DSL down…AT&T is batting a thousand, which is more than I can say for UT…
I know we make our own luck, b…
I know we make our own luck, but G is fantastic — played webkinz quietly while I recovered from the worst headache ever. Better now!
Many thanks to Evan and Lauren…
Many thanks to Evan and Lauren for the lift home from the airport. 30 degrees difference – whew!
After five hours of swimming y…
After five hours of swimming yesterday, G is STILL asleep. She might want to stay in bed until it is warmer than 60…Brrrr!
All of my whims are unattended…
All of my whims are unattended.
drew the long straw — not sur…
drew the long straw — not surprisingly, G is exhausted after the first slumber party… And here I sit at work. Sorry, Cy, hang in there!
Even as I write this, the seal…
Even as I write this, the seal is being broken: G is at her first slumber party. I guess that makes this the seven-year-old seal.
Gearing up for G’s first after…
Gearing up for G’s first afternoon swim meet. Yay for being an age-group parent!
Feeling wistful about the end-…
Feeling wistful about the end-of-year conference, but not as much as last year…
Catchup blogging
It’s the first of the month; time to clear out that folder (though I’m now using the “unsorted bookmarks” folder in foxmarks…
Also, the job has been keeping me rather busy, so expect a shorter list:
This month, there are even several decent things overheard:
- Overheard at the Beach | Anyone Else Feeling a Strange Nostalgia for The Golden Girls?
- Overheard in the Office | Is It Arrr-Rated?
- Overheard in the Office | Well Said! You May Attend the Meeting for Me
- Overheard in the Office | We Heart NYC.
- Overheard in the Office | “Deadline” Seems Even Worse, Somehow
And now, the rest of the bookmarks are unsorted:
- Stop worrying about your children! | Salon Life
- Seven Deadly Sins Nationwide – Las Vegas Sun
- 10 must-have Linux web-based tools – Program – Linux – Builder AU
- Server Fault
- 5 years on, gay marriage debate fades in Mass. – Life- msnbc.com
- Sup
- My Ibuprofen and Acetometaphine tablets expired 11/08. What happens to these pills after they expire? Are they ineffective? Will they make me sick? Or is it a ploy to get me to buy more? : AskReddit
- What Makes Us Happy? – The Atlantic (June 2009)
- io9 – 10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories – Libertarian Science Fiction
- Deadspin – A Special Balls Deep Message To The Class Of 2009 – Drew Magary
- The World’s First Web Server on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
- when you grow up
- 24 Terrifying, Thoughtful and Absurd Nursery Rhymes for Children
- “I saw this sign up on a professor’s door at JMU.” – CollegeHumor Picture
- lunation_ajc.gif (GIF Image, 300×300 pixels)
- Gay South Africa Lifestyle | News | Dating
- John the Ripper password cracker
- Index of /pub/archive/fedora/linux/extras/6/x86_64
- Guest Column: Loves Me, Loves Me Not (Do the Math) – Olivia Judson Blog – NYTimes.com
- Resources For Web Design
At the ER with Ryan W
At the ER with Ryan W
Family golf time! I just reac…
Family golf time! I just reached 23,000 photos, this is a good start on the way to 25,000…
I should start calling it comp…
I should start calling it compulsive-obsessive disorder, just to see who corrects me…
liking that G keeps improving …
liking that G keeps improving at swimming, from her own desire to improve!
15 books in 15 minutes
The rules:
Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me.
- The Crying of Lot 49, Pynchon
- The Sirens of Titan, Vonnegut
- Protector, Niven
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Lindsay
- The Disposessed, LeGuin
- Ender’s Game, Card
- The Fourth Hand, Irving
- Pattern Recognition, Gibson
- Mrs. Dalloway, Woolf
- Cryptonomicon, Stephenson
- Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Lem
- The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald
- Pale Blue Dot, Sagan
- Nine Short Stories, Salinger
- Foundation, Asimov