Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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do me a favor and maybe make money in the process
To my Tampa readers (or anyone not in Tampa who knows someone other than us in Tampa): I’m beginning a research project that includes surveying two samples of Hillsborough County residents. We’re using two surveying methodologies, one of which is an online survey. But unlike many online surveys, we are taking a different approach: We…
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Toren does a stint in juvy
new crib with bars + striped shirt + mildly insane father = prison pose with baby
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read this, please!
An article on health care that everyone should read – Sick and Wrong. FYI, I’m no longer for health care reform. If it isn’t a single-payer system, it won’t do any of us any good. I figure I should come out on this now, so there’s evidence. When I tell people I was adamantly opposed…
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putting Toren to work
It is true that I asked Debi how old Toren has to be before I can have him mow the lawn (we’re still negotiating that one). I don’t mind mowing it, but it sure would be nice to have someone else mow it for free! Of course, Debi will tell you I plan on making…
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Toren at happy hour
Some of the faculty at my University get together for happy hour at Bella’s in South Tampa on Friday’s at 4. Debi and I were out running a few errands on Friday and decided to stop by briefly with Toren. One of my colleagues (props to Steve) snapped a couple of photos with his iPhone:…
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Toren as Torena
I’m a sociologist. I’m all into trying to raise my boy in a non-stereotypical fashion. I won’t be pushing sports or cars on him. To that end, I insisted that we buy Toren gender neutral onesies. Light green works great. Even light browns are fine for both girls and boys. But, um, yellow… Well, you…
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a partial victory is still a victory
Generally, Toren sleeps better with his arms swaddled next to him. But that doesn’t keep him from fighting to get his arms free. This time around, it was only a partial victory: I think the victory wiped him out, too. Oh well, I’m sure victory still smells sweet in your sleep…
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family photos
While in Utah my family had photos taken: front row, left to right: Morgan Cragun, Amanda Cragun, McKenzie Cragun, Kennedy Cragun, Ethan Chard, Brent Cragun, Sydney Cragun, Eugenie Cragun, Toren Cragun, Connor Cragun, Brock Cragun, Karlie Rupe, Pyper Cragun back row, left to right: Jessica Cragun (with child), Josh Cragun, Mario Chard, Wendy Chard, Trey…
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Ubuntu: How to save handouts in OpenOffice Impress as PDFs
I’m not a computer programmer (sometimes I wish I was), so I’m going to guess that implementing the ability to save handouts as PDFs in OpenOffice.org’s Impress (OpenOffice’s version of Powerpoint) may be a very challenging programming task. For those who have never used OpenOffice, one of its greatest features is the built-in ability to…
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more smiles
We think Toren’s smiles are pretty adorable: So, he’s cute, right? Then I snap this one: