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Debian Installed Relatively Painlessly on my Sony Laptop
I am sure this will excite many of our normal readers, but I have finally (after four years) switched my laptop to Linux. Now...
jondaley, 28 March 2008 |
"Oh, why are we not more holy!"
"Oh, why are we not more holy!", he would exclaim with loving insistence. "Why do we not live in eternity, walk...
Easter Stargazing
We had Easter dinner at the Venables with four families (total.) It was a fun time and we got home after it was fully...
It Has Begun
I should have given the phone to Jonathan. That's who she asked for. But I hesitated because after the first greeting I had doubts...
Note to Self
When a customer says that he has a smaller project than the one I just did, don't pay attention, and think about the quote, rather...
Noah Update
Last week, Noah opened the childproofed cabinets in the kitchen. It was no fluke - he closed it after the first time, and then...
Quickening
Last week I felt the baby moving. This is always a fun thing for a mom, to feel that physical connection to the baby. ...
Fun for the Morning
I woke up this morning to find Taiwan's Yahoo server rejecting emails that were supposedly sent using my server. I originally...
Parcel ID parser
I don't know if it is only relevant to Allegheny County or if it is more universal, but a friend asked me to write a parcel id...
Motorized Etch-a-Sketch
I hadn't ever thought of putting motors on an etch-a-sketch .
Phun Computer Programming for Jonathan
I found a nifty application (watch the youtube video for an idea of how it works) for playing around, and Jonathan and spent at least a...
House Search
As some of you know, we have been looking for a house for the last couple of months, and we think we have found one! I asked a...
Catch-up
2/9 - Jonathan: "What does special mean?" I say something about someone/thing that someone cares for. "How much do you care for...
Trial Date?
I had meant to post that the trial was going to be on March 17th, but I just found out that it has been postponed until September 22. ...
Where Does The Time Go? (the numbers are even correct...
Shortly after I posted the first analysis of my time , I realized that my hours per day calculation were kind of off, since I was...
Remote Access
I finally decided to buy a wireless card for my laptop that uses the cell phone network, as opposed to plain wi-fi. This will...
Noah Will Be A Big Brother!
Last week (actually within the span of three days) four people asked me if I am pregnant. Really, you ask? Yes, really,...
Falling in a Lake, 18 (19 really) Month Appointment
On Sunday after church, we were driving around the area and went to the lake we visited in the summer. It was frozen over,...
Taxes
Whew... For some reason, taxes took longer than they have in other years. Part of the time was spent trying to get out of a...
Forks, Thinking of Talking, Dictionary, How God Makes...
Noah likes to help set the table. When I ask him to put forks at the places, he will run to the drawer and grab a fistfull, then...
Where Does The Time Go?
Some people have asked where my time is spent, now that I am working from home. I don't keep track of non-computer time, but I...
One For All Universal Remote
One of my customers gave me an Amazon gift certificate for Christmas, and so I bought a geeky toy for myself ( One for All URC 8910...
Dictated Story by Jonathan
Growl. Arg, we're going to eat you up! Dogs, Aloo-ki! We're going to eat you up. Growl. Growl. Stomp....
Perl Debugging
Our photo album wouldn't publish on this last update, and it took quite a while to figure out what the problem was.Originally, the...
Subtraction, Reading, Memorization
Last night Jonathan was helping me set the table for dinner. He said we should get five plates, but I said no, Noah has his tray...