Monthly Archives: May 2008

Expressions

Posted on May 31, 2008 by

So a picture is worth a thousand words, but I didn’t have my camera handy to capture the following sequence of events, which took place in a matter of seconds: Baby farts so loud he wakes himself up and makes … Continue reading →

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nosh

Posted on May 28, 2008 by
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Water in the damn line again

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

If they ever get around to making a hermetically sealed telephone line in Thailand, I might have a decent net connection. My line is down again, or perhaps waterlogged as the telephone monopoly keeps telling me. I’m not desperate enough … Continue reading →

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The Wiggly Baby Song

Posted on May 25, 2008 by

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Wiggly wiggly baby Wiggly wiggly baby Wiggly? Wiggly! Wiggleh? Wiggleh! Wiggly wiggly baby! repeat x 49,000 – lyrics by J. Yoshida ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This used to be his favorite song, but he’s since moved onto Bach fugues and Asian Jungle … Continue reading →

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Male Breastesses

Posted on May 25, 2008 by

The fourth pic down in this very uncleverly-titled gallery is what I believe to be a prototype of the breastfeeding vest my sister described on Skype the other day (The overall feeling of that page reminded me of chain emails … Continue reading →

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Underneat this

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went: Walmart Employee: “Hello ‘dis be Walmarts, how can I help you?” Customer: ” I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week.” Walmart Employee: “What … Continue reading →

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Why we switched to disposable diapers…

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

//////////////////////////////////////////////// UPDATE: I forgot that the extended entry appears automatically in my RSS feed. I apologize for terrorizing any of my feed readers (although it appears I’ve already scared one into not having children). This is the true power of … Continue reading →

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poopy record

Posted on May 19, 2008 by

I’m quite sure this post will have future iterations as the baby will only get bigger, but today he made the biggest poopy of his life and I must describe it here for future reference. It was actually a huge … Continue reading →

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furo da

Posted on May 19, 2008 by

The other day, Miwa-san came over and gave Max a bath. Miwa-san is a Japanese nurse studying at Mahasarakham University (Dept. of Medicine since the Dept. of Nursing isn’t running a post grad program quite yet) who has been helping … Continue reading →

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Nerds on Lightcycles

Posted on May 18, 2008 by
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Already holding his own?

Posted on May 17, 2008 by

OK, I admit he can only do it for a matter of seconds and that this photo was taken during one of those brief periods, but this is still impressive by any measure. One of these days, my child will … Continue reading →

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A Week Without Updates

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

In the past week, Max has: Lost his umbilical stub (healing nicely) Reached 2900 grams (born at 2500) Spit the dummy several times Started smiling in fleeting spurts, almost like a nervous tic Started drinking formula to augment mommy’s milk … Continue reading →

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aaaand…we're back!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

So apparently our telephone lines got waterlogged from one of the storms spawned by the cyclone last week…. Never heard that one before, but it was apparently enough to add resistance or noise that interfered with the synchronization of the … Continue reading →

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Line down

Posted on May 11, 2008 by

Just a quick note: Our DSL at home is down after some big gusts from the big typhoon in Burma last week. Not sure what the problem is, but Friday was off so the telecom guys are enjoying a 3 … Continue reading →

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The Five Steps of Monkey (props to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross)

Posted on May 5, 2008 by

DENIAL: ANGER: BARGAINING: DEPRESSION: ACCEPTANCE:

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Yawn Monster

Posted on May 3, 2008 by
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Let's Have Our Piece of Third World Cake! (and eat it, too!)

Posted on May 3, 2008 by

Third World Cake(TM) Checklist: Pseudo-trademarked jelly/frosting entities (Mykkie and Myni) – check! Indestructible sugar frosting – checkcheck! Red jelly blobs in place of actual fake cherries – checkcheckcheck! It was kind of a celebration for Max’s 2nd week of life … Continue reading →

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New Jared Diamond Article

Posted on May 3, 2008 by

Over at the New Yorker: Vengeance Is Ours What can tribal societies tell us about our need to get even? Have to run, baby is crying.

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Golden Eagle vs. Goats

Posted on May 2, 2008 by

Warning: The contents of this video are pretty far from the cute, cuddly goodness of baby photos you’ve come to expect from this blog, and probably (hopefully) won’t make you feel all warm inside. The vid kicks ass, though. Even … Continue reading →

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GTA4

Posted on May 2, 2008 by

The first page is 200% funnier than the second one: 25 Rejected Ideas From Grand Theft Auto IV

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