avablog

I was kicking myself at about 11 o’clock today. The sun was shining bright, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was 70 degrees out. I would’ve ridden my bike to work if I thought it was going to turn out that nice, but the forecast called for thunderstorms. I thought the weatherman […]

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It must’ve been back in the early 80s when my grandmother first introduced me to an Apple ][e. Something clicked (and it was more profound than a mouse button). I suppose if she would’ve gotten us a Commodore or some other box I might be making $250,000 a year right now, if I weren’t retired […]

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I’ve been thinking about the purpose of blogs. Or at least this blog. And I’ve come to the conclusion that this particular blog is really meant mostly for the dissemination of information about our daughter, along with tidbits about our daily lives. Set the world on fire? Probably not. So, in the spirit of isolation […]

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Yesterday was a pretty exciting day. Well, the small span between arriving home from work and preparing dinner, at least. I grabbed the yard waste bin from the garage and started removing all the dried Oak leaves that I’d spread over our flower beds before this last cold snap. There was lots to see. One […]

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Apparently some mail servers are grabbing the registration confirmation e-mails sent out by the blog and grinding them into dust. If you registered and did not get an e-mail containing your username and system-generated password, let me know. Your user has been created, you just didn’t get your confirmation e-mail. I’ll reset your password, send […]

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Surprise, surprise. I’ve upgraded the WordPress software to version 1.5 (from 1.2), and I need to do some work before I get it back to the way it was (now done, pretty much). Hope I can do it. In the meantime, get your e-mail addresses and passwords ready, because I’m going to be locking this […]

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I ain’t gonna lie to you. This has been a rough winter. No, no, I haven’t had to manually disimpact myself or suffer the fatigue and constant illness as acutely as Leah has, but being cooped up inside with a teensy, tiny baby took its toll mentally and physically. I went to the doctor two […]

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One of the things I’ve tried to keep up on, at least a little bit, during all this Ava madness is my cooking. I have a freezer in the basement (thanks, Harvey and GG!) that’s packed full of tasty organic pork and Greazel beef. So yesterday I defrosted a pork shoulder and tried to come […]

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Good ol’ Iowa. One day it’s 70 degrees and sunny, not 24 hours later it’s in the upper 30s and snowing. Glorious. But that’s March for you, after all. Besides, this cold snap isn’t going to be enough to stop the flowers that have decided it’s time to poke up through our mulch in the […]

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A while back Kevin and Rachel were in town for a visit. While they were here, Kevin and I took a look at the PC he helped me build last year. In particular, we were looking at the copy of Half Life 2 I’m running, which Kevin and Rachel (I think?) got me for Christmas […]

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Leah and I have become hooked on this show, “Supernanny.” It’s really come at a great time for us, because we can excuse our consumption of this pap as homework, study into the methods of how best to raise an obedient, happy little kid. Of course we’re really into it for the same reasons everyone […]

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So some bored beer drinker came up with the idea for the United States Beer Drinking Team, an inspired contrivance that celebrates the team-based enjoyment of American beer and sells funny t-shirts. From the site: We believe that beer drinking is a team event. You never want to drink alone. It’s always better to drink […]

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I haven’t heard back from Dan about whether he ever took the plunge on a new stereo system, but I hope he got some use out of the information I passed along. Now A.J. is looking for an HT setup to go with his huge Sony TV. He started out with a Bose system but […]

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