Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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Toren milestone updates
Toren has recently learned how to sit up. It seems like he should have known how to do that quite a while ago, but for seem reason he had a hard time learning how to do that. Anyway, he can do it now, which means we don’t have to sit him up anymore. That basically…
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Ubuntu: Resizing Virtual Screen in X11
Thanks to a little surplus grant money, I was able to purchase a nice, large, external monitor for my office. With my docking station, that meant I could use two monitors simultaneously – my laptop monitor and my external monitor. I had been doing this previously, but the external monitor I had before was about…
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family photos
While Debi’s parents were here we took some photos. Here are some of the better ones:
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hiking with Toren
In preparation for a trip this summer, we picked up a baby backpack. I spent quite a while looking at packs online and eventually went with the Deuter Kid Comfort III. It’s expensive, but thanks to one of our credit cards we get REI credit, so we didn’t pay very much for it. And, well,…
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Toren’s guide to “how to sleep anywhere”
I’ve been trying to take Toren out on the weekends either for hikes or bike rides. I took him out a couple weekends ago for a rather lengthy bike ride (about 2 hours). He fell asleep on the way home and when we got home this was what he looked like: My favorite part is…
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sunburn
I took Toren to a Renaissance Fair a few weeks ago. I lathered us both up with baby sunscreen. The result: No more baby sunscreen for this guy!
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happy in his diaper
We let Toren hang out in his diaper these days now that the weather is hotter. The other day he toddled over to me and gave me this winning smile: If you look close, you can see his one tooth that has broken through.
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look ma, no hands
Toren has stopped stuffing his cheeks when he eats, but he’s started something new. He now puts stuff on his head. It started with his sippy cup: Then, just to prove it wasn’t a fluke, he did it again: The last few days, he’s been putting food on his head. Um, yeah, whatever makes him…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The day after visiting the Magic Kingdom, we visited the Animal Kingdom.
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Magic Kingdom in the rain
I mentioned a while back that we went to Disney World. I didn’t take any pictures at the Magic Kingdom, but my brother-in-law’s wife did: Photos are courtesy of Scott and Shalynn. Thanks!