Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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Ubuntu: Getting Streamzap PC Remote Control working with Ubuntu and Boxee
We periodically watch videos from the internet on our TV. I found a cool piece of software that is getting a lot of attention – Boxee. It’s pretty slick, though not without it’s bugs (it is beta software and free, though, so I can’t complain). In the spirit of true American laziness, once I realized…
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Toren developmental updates – no photos or videos
There are more photos and videos coming, but I figured I’d update everyone (and simply make note) of his development. Over the last couple of weeks Toren has started to play with toys when we put him on his play mat (no more shrieks of terror). It’s pretty much limited to grabbing rings hanging from…
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smiles
Reaching another developmental milestone that is also likely tied to evolutionary adaptation, Toren started smiling at around 7 weeks. I didn’t find a great reference for this, but the suggestion is that, just as the parents are getting so sleep-deprived and annoyed with their child to the point that they regret their decision, their newborn…
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Johny Turner?
Toren has a Johny Jumper (a.k.a. Johny Jump-up). Unfortunately, at this point he has only mastered the art of turning:
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wrestling Toren to Sleep
For some reason Toren doesn’t go to sleep easily when I’m holding him. When Debi is holding him, he pretends like he’s hungry, but he doesn’t cry or fight. When I hold him, he cries and wrestles: Here’s another version of Toren doing this: Turns out, I have since found a way to significantly reduce…
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How Toren wakes up and spit bubbles x10
Wait for it:
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The World’s Meanest Dad
Of all the footage I’ve shot so far, this clip is, by far, my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLla0Q3egIc Now, before you comment about how evil I am, I have to set up the shot. We put Toren on his play mat of terror a couple days earlier and, in an effort to get him to like it,…
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Why we won’t see real healthcare reform
The answer is simple: $$$$ The St. Petersburg Times ran a good story this morning looking at donations to politicians in the state of Florida by… Health insurance companies and other groups who stand to see a decline in their windfall profits if the Federal Government actually reforms healthcare. Now, you may be saying, “But…
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the pen is the sword
You may have heard that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. Not so for Toren. For Toren, the pen is the sword: I give him this on occasion to check his ability to grasp things. He’s come awfully close to poking his eye out more than once!
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the play mat of terror
Some good friends gave us a play mat for Toren. For some reason, every time we put him on it he freaks out: Maybe he’s still too young?