tặng họ cái kệ. Nhà tôi kệ nhiều lắm và còn đóng cho bà xã mấy cái kệ rất to. Kệ vợ, vợ muốn làm gì thì làm.

In the opening story, “She in a Dance of Frenzy,” the protagonist has sex with many men. In the second story, “Agape at the Guggenheim,” a gay Vietnamese-American meets his white lover at a museum. These two stories are short and lovely. The third story, “The Isle Is Full of Noises,” is much longer and I got lost. I skipped to the last story, “The Tree of Life,” in which the narrator talks about his mother and her strength to lift her family forward. “Swimming from the Mekong Delta” is told in a stand-up comedy routine through a voice of a comedian. In Stories From the Edge of the Sea, Andrew Lam weaves different stories together. Stories are sad, funny, and heartfelt, but they all carry the trauma of the past from the “Vietnam War.” I didn’t like this collection at first, but Lam’s writing grew on me and I enjoyed it.

My sleep schedule for last week was all messed up. I didn’t get to sleep much. On Saturday, I woke up early and drove 1.5 hours to Whitetail to teach snowboarding. I had a morning lesson with 8 kids from age 7 to 12. Luckily, I didn’t have a lesson in the afternoon. I left Whitetail around 1:30 pm.

I wanted to rest before heading to the Vietnamese concert at MGM casino, but I still couldn’t catch a nap. My wife and I arrived at the casino around 8:45 pm. We met up with our friends and headed to the VIP room. There was an open bar. I started off with a Tanquery and tonic. Our friend got my wife vodka and pineapple juice. It was a bit too strong for her. So I drank it and ordered her a Cosmo. It was still too strong for her. I drank it as well. I ordered her an SOB (Sex On the Beach). She didn’t like it either. Between her drinks and mine, and my friend passed around shots of cognac, I was fucked. I needed to dance to get the alcohol out of my system. I just went to the balcony and started jamming. I felt great.

After the show, we headed to the after party. We danced some more and drank some more. We left around 1:30 am and my wife drove us home. As soon as I lay down in bed, the alcohol worked its way in my system. I couldn’t fall asleep. I got up around 8:00 am and there was no way I could drive 1.5 hours to work. I emailed in sick and went back to bed. I slept all day on Sunday to catch up on all those sleepless nights. By Monday morning, I felt great and recharged.

I need to get back on my sleeping schedule again. Thanks to my wife for capturing the great moments.

Vài tháng gần đây, trên Facebook Timeline của tôi xuất hiện khá nhiều bài cáo phó từ Việt Nam ra hải ngoại và từ các tiểu bang của Mỹ. Những bài cáo phó già, trẻ, bé, lớn, nam, nữ đều có. Chết vì lớn tuổi. Chết vì tai nạn. Mất vì những cơn bệnh hiểm nghèo như ung thư. Tất cả những bài cáo phó là người Việt. Đa số là những người chẳng có quan hệ gì với tôi và tôi cũng không biết đến họ. Thỉnh thoảng cũng có người thân hoặc người quê.

Chẳng lẽ cái algorithm của Facebook muốn dùng tôi để thí nghiệm tâm lý? Hay tôi đã bấm vào những bài cáo phó nên cái algorithm cho rằng tôi muốn đọc những bài cáo phó. Lúc đầu đọc cũng khá là rùng rợn. Trong một ngày, đọc biết bao nhiêu là người chết. Những nỗi buồn chồng chất lên nhau khiến tinh thần tôi cũng bị ảnh hưởng. Những lúc buồn phiền hay căng thẳng, tôi không dám vào Facebook timeline của mình.

Lúc còn trẻ tôi rất sợ chết. Không chỉ những cái chết của người thân chung quanh mà còn cái chết của chính mình. Trong những bài blog, tôi đã viết xuống khá nhiều về cảm nghĩ của tôi về cái chết. Và tôi cũng đã tìm ra được câu trả lời về cái chết. Cái chết cũng là một phần trong đời người. Nó là giai đoạn cuối của cuộc đời. Còn sống hôm qua là hẹn chết ngày mai. Không ai qua khỏi cái chết. Chết sớm hay chết muộn cũng sẽ chết.

Tôi đã hiểu suốt và đã chấp nhận cái chết. Nếu đến lúc phải chết cho dù có muốn sống cũng không được. Cho nên tôi không còn bị rơi vào hoàn cảnh phiền muộn mỗi khi đọc những bài cáo phó.

Trong chúng ta không ai biết trước được cái chết của chính mình (trừ khi bị án tử hình). Chúng ta không thể nào nắm được cái chết nhưng chúng ta có thể nắm được cái sống. Cuộc sống của mình là thuộc vào chính mình. Sống sao cho vui vẻ và hạnh phúc. Sống sao để thỏa mãn chính mình để trước khi phải đối diện với cái chết không phải hối hận.

Dĩ nhiên đây chỉ là những suy nghĩ của riêng tôi. Tôi chỉ cần sống sao cho nhẹ nhàng đầu óc và được sống với những người thân thương. Được làm những gì mình thích. Được tự do thoải mái là đủ rồi.

Xuân is the most athletic kid in the family. He plays different sports including skiing, swimming, and scootering. In the last few months he has progressed so quickly on snowboarding. He can maneuver his way around the moguls. He can jumps and grab his board. He can make his way down the double-black diamond slopes. In addition to sports, he plays the piano too. Here’s his rendition of “Scarborough Fair.” Without a doubt, I am proud of my talented Xuânshine!

I was shocked and disheartened to hear about the passing of David Nguyễn who lost his battle against cancer. He was so young.

I didn’t know David personally and we never met. Nevertheless, we connected through music. He wrote me this message on January 15, 2012:

Hey Donny,

I’ve been following your blog for many years now. Finally was able to connect to you through facebook. I usually post on your blog as Viet, and I sent you Y Phuong’s first album a long while ago. 😊

I remembered reading his comments on Vietnamese music on this blog and continued to follow him on Facebook. He was such a sweet guy and a loving husband. My heart goes out to his family.

Rest in peace, David.

It’s time for performance evaluation again. I almost missed the deadline because I didn’t realize it had been a year already. I thought it was just mid-cycle check in. Fortunately, I have been keeping a record of the things I had done throughout the year. I hate evaluating myself; therefore, having a record helps. Here’s the exhausted list of my self-eval:

Job Knowledge and Performance

In 2025, under the leadership of Associate Dean, External Affairs, we launched a new Scalia Law website. Furthermore, we migrated to Cascade, a new content management system. As Director of Design and Web Services at Antonin Scalia Law School, my role and responsibility were to ensure that we migrated smoothly and launched successfully. After the initial launch, our team continued to maintain, update, and resolve minor issues. To demonstrate knowledge, skills, ability, and accountability to fulfill the essential functions of the job, here are some specific examples of my responsibilities in 2025-2026:

• Created a public page to celebrate Professor Mike Davis on his retirement. The law community can leave him a comment.
• Created Scalia Spotlight: Law School/LEC Scalia Forum Judge Panel
• Reviewed accessible for the April-2026 deadline.
• Created PowerPoint template for the Institute for Consumer Financial Choice
• Republished Scalia Cascade to remove cached JSON
• Granted student access to edit the George Mason Law Review website
• Fixed broken links on Scalia Law site
• Monitored MasonLEC website due to server issue at WP Engine
• Added new adjunct profile pages
• Worked with Cascade developer on fixing the emergency message
• Put together M-VETS 2024 Year in Review
• Removed the Moot Court site
• Finished up alert message for Scalia and Foundation sites in PHP
• Updated adjunct faculty bios
• Updated CSS to display black text on gold background for hero component
• Decommissioned stand alone sites: Juris Master, Criminal Justice, Cyber, Government Contact, Flex LLM Fixed Google Search issue for Foundation site.
• Added new advisory board member
• Fixed the emergency alert message.
• Switched the alert message from JSON to PHP due to caching and JS issues
• Worked on Give button on Scalia homepage
• Added a copyright banner on the In the News landing page
• Added Google Analytics to the Foundation site
• Updated homepage Bento box to change from external links to internal for Juris Master, Criminal Justice, Cyber, Government Contact, Flex LLM
• Planned on decommissioning stand alone sites: Juris Master, Criminal Justice, Cyber, Government Contact, Flex LLM
• Worked with Hannon Hill to fix some bugs on the Foundation site
• Fixed search function on Foundation site
• Fixed navigation issue without drop down items on Foundation site
• Fixed Bento banner issue on Foundation site
• Updated Academic Calendar
• Redirected give page from the main site to the Foundation site via htaccess
• Created 2026 news directory, which included alumni news, research center news, in the news, and Somin’s in the news.
• Added a 2026 directory for faculty working papers
• Moved all 2025 news items to the archive
• Set up Google Search for Foundation for Scalia
• Fixed UI/UX issues for Foundation for Scalia
• Provided WordPress codes of the Gray Center so they can provide to vendor to rework their site
• Attended Policy 1201 presentation from the office of MasonEO
• Made CSS changes to meet accessibility
• Created Bar Exam by Jurisdiction section
• Updated Bar Support content
• Cleaned up LLM Admissions pages
• Fixed color contrast accessibility issue in Cascade
• Made changes to CAS according to requests
• Support WordPress issue via CAS
• Updated Academic Regulations
• Updated Spring 2026 Course Schedules
• Updated Fall 2025 Final Exam Schedule
• Created digital graphics for Eric Claeys’s symposium in the Van Metre Auditorium
• Updated Fall 2025 Final Exam Schedule
• Edited .htaccess on production server to fix case sensitive broken link
• Installed Redirection plugin on Flex LLM’s WordPress site
• Redirected all Flex LLM’s WordPress pages to JM program at the law school website
• Disabled Flex LLM’s Admin roles for AE staff

Organizational Citizenship

As Director of Design and Web Service, I fulfilled my civility, ethical conduct, and a strong commitment to service by engaging all individuals with respect, being timely and responsive to the needs and concerns of the university community, and actively contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. I engaged with my colleagues, our University ITS, our vendors, our faculty, our administrators, and our students. I was always available and responsive to others’ questions, needs, and concerns. Some examples of the services I provided in 2025-2026:

• Installed Redirection plugin on Jurist Masters’s WordPress site
• Redirected all Jurist Masters’s WordPress pages to JM program at the law school website
• Disabled Jurist Masters’s Admin roles for AE staff
• Installed Redirection plugin on Criminal Justice’s WordPress site
• Redirected all Criminal Justice’s WordPress pages to JM program at the law school website
• Disabled Criminal Justice’s Admin roles for AE staff
• Installed Redirection plugin on Government Contracting’s WordPress site
• Redirected all Government Contracting’s WordPress pages to JM program at the law school website
• Disabled Government Contracting’s Admin roles for AE staff
• Installed Redirection plugin on Cyber’s WordPress site
• Redirected all Cyber’s WordPress pages to JM program at the law school website
• Disabled Cyber’s Admin roles for AE staff
• Updated the JM and LLMs online for BARBRI
• Created new pages for JM Degree Program
• Created new pages for LLM in Cyber, Intelligence & National Security Law
• Created new pages for LLM in Global Antitrust Law & Economics
• Created new pages for LLM in Intellectual Property Law
• Worked on the word lockup for 26th Annual Judicial & Legislative Reception
• Updated Profile of the Fall 2025 Entering Class
• Updated Fall 2025 Course Schedules
• Worked on website accessibility
• Worked on the Scalia Society identity
• Worked on email for Foundation for Scalia
• Requested DubBot for NSI
• Updated Fall 2025 Viewbook
• Updated Profile of the Fall 2025 Entering Class
• Added new adjunct faculty to the directory in Cascade
• Attended the Fall 2025 DAIC Meeting (Status of ADA Title II Efforts)
• Updated 3+3 FAQ Contact
• Updated student org info
• Updated PDF forms for Records Office
• Resolved obscuring headlines on random images on the homepage
• Set up emails for Foundation for Scalia
• Designed logo for the Scalia Society
• Updated Spring 2026 and Winter 2026 Schedules
• Fixed clinics and centers accessibility issues
• Fixed LibGuides accessibility issues
• Supported CAS intranet staff
• Created custom style for A-Z Databases in LibGuides
• Improved accessibility on LibGuides and A-Z Databases
• Attended Cascade Minicamp training with Sam Skinner
• Designed pages for Profile of the Fall 2025 Entering Class
• Worked on accessibility compliance
• Reworked the look and feel for the Library’s Libguides
• Worked on accessibility for Lidguides and Scalia Law Sites
• Worked on Cascade’s timezone issue for the events site
• Took the Artificial Intelligence and Application Security training
• Took the Emergency Preparedness Training
• Completed setting up the new Foundation website
• Assessed content to meet accessibility
• Reviewed accessibility practices
• Updated Records office’s content
• Worked on brand identity for Institute Consumer Financial Choice
• Updated tuition and cost info
• Updated Fall 2025 Course Schedules
• Worked on issues with the new Foundation website
• Discussed ADA compliance for our websites, particularly our main site
• Requested domain for Institute for Consumer Financial Choice
• Designed a logo for Institute for Consumer Financial Choice
• Set up a website for Institute for Consumer Financial Choice
• Fixed main Law School homepage image issue
• Updated faculty bios
• Designed wordmarks for Foundation for Scalia Law
• Assisted with CAS intranet password issue
• Helped with initiating a new site for NSI/AI3
• Updated recruitment calendar
• Looked into 25Live Calendar issue with missing events
• Set up Scalia Foundation site in Cascade
• Designed a wordmark for Foundation for Scalia Law
• Worked with Hannon Hill to set up the new site in Cascade
• Worked with Beacon to set up the new server
• Worked in Cloudflare to set up redirects
• Worked in Cloudflare to set up DNS records, SSL, and security settings
• Updated new profile photos for faculty, admin, and staff
• Updated CAS intranet homepage and created new JD landing page
• Registered new domains for Scalia Foundation
• Set up a new Cascade site for Scalia Foundation
• Made some changes to the Directory Module in Cascade
• Fixed Office Location Dropdown in Cascade
• Omitted the comma between surname and suffix in Directory Module
• Updated new photos for faculty, admin, and staff.
• Created a student organization website: The Federalist Society
• Created Student Profile Book for 2025-2026
• Updated faculty bio requests
• Created Travel Estimate 2025 form for Admissions
• Fixed redirect errors
• Created LEC computer wallpapers
• Updated requests for Records office
• Updated clinic information for MVETS
• Switched Admit Intranet to Incoming
• Updated language for ILL page
• Fixed redirect links in Cascade
• Figured out the strange issues with the Directory Module in Cascade
• Assisted with CAS Intranet requests
• Updated campus page with new information
• Updated library’s Public Patron Terminal page
• Updated degree orders in Cascade
• Switched Admit to Incoming Intranet
• Launched the new Law Library & Technology landing page
• Created Library Services page and various related pages
• Updated banners across the website with new photos
• Updated Technology information
• Cleaned up the Law Library section of the site
• Updated information on the Directory

Goals, objectives & Results

The goals and objectives for last year were to launch a brand new website with a new content management system. In addition, we needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule by April 2026. We worked hard to make sure our sites are as accessible as possible. Here are the items that needed to be accomplished and how our team had accomplished in 2025-2026:

• Worked on the new Law Library landing page
• Updated banners for the new site
• Updated faculty photos
• Added library’s hours widget
• Added new library pages
• Launched Scalia Shop banner on the homepage
• Removed references to Blackboard and redirected to Canvas
• Removed references to the defunct National Law School Consortium job fair on our site
• Supported the LEC brand updates
• Resolved WordPress SSO logging in issues
• Created a section for the Scalia Shop on the homepage
• Created the landing page for Symposium on The Law and Economics of Wealth Management and Transmission.
• Updated faculty’s bio
• Completed the mapping of mylawschoolportal.gmu.edu to WordPress
• Reported and fixed the authentication error for the calendar.law.gmu.edu
• Discussed SSO implementation for Symplicity
• Migrated My School Law Portal landing page from Blackboard to WordPress
• Requested URL mapping for mylawschoolportal.gmu.edu to WordPress
• Tested out Library Daily Hours feature in Springshare and integrated it in Cascade
• Added Adminstate to DubBot
• Fixed broken links in Cascade
• Removed references to Blackboard in Cascade
• Cleaned up sidebar navigation in Cascade
• Requested accessibility evaluation for Admit and CAS intranet
• Fixed calendar login issue
• Fixed sidebar headings overflow issue (text too large)
• Uploaded and updated 2025 Fall JD Course Schedule
• Added direction page to main nav and footer
• Added clinic listing to Directory landing page
• Supported CAS Intranet staff
• Added new degree to Cascade’s Metadata
• Updated faculty bios according to requests
• Removed International Law Journey’s erroneous URL
• Relaunched Directory of People and Offices landing page
• Launched Scalia Law People Finder page
• Launched Directory of Department pages
• Redirected old department landing pages to new ones
• Proposed an alternative log in solution for the Admit intranet
• Created an In the News page for a prolific faculty member
• Updated the Kiosk site to meet accessibility
• Updated the Financial Aid page to add the contact info in four columns
• Trained law library staff how to tag each department in Cascade
• Revamped the directory landing page
• Created department landing pages
• Worked on profile directory
• Updated content on Antitrust program
• Audited accessibility in Cascade site and WordPress sites
• Reworked wallpaper graphics for desktop computers
• Tested out Cascade Workflow
• Updated links on the External Community Page Created Scalia Law People Finder page
• Migrated to a new MacBook
• Fixed Intellectual Property focus page
• Cleaned up WordPress Multisites
• Implemented SSO on all WordPress sites
• Assessed The Events Calendar plugin failed to update error
• Updated Fall 2025 schedule and tentative Spring 26 schedule
• Revised JM/LLM Regulations

Operational Leadership

As a supervisor and leader, I communicated clearly job expectations, goals, and priorities while fostering an inclusive, fair, and engaging team environment. I implemented procedures that established the trust from our users. Here are examples to demonstrate my operational leadership in designing and developing websites for the law school in 2025-2026:

• Created the form for Faculty & Administrator Biography Information
• Planned on revising the directory site
• Audited departments within the Law School site
• Created invite for the Eighth Annual Scalia Forum
• Started working on the directory portion
• Looked into solutions for keeping an event pinned on the homepage
• Revised alumni group pages.
• Investigated external link vs internal source for profile CV in Velocity format in Cascade
• Figured out the issue with Velocity format for CV
• Tidied up the codes in the new site as we learned to work with Cascade
• Fixed anchoring link issues in Cascade
• tFixed missing alt tag images for events in Cascade
• Searched for a better solutions to upload syllabi
• Documented Cascade’s materials including training, updating content, making changes to the system.
• Attended second-part of Cascade training
• Introduced to Velocity scripting in Cascade
• Learned to create the main content area, carousel, and breadcrumbs in Cascade
• Documented Cascade training materials
• Checked the new site for errors and broken links.
• Updated Summer 2025 Course Schedules
• Updated edits to Clinics/ Field Programs pages
• Updated LEC logo with new University colors
• Reworked Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board page
• Revised the ranking page
• Made GIA site private
• Updated new color for LEC logo
• Fixed Bento Box alignment issue in Cascade
• Fixed header hierarchy in Cascade
• Fixed bullet lists for profile pages and landing pages
• Fixed social media sidebar display
• Add custom styles and script option to all sites and pages
• Took Cascade developer training
• Revised and updated the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board

Mentoring & Coaching

As a leader, I worked closely with my team on projects and requests. I also performed hands-on tasks. We built on our team skills. I assigned tasks and projects that fit the skillsets of individuals. I also attended conferences to become a better leader and also to improve my own knowledge. Here are some of the examples we worked together that demonstrated my mentoring and coaching abilities in 2025-2026:

• Attended Computer In Libraries 2025
• Learned about experimenting with AI
• Learned about digital walls at Edmonton Public Library
• Learned about using AI for web design, marketing, and social media
• Learned about using AI for creative storytelling
• Learned about Google’s Claude Project/NotebookLM
• Learned to navigate the evolving accessibility landscape
• Learned about securing library systems
• Learned about cybersecurity resilience and library’s role in citywide crisis
• Learned about AI & Libraries
• Learned about AWS & cloud computing
• Learned about securing library platform
• Learned about social media for impact & engagement: TikTok, Twitter, Bluesky
• Learned about AI learning for communities
• Learned about creating an IA literate library
• Learned about look, feel, and design for LibGuides and sites
• Incorporated icons into Cascade
• Added Summer 2025 Course Schedules
• Updated graduate info
• Fixed JS in WordPress to display Gravity Forms
• Prepared for go live date
• Implemented CSS grid in Cascade
• Worked with C-IP2 to move their WordPress site
• Fixed pages in Cascade
• Added redirects in .htaccess file
• Helped troubleshoot Admit intranet
• Corresponded with Cascade developer to fix bugs
• Fixed footer link issues
• Tested final site in Cascade
• Fixed final pages for launch
• Worked with C-IP2 IT to move its WordPress website
• Worked with Beacon Technologies on server admin
• Worked with HH developers on remaining ticket issues
• Created addition CSS styles for Cascade
• Worked with Cascade on final migration
• Fixed the new homepage
• Reworked landing pages on the new site
• Tested new pages
• Implemented .htaccess
• Implemented Google Analytics
• Coordinated DNS switchover with Beacon and ITS
• Archived C-IP2
• Created new community section and pages.
• Migrated 25Live calendar from MODX to WordPress
• Archived outdated pages
• Updated content for Global Wealth Management
• Tested website migration to Cascade
• Set up .htaccess on the new Beacon server for redirects
• Worked with Web Admin to move our full calendar behind the University’s authentication
• Continued with testing migration for Cascade
• Submitted and responded to tickets for test migration
• Deleted outdated pages
• Removed a Center site and search result
• Updated graduation info
• Updated registration for 25th Annual Judicial & Legislative Reception

Awards, Appreciation, and Recognition

• Celebrated 14 years at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
• Spearheaded web accessibility for our sites
• Appreciated for being a flexible, supportive supervisor

Goals & Objective

• I would like to learn more about Velocity, the programming language for Cascade
• I would like to learn more about LLM and AI relating to web development
• I would like to learn more about video editing
• I would like to attend web design and development conferences
• I would like to speak on web design, development, and typography

Even though I didn’t need to take my kids to school on Monday due to inclement weather, I woke up early and started to work. That way I could stop working a bit earlier and take my family to Liberty. My sprained ankle was not completely healed yet, but I missed the snow so bad. In addition, I was looking forward to teaching Vương to snowboard.

I was planning on staying at the learning center to teach Đạo and Vương to snowboard. Đạo didn’t want me to teach him. He wanted to learn on his own instead. As for Vương, we started off with the basic snowboard stance. As we started one-foot skating, he fell and hit his thigh into the binding. He cried and quit. We are only five minutes into the lesson. He changed into his skis and vowed never to snowboard again.

Xuân and I on our snowboard and Vương on his skis, we headed to the back side. I took it easy, but snowboarding felt so good. We went on the blues, moguls, and double-blacks. The conditions were surprisingly nice.

Đạo learned to snowboard while my wife skied on the greens. I had no idea where Đán went. We stopped at 6:00 pm and went to a Chinese Buffet. It was a great day with my family.