Kathy’s folks gave us a generous Christmas gift (they really didn’t need to but we are grateful anyway!). With some of it (and returning a upscaling DVD player I had just bought), I decided to get 2 HD-DVD players. I’m not really attached to either side of the format wars (HD-DVD vs Bluray) but since [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2007’
Updated WordPress
WordPress is the software that this blog run on top of. The developers released a security update so as a diligent user, I have updated my installation. You can check the WordPress site if you want to see what the update included besides the security fixes (there are a few other small things. There is [...]
Got a Wii for the family!
We actually got a bundle quite a while ago because it looked like the shortages for Wii’s were still on. We found our bundle at Costco. I made sure it worked when I first got it but then packed it up again and didn’t touch it till the kids unpacked it. Now it’s hooked up [...]
Leopard Mail’s RSS Feature
An important part of my day is going through the 220 or so blogs that I actively read. Obviously, not all of them are daily posters but still it’s something that means that there is activity to go through many times each day (except this particular week as many bloggers and podcasters seem to take [...]
Pictures…again we’ve got pictures
I’ve downloaded…then uploaded the pictures from my phone. Some of them are from the end of last school year and the summer time. Many of them are from running club certificates. Check out the Gallery and Phone Pictures and then Catch Up. Here is a shot of Mitchell riding his bike from the summer time:
Pictures…we’ve got pictures!
Kathy has posted pictures from both our California Trip and some nice pictures from Xander and Mitchell playing in the snow. Here is Xander and Mitchell in the snow: For more go check out our Gallery (top of the page) and follow it to 2007 and check out both Thanksgiving Vacation and December.
Copyright continues to be misunderstood/misused
About a week or so ago, a video called “Richter Scales” was put out and then soon after taken down because of take down notices. Unfortunately, the take down notice from photographer, Lane Hartwell, seems to be a bullying tactic. Read the post from the link (which still had the video in it too) for [...]
Update to Gym Theater
I had to tear down my gym while we were putting in the new windows so the crew could put the windows in (which look good, they did a great job!). I’ve put the gym back together now. A big part of the setup though was a new gym theater. In preparing for some new [...]
Back to normal?
I think I’m starting to feel human again. It’s been slower than normal because I couldn’t just take a day or two and crash and recuperate/heal. We’ve got new windows going in and other normal life things so I’ve still been busy. I even had a doctor’s appt (it was a previously scheduled annual checkup). [...]
Having Windows Replaced
Still sick but our windows our being replaced. We’ve got half of them installed though the trim is not done. Tomorrow the other half will be installed and probably the trim will begin being put on. It’s not very fun being sick trying to monitor contractors with it being near freezing. I’m going back to [...]
I’m sick – Gotta a bad cold!
Don’t feel much like posting. Of course, as a dad I don’t get to rest even when I’m sick cause there are things to do. And on top of that, luck has it we scheduled to have 6 windows replaced on Monday (tomorrow) so I have a bunch of stuff to get out of the [...]
Call Me
I’m giving Google’s Grand Central a try. It’s an interesting concept. It’s principal is that they give you one telephone number to rule all numbers that you might have in your life. The concept works well for a busy professional who may have a cell, business number and home number and maybe a web site. [...]
New Photos (Thanksgiving Trip)
Kathy has posted a “zillion” pictures from our Thanksgiving trip to Southern California trip (sorry, no pictures of donut shops!). It includes shots from our Thanksgiving gathering, Disneyland, Jedi Training Camp (very cool for the kids!), and lots of our family. Here is a cool shot of a lot of us at Disneyland: For more [...]
Garage Door Opener
I had to replace our Garage Door Opener today. When we came home from dinner and piano practice last night, our garage door wouldn’t open. After examining it, I could see that the gears were not engaging. I adjusted the force controls on the existing opener but that didn’t engage the gears. Without ripping the [...]