Daley Ponderings

Robin Nest 2006

On Saturday morning, April 1st, I saw the mother robin checking out the nest over our door. I put up a blanket over the window (since I never got to finding a one-way glass) so our comings and goings would not disturb the nesting. There are no eggs yet, and I have not seen her again. I sincerely hope that my seeing her that morning did not dissuade her from picking that spot for her nest this year.

Posted by Heather Daley on April 3, 2006, 10:25 am | Read 1979 times | Comments (2)
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Verizon Credit Check

I got a notification from a credit bureau today saying that a new account had been opened by: Verizon Pen, PO BOX 165018, COLUMBUS, OH 43216.
Since I haven't changed phone service since last year, it seemed odd that there would be a new account from Verizon. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 31, 2006, 2:33 pm | Read 225115 times | Comments (38)
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SNMPD upgrade error

Since it took me a while to figure out the answer, I will post this here to try to help the next guy who has trouble when upgrade snmpd to 5.2.2. The rest of you won't care about this post. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 29, 2006, 10:11 am | Read 22463 times | Comments (1)
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Dis-Ability Quote

Colin Portnuff, a guy who uses an AAC (alternative augmentative communication) device to communicate, was recently at a conference that some guys from my company (DynaVox) also went to.
He has ALS, which is a degenerative disease of the brain. A number of our customers have ALS; I am not sure about percentages compared to other handicaps.

It is usually inspiring to hear AAC users speak about their lives, and how they have overcome various problems in an enthusiatic way and Colin is certainly not the exception to this rule. To clarify, I say, "usually", because I occasionally I do see our devices being used, or rather not being used, in people lives as well. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 28, 2006, 1:27 pm | Read 7869 times | Comments (2)
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Favorite Bits

Jonathan's favorite bits recently are Fluorine, Estonia, Great Gray Owl. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 28, 2006, 8:03 am | Read 2464 times | Comments (6)
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Dreams

As Jonathan was waking up this morning, he said, "Look at my brown, Mommy." I asked him if he was dreaming about drawing a picture and he said yes. Then, he was looking all around, moving the pillow, looking under the sheets. "Where is my picture?" It was very hard to understand that it wasn't real, that it was only a dream. He asked about the picture for quite a while, until we got going on other morning activities.

Posted by Heather Daley on March 27, 2006, 10:28 am | Read 2191 times | Comments (0)
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Jonathan's Birth Story

I wrote it out formally about a year ago but it never got onto the blog. So below is the story. I'll post a comment on Jonathan's first post with a link to this one. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 24, 2006, 11:39 am | Read 5279 times | Comments (0)
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Visited States

Somehow I missed it when Janet posted her visited states post. I think I have this right, though I don't remember all of these states, so maybe it doesn't count if I just know that I drove through them but can't remember anything about them. (my visited country map wouldn't be that exciting, so I won't bother putting that up -- Mexico, Canada and the US) (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on March 23, 2006, 2:43 pm | Read 2359 times | Comments (4)
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26 Weeks

Had another prenatal appointment yesterday. All is well. She found the heartbeat right away this time, but Jon couldn't find it himself. He is too cautious - but I'd sure rather he be too gentle than too rough! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 23, 2006, 9:08 am | Read 2356 times | Comments (2)
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The Things Children Say

I just had to post this right now - I am trying not to laugh out loud. Jonathan made some kind of choking/gagging noise, and I asked him if he was ok. He said, "I'm ok. I just had some God bless you in my mouth."

Posted by Heather Daley on March 16, 2006, 8:29 am | Read 2160 times | Comments (1)
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The Fascinating Ever-Changing Properties of Breastmilk

A woman I know has been having breastfeeding troubles with her three month old. She firmly believes in the superiority of breastmilk and nursing, and so has persisted through the discouragement (implicit and from other people, including pediatrician) and is using a lactation supplementer instead of bottles. She used donated breast milk in it until she ran out and now is using formula in it. As we talked this morning, I volunteered to pump some extra so that her baby can have real breastmilk. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 14, 2006, 4:47 pm | Read 1953 times | Comments (3)
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Independence, Singing

Jon made Jonathan a lightswitch stick so that he (Jonathan) can turn on and off the lights himself. It is a dowel with a loop of wire fastened to the end. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 13, 2006, 3:08 pm | Read 2028 times | Comments (7)
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This One's For Dad-o

"Sally the camel had no humps. 'Cause Sally was a . . . alligator!"

Posted by Heather Daley on March 7, 2006, 3:36 pm | Read 1982 times | Comments (2)
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"It's Dripping Everywhere"

That statement by Jonathan is what I woke up to from my nap this afternoon. It has worked before - to let him play quietly by himself while I take my nap. But today, well, he just tried to be a little more independent than he's truly capable of. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on March 7, 2006, 2:50 pm | Read 2413 times | Comments (3)
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Nerdy?

I am nerdier than 85% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!

Posted by Jon Daley on March 7, 2006, 9:04 am | Read 3214 times | Comments (14)
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