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Here is a brief review of Organizing for your Brain Type by Lanna Nakone . This is a neat book that gives some explanation about why some people have trouble keeping things organized and why some have trouble understanding those others. She puts people in four different groups,... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 22, 2007, 1:20 pm
Category: Reviews

Grandchildren Update

As has already been observed, I haven't been so diligent at writing down the doings and sayings of my sons. Here's what I did write down and what other stuff I can remember. 8/24 - Noah built a block tower with four blocks. Recently, Noah has been patient for the prayer before... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 22, 2007, 12:57 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Using tcpd_wrappers with pure-ftpd

pure-ftpd isn't designed to work with TCP wrappers, which is unfortunate, because then I can't simply add an ip address to /etc/hosts.deny to block the hackers when they guess passwords. But, since the hackers have tried to login to my servers thirty thousand times this month, and... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 19, 2007, 4:04 pm
Category: Programming

Speaking at IVCF

I was recently asked to speak at IVCF at CMU on the topic of Christian view of success and vocation. I am supposed to talk for 15 minutes, which will probably go very fast, so I need to be more concise than I usually would be. Our topic for this Large Group is the Christian view of success... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 14, 2007, 1:43 am
Category: Reviews

Camping and Fishing

We went camping last weekend with some friends from Providence Church and the Venables. We went to a fairly new, no RV, family-run place near Moraine State Park called Breakneck Campground . We arrived early, since we didn't have to wait for Jon to be done with work (yay Lime... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 23, 2007, 11:29 am
Category: General, Jonathan

Debian Updates vs. Windows Updates

Everyone always says how user-friendly Windows is, and as I sit here waiting for my Windows computer to endlessly update itself, I am struck by how much harder it is to update my Windows laptop than all of my Linux (Debian) servers put together. On Debian: Type "aptitude",... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 23, 2007, 6:53 am
Category: Reviews

XP vs. Vista

I was recently asked by a Microsoft engineer why I am still asking questions about Windows XP when I should be using Vista, since it is better for various reasons. My response is below, which he called, "stunningly clear", and said that he had already forwarded it onto his executive... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 15, 2007, 4:21 pm
Category: Reviews

Walking to the Store

Monday, Noah walked all the way to the ShurSave on his own two legs. He also pushed the stroller the last half. The only exception was that I carried him across Friendship Ave because his walking speed is not yet up to crossing that busier road. In other news, he can say... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 15, 2007, 1:29 pm
Category: Noah

Walking Down Stairs

Noah just walked down from the third floor to the second facing forward, holding the railing, all by himself! This railing is lower than normal, I noted with Jonathan that it's a great way to start learning. On another note, Noah has another word, "go." (More)

Posted by joyful on August 11, 2007, 8:33 am
Category: Noah

Vacation and Back, Plus Random

We're back from a lovely two weeks at the best little house in the world. I'll save time (so much to catch up on!) by linking to Janet's first post and you can proceed through all five entries. The boys absolutely loved the sand and water and freedom. It was... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 6, 2007, 10:41 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

Catching, Cutting, Lights, Stairs

Jonathan is pretty good at catching a ball or object now. He likes for me to print out coloring book pages for him. But he doesn't want to color them. He likes to cut the object (usually an animal) out. He does a very nice job. He can now reach our lightswitches if he... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 16, 2007, 8:58 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Noah is Walking!

Noah can now walk across a room, and he tries walking about half the time. Video In other news (and you can see this on the pictures page, too) his leg got a red, hot splotch after his DTaP shot on Monday, including a ridged rash around the edges of where the bandaid was (non-latex,... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 7, 2007, 6:26 pm
Category: Noah

Noah is One Year Old!

Happy Birthday, little guy! Jonathan and I have been singing the birthday song to him all day, and Jonathan's version includes "dear my little brother Noah." 6/24 - 14th tooth, upper right canine poked through. 6/26 - We were dropping Jonathan off at the babysitting for my... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 28, 2007, 2:20 pm
Category: Noah

Macintosh / Core Fun House

I started a new IT job recently, and the majority of the people there have Macs, so I have been bringing one home in order to learn more about them. They have come a long way in 20 years, when I used to play on a Macintosh SE (with three floppy drives, a nice bonus so you didn't have... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 24, 2007, 9:10 pm
Category: Reviews

13th Tooth, More Steps, Down Stairs

6/15 - Upper left canine begins to poke through. 6/18 - Two steps in the morning, three in the evening! He continues to try walking more often, usually one or two steps before deciding that crawling is better. But yesterday, he did start crawling to me, then stood up before... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 22, 2007, 7:31 am
Category: Noah