Monthly Archives: September 2008

Almost crawling

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

He can lift his head quite high, and he can propel himself forward with great force, but he can’t yet do both at the same time. He has a lot of fun acting like a human bulldozer, though. ///////////////// We … Continue reading →

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Pimp Ghost Riding (Sky on Fire)

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

The other day we went to nanny’s village to see the flooded rice fields. The Chi River has overflowed into the fields, and huge invading catfish are happy to feast on drowned field mice and other flood detritus. Unwilling to … Continue reading →

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Where is Max?

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

Coming soon, I promise. I’m putting together another PC monstrosity. It shall live, and it shall help me gain access to Max’s photo vaults again – soon!

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Save Pandora

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

Go see what you can do to help save internet radio, or hold your peace when DJ Dickhead in the mornings plays the top 40 for you every day: PANDORA NEEDS YOU Don’t forget, Pandora is already mostly inaccessible from … Continue reading →

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Thai immigration in Mukdahan

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

Our university sent us foreign teachers to Mukdahan yesterday for our annual visa renewals. Until now, we had been using th immigration office in Nong Khai, but the last time we visited for 90-day notice, they told us that the … Continue reading →

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Taro Aso is the man with the gauge

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

…and a gauge is what you would need to shake up Japanese politics. The Japanese are justifiably apathetic about their leaders… Take a 12 gauge to the world stage, that’s what PM Taro needs to do! (via)

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Neal Stephenson on Anathem

Posted on September 24, 2008 by

“Author Neal Stephenson visits Google’s Headquarters in Mountain View, Ca, to discuss his book “Anathem”. This event took place September 12, 2008, as part of the Authors@google series. “

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Strange Leaf Insect

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

Found outside of my office back in March. It was one of the coolest bugs I’ve ever seen. I’m still catching up with all the photos downloaded off my phone.

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truth in xkcd

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

This is so, so true. Everybody always knows it’s my phone ringing. I used to use ringtones but decided they were all gay. Also, a ringing sound is very easy to hear and recognize even in noisy environments. [/rantish musing]

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Sprung

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

Just a quick note in between giving finals: Maxie’s out of the hospital and back home. He recovered quicker than all the doctors expected and has coughed only once the whole hour we’ve been together. Thanks for your prayers and … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Update

Posted on September 21, 2008 by

Max’s lungs are apparently sounding much better. The blood tests point to a bacterial, rather than viral, infection. This is good news because it means all the antibiotics going into him weren’t just to piss him off (he caught me … Continue reading →

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Maxie's Hospital Stay Day 2

Posted on September 21, 2008 by

There’s something hugely wrong about sleeping on a hospital sofa. The body rejects it, the mind rejects it. /////////////////////////////////// The catheter in Max’s arm had to be replaced this morning (to his other arm, actually) because it partly worked it’s … Continue reading →

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Teiden

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

We just had a blackout. The ceiling AC unit spun down into silence and the hospital was thrust into total blackness except for the dim glow of my trusty laptop’s screen. It was at once surprising and reassuring when the … Continue reading →

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Maxie Update

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

We are settled into a private room at the private hospital on the street behind Serm Thai shopping center in downtown Mahasarakham. The facilities are better than the VIP room at the provincial hospital where we stayed after Max was … Continue reading →

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Maxie is sick

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

He has bronchitis (and possibly a bacterial infection) serious enough for treatment at the hospital for at least a few days. The real fear is it turning to pneumonia, so the doctors are insisting a course of inhalants and IV-administered … Continue reading →

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Belarus no Saisentan

Posted on September 19, 2008 by

LINK: The latest technology in Belarusian cucumber farming The point is NOT that labor is too expensive in Japan for this technological marvel to work there (as stated in the linked post), nor that rising fuel costs would make this … Continue reading →

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Cows in my Frontyard

Posted on September 17, 2008 by

A continuation of the Cows in My Backyard series. Sidenote: I’ve noticed missing graphics here and there as a result of our recent move to a new webhost. I’ll fix these soon, but in the meantime, clicking on the placeholder … Continue reading →

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Insane Skate Video

Posted on September 17, 2008 by

Watch it full screen (the button with four expanding arrows on the bottom right of the video window) with earphones for full effect. Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo. (via)

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cool hand

Posted on September 17, 2008 by

We must here publicly thank all of those who have sent Max presents from all over the world, clothes in particular. They are sooo cute! He has so many sets of clothes I’m thinking of documenting them here as a … Continue reading →

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Christopher Walken approves of this linkage

Posted on September 15, 2008 by

MORE COWBELL MORE COWBELL MORE COWBELL and finally, ADD YOUR OWN COWBELL (thx m)

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