About

My name is Gerry LaMontagne.  I’m a former embedded systems engineer who chose to become a stay-at-home Dad.  I’ve been an SAHD since August 2005.  When I started writing here, our son was 5 years old and our daughter was 3 1/2.

My main interests include woodworking, electronics and computers, and bread baking.  As for the woodworking, I have no formal training whatsoever.  For a number of years I watched and enjoyed Norm on New Yankee Workshop.  My own workshop slowly took shape over this time period, starting with a modest workbench, a cordless drill and and circular saw.  I now have a fairly impressive workshop for a hobbiest, as well as a number of completed projects, ranging from picture frames to a dresser I made for my son.  Most recently I’ve outfitted my wifes office with furniture, perhaps you’ll get a chance to see some of it…

The electronics and computer stuff should not be surprising, seeing as I’m an electronics engineer by trade.  I worked as a designer for about 10 years prior to the kid-takeover.  I continue to tinker with technology- most of it is Linux/GNU and open-source related.  This blog is actually a direct result of that interest.  But don’t worry, I won’t be preaching the virtues of Linux/GNU and open-source versus M$ here.  My tact is to reside quietly with the understanding that the former is clearly superior (and more fun!) than the latter…

The bread-baking is something I’ve also done for a long-time now.  I think it’s more of a habit than a hobby.  Don’t take that the wrong way now, I enjoy the process, probably as much as the result!  By habit, I mean more that the bread get’s consumed so quickly ’round these parts that I’m baking a new load pretty regularly.  I’ve done the full gammot here- instant yeast to sourdough recipes.

As for this blog, I’m not sure what to expect from it.  I never thought I’d do something like this, even though I’ve been reading blogs since 2000 or so.  For a starting point, I thought I’d write about my woodworking projects as a means of documenting them, as well as some of my trials-and-tribulations related to being trapped with 2 toddlers fulltime.  Perhaps this will become a regular habit for me as well… only time will tell.

And with that… on to blogging.

UPDATE:  I’ve joined the masses of privacy advocates and have created a PGP key for mail usage.  My public key is here.