Posts Tagged With "computer"
life happens | scatter | watching & listening
For the entire month of June I’m planning on writing a series of blog-a-day posts based on a set series of open-ended questions to myself. This is one of those posts.
June 9th // Something You Have Heard
I’m sitting here at the …
critters | informology | technology
My three-and-a-half-year-old daughter (name withheld because I’m cross-posting this on a couple of blogs) is one of those preschoolers lucky enough to have her own computer. Yeah, you read that right. She has her own computer: a fully functional, laptop …
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critters | fatherhood | life happens | skepdad
It was one of *those* evenings last night. Not that there was any prior indication. All seemed calm as dinner passed. We went for a family walk, Claire on her bicycle, us on foot. We laughed and …
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history & archives | scientist & skeptic
December 8
About ten years back we were all holding our collective breath for the imminent Y2K. I’ve since made good use of the example as an “invisible success” story for emergency preparedness. Too many people have said things such as: …
money & spending | technology
It occurred to me a couple weeks ago — about the same time I was upgrading my OSX install and shuffling my massive photo collection around in iPhoto 09 — that I was putting a lot of stock in a single USB …
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critters | fatherhood
Claire is one month old today. I suppose I could pontificate on the transformative effects of parenthood, relating to world, or the nuances of not only becoming a dad but surviving it for the first four-plus weeks. Yes, the first …
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critters | fatherhood | weird & whimsical
I’m learning.
Six days in, I’m starting to figure this all out.
I suppose there have been a lot of people coming here looking for more information on the exact details of the birth. I suppose that you have all been reloading the site …
gamer | watching & listening
I’ve been somewhat negligent on my gaming these days, what with all the yard work and other mini-projects consuming my time. Heck, I’m lucky if I can find an hour to sit down with a book, it seems. But I …
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writing
funkypig: I’m disappointed, you know. There has been oodles of opportunity, yet you squander.
8R4D: Squander? That’s unfair.
funkypig: But you’ve written nothing since you’ve been on vacation. Nothing. Nil. Nada. Nicht.
8R4D: I get it. I see where you going …
