Daley Ponderings

Firefox Hacks

Well, I followed the directions on one of those "speed up firefox" pages, and found a setting that broke stuff, at least minimally, and it was hard to diagnose. The symptom was a red line through the padlock icon when viewing an ssl page that I wrote in PHP. If I reloaded the page, it would go back to normal.

I am also getting the 403 error from Google, that it says I have a virus. I think the problem is that I was searching too fast - I guess I need to slow down my reading. It appears to block you for some amount of time, and then let you back in. Or perhaps certain queries trigger it. It appears to happen more often with Firefox than with other browsers. I use a couple of proxy servers, and I think google doesn't like those either. But, I have used them for years, and today is the first time google complained, so I am not sure what is going on. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on December 13, 2005, 11:11 am | Read 2694 times | Comments (2)
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Sugar and Energy

I have proved it to myself. Eating too much sugar drains my energy, making me tired and lethargic. On the positive side, cutting down on my sugar consumption gives me energy to last through the day! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on December 10, 2005, 9:00 am | Read 2865 times | Comments (0)
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Kites, Crayons, Snow, Counting, 2 Year Doctor Visit

Since reading The Cat in the Hat, Jonathan has expressed interest in flying kites. The other day, he said, "Jonathan fly kites, too - three!" (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on December 5, 2005, 11:23 am | Read 3361 times | Comments (2)
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Eleven

Yesterday, Jonathan counted to ten and then to eleven all by himself. This is the first time I've heard him get past six on his own.

Posted by Heather Daley on November 28, 2005, 2:39 pm | Read 1892 times | Comments (0)
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Tricycle

This morning, in beautiful sunny 60 degree weather, Jonathan successfully rode his tricycle all by himself. Since he has finally been able to reach the pedals, I have helped him by getting him started down the slight grade in the driveway. Today for the first time, he managed to start himself from stationary and pedal forward a few revolutions.

Posted by Heather Daley on November 28, 2005, 2:12 pm | Read 1895 times | Comments (0)
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Isaac's Birthday

Mom sent this note:

Hi to you both,

At three years old, Isaac would have been old enough to sing in my Joyful
noise choir.  I always listen for his voice but especially tomorrow I'll
listen to hear him sing.

Love, Mom

Posted by Jon Daley on November 21, 2005, 8:13 am | Read 5450 times | Comments (0)
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ThinkGeek toys

ThinkGeek has lots of fun things for those ... uhh... those people like me. I just saw an advertisement for lightsabers, and I immediately thought of Brian, (Heather's cousin) though it says "Although the blade is very durable, it should never be used for fighting or dueling." One thing that is fun about the ThinkGeek site, is they encourage you to send in your Action Shots using the products.

Posted by Jon Daley on November 19, 2005, 4:10 pm | Read 3991 times | Comments (1)
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Girl Talk, again

Just in case you were wondering whether I am critical of everything on the GirlTalk blog: they linked to a particularly good article (I think, though obviously, I don't have much experience with the topic), by Carolyn Mahaney, the mother of the other three women involved in writing on the blog.

Posted by Jon Daley on November 19, 2005, 1:48 pm | Read 2134 times | Comments (0)
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Pregnancy Update

I just realized I haven't posted about the new baby in a while. We have decided to go to the same midwife that we had for Jonathan's birth. She is very excited and our first appointment will be in the middle of December. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on November 18, 2005, 10:05 am | Read 2845 times | Comments (3)
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First Snow, 2005

Just for the record, Pittsburgh got snow flurries yesterday. Very fun to watch. A few actually stuck on the car until the sun came out.

Posted by Heather Daley on November 18, 2005, 10:03 am | Read 2270 times | Comments (0)
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Bible Stories, Rodents, Carrots, 2

Jonathan is two years old today. Amazing! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on November 18, 2005, 9:05 am | Read 5113 times | Comments (2)
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Merant OpenMake

Since we paid for the professional license, we get OpenMake for "free", so I figured I would try it out. The conclusion is that it isn't worth anything. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on November 16, 2005, 10:33 am | Read 2694 times | Comments (0)
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Einstein Knows Best

Posted by Jon Daley on November 15, 2005, 9:36 am | Read 2463 times | Comments (3)
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GnuCash / Debian update

I guess I am asking for it, running the gnucash source (1.8.9), but running everything else from Debian testing. I upgraded like usual, somewhere around every week, and didn't think anything of it, because aptitude/Debian always takes care of everything for me. But yesterday, Heather discovered that gnucash wouldn't run any more. oops. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on November 14, 2005, 4:15 pm | Read 3369 times | Comments (0)
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Sovereign Grace Men

As mentioned on the GirlTalk blog, there are a what I think is a disproportionate number of men in the Sovereign Grace churches that believe the best way to show affection to other men is to make fun of them, particularly in public. (I suppose I am continuing the stereotype published by the GirlTalk blog, but perhaps I will hear from guys who also think this way)
I have talked with various guys at church who believe this, and insist that is correct, so I guess if that is the only/best way they can show affection, then I guess they should do it, since the other guys seem to understand.
My pastor did say that if that is the only way you show affection, then it is probably wrong, and if that is the only way that other people see you show affection, then it is probably wrong too.
The sad thing is, I think that is at least the majority of the "affection" I see in most guys around me, and it is becoming more and more acceptable. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on November 11, 2005, 5:52 am | Read 3807 times | Comments (9)
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