Um, we’re using the new cover sheets on those invitations…Right.
I want to go…
Obama’s New Robots.txt
superuseless superpowers
Did you remember that I have a superpower?
At least it is not (yet) one of the superuseless superpowers.
Another interesting article, yet somehow trite
Father of the year?
I have had a reinforced revalation…
The right-wing wing-nuts lie.
So, Grace gave me a call yesterday morning. Actually, two calls, since the first one came while I was in the shower…
Grandma and Grandpa Albertson took her to the coast for one day, leaving early Sunday morning, and coming back this afternoon. Man, was that an excited voicemail!
Daddy J! Daddy J! We’re going to the coast! Call me back!
After my best moment of parenting ever, we all know how much she likes the ocean. It’s not changed — it’s still her favorite place to go. Yet, when she came back, my timing was impeccable. I followed the in-laws to their driveway, and she practically leapt into my arms getting out of their car.
We come home, and before she gets back on the scooter (see the gallery!) she has to give Daddy Cy a hug and a kiss.
We have breakfast for dinner. She eats all the eggs I can stand to make for her in one meal (4, for those of you who count, over easy), sausages, pancakes, and two bowls of fruity pebbles.
Then, all through her bath (what, sand in the sheets? No way!) she is shrieking with delight. She gets out and dries off, brushes her teeth, and I braid her hair. Daddy Cy reads to her until she falls asleep, and that’s when it occurs to me:
We are truly loved. More than Grandma and Grandpa, more than the coast. More than riding the scooter. All the things that are tops in her life? We top that.
This is what we work so hard for. This is better than we ever hoped for.
And the right-wing anti-gay pundits lie. She has what we need, we have what she needs. Love abounds, and we are all cared for.
Nothing is truly missing.
Still more catchup blogging
Geeky things:
- jdic: SaverBeans Screensaver SDK Readme
- Gallery Remote:Screensaver – Gallery Codex
- 10 Killer WordPress Hacks | How-To | Smashing Magazine
- Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups
- Star Viewer: an interactive map of the night sky
- Google Planimeter
- Solar Eclipses – Interactive Google Maps – Xavier Jubier
- Area Code Maps – Data As of July, 2007
- Meteor Craters – Explore 50 Asteroid Impact Sites! – GEOLOGY.COM
- 17 Google Maps Mashups To Waste Away Your Day
- Trulia – Real Estate, Homes For Sale, Sold Properties, Real Estate Maps
- Google Planimeter
- Feb/13/2009 at 23:31:30 UTC – the Unix time number reaches 1234567890 seconds. : programming
- adding videos to your blog
- Bradford Plumer
- Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Lots of film links this time:
- 7 Film Franchises That Refuse to Die – OMG Lists.com – When we list, the world listens- The Ultimate Pop Culture List Site!
- Unreality – Ten Movies Where the Bad Guys Win |
- Unreality – Eight Film Directors and Their Muses |
- Justice’s Required Redeemer: On “The Dark Knight”
What a surprise — some political links right before the inauguration:
- Uniform Velocity: My Atheism Is Not A Rejection Of Your God
- 10 Worst TSA Employees of 2008 | The Luggage Blog
- PARADE Magazine | Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters
- Seven most horrible things about Bush’s presidency – MarketWatch
- UN-acceptable censorship: The United Nations tries to outlaw criticism of Islam
- who owns what
- Prejudice study finds gay is the new black
Golf and parenting to together in my world:
Now, let’s not let the egos run away here…
I am amused
Oh, how I wish this was my problem…
Time to catch up the 2blog folder…
Happy new year!
As usual, things overheard start us off
- Overheard in New York | Is There a “Ctrl Z”?
- Overheard in New York | One Time I Caught Him Doing a Line of Mashed Potatoes
- Overheard in New York | Yeah? Just Keep Your Force to Yourself, Then. (Or, how Luke and Leia came to be)
- Overheard in New York | But If That’s the Way You Roll…
Geeky links:
- Ubuntu Unleashed: Howto: Burn Audio Cd’s From mp3 in ubuntu
- BoonEx Community Software Products
- 10 mistakes new Windows administrators make | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com
- Diavlo :: a Free Quality Font from exljbris
- CSS3 module: Web Fonts
- Learning Linux OS: How to install open type fonts in Ubuntu?
- Installing OpenType Fonts [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums
- The 6 Coolest Things You Can Do With Your Dead Body | Cracked.com
- Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Weapons
- Slashdot | Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano About To Blow?
- DOE – NNSA/NSO — Test Films
- Play DVDs on your Wii – Hack a Wii – Wiimote Hacks, Mod Chips, DIY Nintendo Wii projects and more
Political things:
- Sarah Palin Calendar 2009 … Judy Patrick Photography
- Difference between voting and slot machines
- 10 Things You Won’t See After the Recession – Business Center – PC World
Parenting and golf go together in my book:
- Sarah Trillin: Ten Ways to Find Your Children More Likeable (And to Be More Likeable to Your Children)
- Gyroscopic Golf Club: Slicer’s Savior or Swinger’s Snakeoil? | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
- Obama’s Hawaiian Holiday: Spam Sushi, Golf, Offers To Buy Beer For Reporter
- Golfer shot by stray bullet while waiting to tee off – Telegraph
- Color blindness – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Adoptive dads get names on birth certificate – Life- msnbc.com
Funny things:
Oh, the pain…
2 days of catchup blogging
I’m getting quicker at keeping up, eh?
Geeky links:
- Widgets Reloaded: WordPress Plugin
- Imagine that — Microsoft doesn’t like linux!
- NumberSpiral.com – Home
Funny things:
- Didn’t Kurt Vonnegut write a bit about this?
- Sarcasm used to diagnose dementia | National Breaking News | News.com.au
- Supreme Court Overturns Bush v. Gore | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
And Dave Barry’s holiday gift guide is out:
Catchup blogging again…
Been too busy to check on things overheard, so let’s start with geeky links:
- How To Create A Custom Splashimage For GRUB | MakeUseOf.com
- Extension:Calendar (Barrylb) – MediaWiki
- Slashdot | (Useful) Stupid BlackBerry Tricks?
- Google Maps API Example: Simple Geocoding
- Google Map API Concepts – Google Maps API – Google Code
- Wikipedia:How to edit a page – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Abstruse Goose » True Things
- 50 Incredible Fonts for Professional Web & Print Design | Noupe
- “An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a …” – hot soup? anyone?
- The Blog of Ben Rockwood – ipmi
- The Big Ol’ Ubuntu Security Resource – IT Security
- HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Google Maps
- 20 Incredibly Useful Themes and Plugins to Boost your WordPress Admin Area | Noupe
- 50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have | Maximum PC
- CARPE DIEM: So What Are Domain Names Worth?
- John M. Perez.Com: The 25 Best Alternatives To Your Enterprise Applications & Functions
Lots of golf links this month:
- Fairway to heaven: Hit some golfing highs at the loftiest resort around | Mail Online
- Fore! Here Comes the Ultimate Golf Ball | LiveScience
- SportsBiz: Golf industry gets hit hard – Sports Biz- msnbc.com
- Kiwi tipped to be golf’s next big thing – New Zealand’s source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz
- Rensselaer Magazine September 2008 – “The Science Behind the Swing”
Political things:
- Respectful Insolence: Brain death and fundamentalist religion
- 60 Minutes – Video, Reports, Profiles, Interviews – CBSNews.com
Funny things:
- 19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor: The Best Medicine | Healthy Habits | Reader’s Digest
- The Iterative Life » Family Financial Memo
- John Podesta Talks About His “Evil Twin” Skippy
- LOLCATS come to life
- What If Disney Remade Horror Flicks? – The Spill.com Movie Community
- Style Crunch » Quite Possibly The Worst Family Christmas Card Photo Ever
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