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More than a month's worth of notes... 10/3 - Joy's diaper was dry all night long. She went in the potty three or four...
joyful, 13 November 2011 |
Rest
I think Heather generally does a good job (though I think she might not be taking as many naps as she should be at the moment) of...
Young Adult Fiction
I was going to have Jonathan read this article about the status and progression of fiction , as he sometimes questions why we don't let...
Distributed Social Networks?
I came across yet another version of a distributed social network, this one with hardware. FreedomBox Foundation is working on...
Inflation of "Astronomical" Numbers
A good quote from Linux Journal: There are 100000000000 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number But it's...
Occupy Sesame Street?
And in case you think I'm getting too serious with all my political posts, here's another one for Wall Street . And be careful in...
Occupy Wall Street or the Middle East?
Pretty eerie, how similar these situations are. I understand that being a police officer in a high stress situation is hard, and I...
Media Ignores Ron Paul?
This video is somewhat out of date by now, but the "conspiracy theory" that Ron Paul is being ignored doesn't seem like too much of a...
Imagine There's No Pizza
I recently discovered that due to changes by Facebook and Google, quickly sharing items is harder than it used to be. There are a...
Going Back To Joy
Recently, I read One Thousand Gifts , which was recommended by someone whose blog I read, but I can't remember who anymore. It...
Houston, We Have Mobility
Well, in the three weeks since I last posted, Joy has made major progress in mobility and the rest of the household is still working to...
Pocket Notes
8/21 - I can't remember when babies are "supposed" to get object permanence, but Joy definitely has it. She was playing on her...
US Debt Video
Hrm. This guy's logic seems alright to me. A friend recently said it is the time to go buy a really, really...
Long Time Coming - Pocket Notes
6/14 - On our camping trip, Faith liked to play Ice Cream Shop. Her flavors are unique: pineapple hot sauce, strawberry beet,...
Firefighting
I don't think it has been said here, other than in small mentions here and there, that I joined our volunteer fire company in Middlesex...
Pocket Notes
5/23 - Joy is chomping and chewing. I suspect she is an early teether like Noah and Faith. 5/30 - Joy rolled front to back....
Shards of Glass and Other Ways My Life Isn't Perfect
Jon was with a bunch of people we don't see often last night, and one of the men mentioned that his wife was discouraged by all these...
my Quarter colection.
i have 21 quarters in my quarter colection. those quarters are hawaii, kansas, maine, west virginia, wyoming, idaho, kentucky, arkansas,...
Pocket Notes
Joy has two hair swirls at the back of her head. One goes clockwise and one counter-clockwise. Each of my other children...
Jonathan's Lemonade Stand
Jonathan's new adventure in earning money is a lemonade stand. He thought maybe he could call it "Lemon Daley" as part of the...
Pocket Notes
4/15 - Faith and Noah are playing house. They are married, and are parents to Faith's "purple baby doll". Noah says to...
Morning Conversations
Noah (while we started the woodstove): Can fire do anything to metal? Dad: It can melt it, if it is hot enough. Noah (wide-eyed): So,...
Lots of Notes
Faith has started calling Jonathan, "Ohnny-int" This is related to how she says medicine ("meddy-int") and other words that end...
Pocket Notes
3/11 - Faith can count to six. 3/12 - Faith counted to ten. She isn't consistent with this. She'll get stuck after six,...
Old Hard Drives from Amazon and Newegg
I bought 6 Seagate hard drives from Amazon and Newegg, and both companies sent me drives that already had half their warranty expired....