In September of 2003, I finally decided to see what all the fuss was about. I acquired a secondhand iMac (original, Bondi Blue) and the latest OS/X (Jaguar, followed quickly by Panther). Since October '03 I haven't looked back. Even that slow 233 MHz gem was quite peppy compared …

Most people who know Wee lad know that in addition to some of his other favorite fascinations, he is a big fan of fish and Pixar's Finding Nemo. For about four weeks now he's been making big progress in assigning names to everything. Usually he uses a close approximation of …

This makes Christmas Eve #2 that I woke in the morning to discover a nasty surprise on my server.

In case there is any doubt as to how I feel about this, allow me to make it painfully clear: STAY OFF MY COMPUTER!

Today's incident wasn't catastrophic, although it easily …

Looking for something to sing about? We went to Alley Mo's last night for Buffy's High School Reunion. Watching Once More, With Feeling as a sing-along in a sold out house of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer fans is a rare viewing experience only possible at venues like the Alamo. Viewing …

We went down to Gruene, TX last weekend to see Cowboy Kringle and Wee lad seemed to like that. He also got to run around at the Gruene Hall. It was a long day for him, and he was wiped out by naptime, but it was a good visit with …

lil dood made nana's day. he said "nana" and meant it :)

other new words this week: nice, nose, mouth, ear, eyes, and phone.

We switched from at and twireless to T-Mobile yesterday. We're keeping our existing numbers, although Jen won't have hers ringing on the new phone until her contract is up in January. On the downside, my phone went active at 2AM and started beeping incessantly. On the upside, it costs less …

Wee lad has been saying "bye" at bedtime for a couple of months. Tonight was different.

:)

Jen's pregnant! But I'll let her tell you all about it. We went for sonograms today, and they claim she's at 12 weeks, 2 days. You can look for "Sweetpea" on the photo gallery page.

Yay!

Carly is sending me back to school. It looks like I'll be getting a BS in Business/Information Systems from University of Phoenix sometime in 2008. The timing will depend a lot on how much credit I can transfer in. I'm looking forward to it. I'm not sure that I …