A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary.
My children just learned hot things melt plastic. Gee. Where have I heard that before?
They also now know that popcorn was not always made in the microwave.
Tommy: "Why wouldn’t you just use a microwave?"
Mom, not answering to avoid saying: "Because I’m old enough to remember when microwaves didn’t exist!"
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Weight loss. Waking sleeping babes. A lot of mud.
The smell of skunk has leaked into the house so badly that my eyes are wanting to water. There must have been one on the driveway and it either sprayed our outdoor cat or the neighbor’s dogs. Whatever happened, it wasn’t far away! I need new windows and doors!
If a MAG Innovision LT565 Model 568 (LCD monitor) has a sharp image then turns yellowish then turns sharp then turns yellow, does that mean the power supply is failing? Worth repairing?
Student: Today shall require miracles!
Master: Take what you get.
Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a press release warning about deaths due to the "choking game" in which people, primarily boys between the ages of 11 and 16, intentionally strangle themselves in an effort to obtain a brief euphoric state. (That means getting high.)
Signs that a child may be engaging in the choking game include
- discussion of the game ––including other terms used for it, such as "pass–out game" or "space monkey"
- bloodshot eyes
- marks on the neck
- severe headaches
- disorientation after spending time alone
- ropes, scarves, and belts tied to bedroom furniture or doorknobs or found knotted on the floor
- unexplained presence of things like dog leashes, choke collars and bungee cords
If parents believe their child is playing the choking game, they should speak to them about the life–threatening dangers associated with the game and seek additional help if necessary.
The CDC provides excellent injury prevention information.
Aside from being Valentine’s Day, which I received some nice candies and a DVD from my wonderful wife, today was pretty horrible. That’s all.
No relation to the penis size debate.
This is one of those blogging moments that most people don’t want to read but I’m posting it anyway. My boy pee’d in the toilet! And on the toilet and on the seat and the wall and the floor. Yes, he recognized he needed to go and knew what to do! Of course, aiming and control seems to be an issue. Dude has a bladder and a half too! We could be a diaper free house soon! Even the puppy seems to be getting it. We may not even need the training pads that we used with Molly.
Via IWon.
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
– Henry Fielding
I let another holiday slip up on me but this time I had plans! I had a very specific hour set aside to get my shopping out of the way. Unfortunately, irony usurped that hour away from me.
Amy: "Our house is like a pet store."
Note: We are dog sitting for a few days so we have 3 dogs in the house, an indoor cat, a fish tank full of snails (maybe some fish), an outdoor cat, squirrels, and who knows what else.
This week I have made great strides at reducing my sleep schedule down to a reasonable 3 to 5 hours. Last night I considered an all-nighter but I was head bobbing and unable to focus so I committed myself to a couple of hours of restorative sleep. A couple of hours turned into too many (5 or 6 maybe 6.5 or 7). I despise sleep.
Time to write some test plans. Yes! I’m actually getting to apply real honest to goodness quality assurance stuff to my work! By no means, does this come close to IEEE but its something.
