August 2008
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Jacob’s First Cereal
Last week I posted video of Ava’s first taste of cereal. Here is the video of Jacob’s first foray into solid food. They are about the same age.
Food, Glorious Food
I have been using Quicken to record my purchases since I got out of college 10 years ago. I am fairly meticulous about recording the category that goes with the purchase, for example Dining, Auto:Fuel, Shannon:Clothes, etc. When you have that much history and information at your disposal, you can find some interesting trends. I [...]
Visiting Noah
A few weeks back we went and visited my sister and her family. Her son Noah is 2 weeks older than Ava so it is neat to see them together and watch them grow.
The Sad State of Politics in America
I just got a telemarketer call which the caller ID listed as simply “Political Callâ€. The girl, she sounded quite young, said she was representing the Republican Majority Campaign which is some type of Republican PAC group. I decided to humor her and actually have a conversation. It went like this… Call-Girl: “Who do you [...]
Ava’s First Cereal
I suspect there is an disproportional relationship to the busyness of my life and the quantity of posting on my website. I have not added anything here in 3 weeks and just a few things in the last couple of months. Yet, it has not been because nothing has been happening, but the opposite that [...]