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Almost crawling
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…
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Pimp Ghost Riding (Sky on Fire)
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…
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Where is Max?
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
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…
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Thai immigration in Mukdahan
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…
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Taro Aso is the man with the gauge
…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…
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Neal Stephenson on Anathem
“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
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
This is so, so true. Everybody always knows it’s my phone ringing. I used to use ringtones but reverted to ringing. A ringing sound is very easy to hear and…
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Sprung
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…
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Day 2 Update
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…
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Maxie’s Hospital Stay Day 2
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…
