Another Year, Another Birthday..

2006-01-28 00:00:00 -0500

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Life has been busy as usual.  I still intend to do an '05 recap on both the family and geek fronts.. eventually.  Until then, I will report that I have turned another year older this January.  Yes.  I'm 33 now.  I'm a thirty-something for sure.  The same week, I was stuck on jury duty.  It was a murder trial and a mentally/emotionally draining experience.  Abby, Kirk, Carol, Emma, and I went out to dinner at Bazil's.  It was nice.  Gifts included some cash , my favorite BBQ sauce from Texas and a Weather Channel indoor/outdoor thermometer/barometer.

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Emma Likes to Play Peekaboo

2006-01-27 00:00:00 -0500

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Emma really likes to play peekaboo.  The video below, besides demonstrating how a baby can make an adult sound silly, shows off her peekaboo skills .. and her ability to take down the paparazzi.  A star is born!



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My Writely Test Document

2006-01-02 00:00:00 -0500

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Writely - An Online Document Editor

A shining example of "web 2.0" technology is Writely - an online document editor that supports:

  • collaborative documentation using a WYSIWYG editor
  • document posting to a number of blogs
  • revision history

Check it out at Writely.com.

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Merry Christmas! 2005

2005-12-26 00:00:00 -0500

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Inspite of my miserable cold today was filled with friends, family,  good food, and LOVE.  Abby did most of the work because I was quite incapacitated with this cold.  (I appear to have some sort of double-whammy sinus and digestive illness going on..it hurts.)  As per tradition, Abby's parents came over for presents and dinner.

Emma was a joy to watch her discover how her new toys worked.  She said a quite a few new words (sorta) like doggy.  Between last night's party and today, she now has plenty of new toys - too many probably.  Her favorite so far appears to be a block sorter.  If you are one of the many who gave Emma a present, thank you!  She also receive many cute new outfits.  Watch for pictures of her modelling them.

I was apparently a very good boy this year.  I received many nice presents myself - including a green iPod Mini and a very nice leather jacket.  (Finally, I own an iPod!  Hurray!  I may blog about why I asked for a mini another day.)  Abby's father gave me a nice hydraulic jack.  Maybe I'll stop pestering him for his when I need to change my tires.  :)  Abby received some kitchen things she asked for along with some PS1 video games and a DVD.

We ended the day with bread pudding and a movie - all except Abby who slept soundly by the tree on the dog's new oversized bed.  Its days like these that you want to burn in your mind forever.  We were happy and together.  I give thanks to God for my family and our little miracle - Emma.

Merry Christmas!

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I must not fear.

2005-12-24 00:00:00 -0500

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I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.

I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

-Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.

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