Category: Family
Life snippets
August 31st, 2010, No Comments
#1: Dreams of a (almost) 4-year-old Yesterday, Terah had something going on in the evening, so it was just Jacob, Oliver, and me. Due to how the logistics worked out, she brought them to the office after work and I took them from there. We went to the post office, pharmacy, and a restaurant. Jacob [...]
Family updates
August 16th, 2010, 1 Comment
As you probably know from reading my recent blog posts, we spent a week in New York City. Despite some behavior issues from Jacob, it was a good trip. Oliver took his first unassisted step in our hotel room there. As I wrote, the boys both loved the subway. I didn’t have as much time [...]
A Debconf Thanks
August 11th, 2010, No Comments
There was something at Debconf10 in NYC that I owe a huge thank-you to the entire community for. I was completely surprised at how many people made a point to say hi to me, comment that they liked reading about my blog, and encouraged me to keep posting. It was dozens for sure. I had [...]
Really Dark Blue
August 5th, 2010, 2 Comments
As we were walking home tonight, Jacob started singing, over and over: Really dark blue, really dark blue, really dark blue… The tune changed a bit, but the words didn’t. Terah and I wondered what was really dark blue, until finally we heard: Really dark blue, really dark blue, really dark blue sky. Really dark [...]
The Best Place of Ever
August 1st, 2010, 4 Comments
Jacob and Oliver have enjoyed our recent train trip, and our stay, from Kansas to New York City for Debconf. All told, that’s a 40-hour trip, including the layover in Chicago. When we got on the train, in the middle of the night as usual, Jacob couldn’t stop chattering about how “great”, “fun”, and “exciting” [...]
Once, We Were Makers
July 21st, 2010, 15 Comments
I saw an article on Wired today: The Lost Tribes of RadioShack. It is well worth the read even if you’re not into electronics. A key quote: [H]is shop is a lone outpost; in a single generation, the American who built, repaired, and tinkered with technology has evolved into an entirely new species: the American [...]
Perfect use for broken technology: Give it to a 3-year-old
June 26th, 2010, 3 Comments
I last wrote about Jacob’s new computer back in April. He has had fun with it, but is still a little young to appreciate it a whole lot. It’s a fun thing, but not yet a favorite. Yesterday, though, I introduced Jacob to several bits of technology that really got him excited. We have a [...]
Thyroid Surgery & The Boys
June 22nd, 2010, No Comments
Terah has been having thyroid troubles for some time now (you can read about it on her blog). Today was the day for it to be removed. This procedure is somewhat delicate. Running through each half of the thyroid are nerves that control the vocal chords. Also embedded in each half are tiny parathyroids, which [...]
Camping with 2 Boys
June 13th, 2010, 2 Comments
Friday I took the day off for us to go camping. Due to the birth of Oliver, our last time camping was in 2008. Back then, Terah had asked me what I wanted for father’s day, and I suggested camping. Except when she was pregnant last year (and then Oliver was little), we have sort [...]
Boys
June 7th, 2010, 6 Comments
Yesterday afternoon, it was nice outside. Terah, Jacob, Oliver, and I went outside. I had my camera to take photos while Jacob and Oliver mostly played. We did try to pose them a bit, but the overall plan was to just take some photos of them doing their own thing. So I wound up taking [...]
