Clap Your Hands Say Dad
2008-02-25 10:48:10
Some of Hazel milestones are like pulling teeth (or teething in general – anything that is slow, painful, and dental in nature will suffice); we have been working with her on crawling for months now with little to no progress being made. We place her on her belly, arrange a few toys across the room [...]
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What the Flap?!?
2008-02-21 21:00:41
Some questions in life need to be answered by all people: Where should I live? Whom should I love? Other questions should be considered by all people, but are often overlooked: What’s the meaning of life? Is there a God in the Judaeo-Christian sense? Am I going to leave this planet better than when I [...]
Stay Down
2008-02-21 10:05:59
The first Kurt Vonnegut story I ever read was “Harrison Bergeron” in 10th grade English. If you aren’t familiar (and don’t have time to read the Wiki entry), the story takes place in the far-flung year 2081. In an effort to promote sameness and equality, the U.S. government creates a Handicapper General position. In short, [...]
Just Because You Hang It On a Wall
2008-02-18 18:40:25
In between Hazel’s naps, Megan and I have spent this holiday weekend redecorating our living room. One drawback of having your first child a few days after moving into a new house is you don’t really have the time to hang artwork or any such fluff. So, our house has been pretty sparse [...]
Bacheloring: The Big Dave Way
2008-03-12 09:57:13
I headed down to Vermont on Friday for Big Dave’s Bachelor Party. Seeing as how we left the state over a year ago for the Narnian splendor that is Midcoast Maine, I looked forward to getting back to our old haunts. I cruised into VT around 7 p.m. on Friday with much honking of horns [...]
Ten Months Mademoiselle
2008-03-17 14:02:20
In lieu of paragraphical content and in honor of Hazel crossing the ten-month threshold, here’re some quick Hazel stats:
Age: ten months, two days
Height: 29 inches or so
Weight: 20-ish lbs
No. of Teeth: six visibly through the gums, two more nearly there
Ability to Crawl: attained and utilized mercilessly to exploit her parents’ sleep debt
Ability to Walk: reliable [...]
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Oh God, You Hazel
2008-03-20 12:02:02
As my darling wife reports, Hazel has been a handful lately. Hazel, once a stationary baby content to sit still and rip the pages from a magazine, has become the crawling equivalent of Speedy Gonzales. And don’t get me wrong, it’s fantastic that she has become such an efficient crawler. But, sometimes you just want her to stay [...]
Too Many Hands
2008-03-24 11:01:39
On Friday, we invited my in-laws over for an evening of dinner and Easter egg coloring. Sometime after the former but preceding the latter, Hazel began her nightly mantra: “Bap, bap, bap.” Translated, this means Bath, bath, bath. Early on, we instituted a bedtime routine for Hazel that always begins with a quick bath. So, [...]
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When Hazels Attack!
2008-03-28 10:07:58
It’s Not Quite Breakfast
2008-03-31 14:17:15
In celebratory honor of my completion of hundreds and hundreds of words worth of freelance lawn mower reviews, Megan’s new 17” MacBook Pro laptop finally being delivered, Hazel’s deft mastery of getting from the living room floor to the back of the futon using only guile and a well-placed footstool, and my possession of a [...]
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Important Stuff In Varying Degrees
2008-04-02 14:07:14
Work is a bear right now, albeit a rather friendly bear that only chases you up gumdrop trees and, once cornering you, just mauls you a little bit with filed down claws. Still, I have a few things to report:
I am addicted to blog theme redesign. I simply cannot help myself lately; I find a [...]
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Big (Dave) Apple Hitchin’
2008-04-08 09:48:55
We are back refreshed from our mini-vacation to the green southern lands of Connecticut and Manhattan. Seriously, flowers are growing down there while here in Maine all plant life is dormant and mostly brown. In fact, the only green grass I have seen is on Hadlock Field as we drove through Portland yesterday [...]
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Consarnit
2008-04-10 10:55:36
Megan and I are both getting more parent-y by the second. We’ve already moved well beyond the not-being-grossed-out-by-bodily-excretions stage; most mealtime conversations revolve around what Hazel did or did not pass through her body that day. Hopefully, this is the only time in our lives that taking a massive poop at the dinner table qualifies [...]
Tennesseein’ Is Tennebelievin’!
2008-04-15 18:02:43
Greetings from sunny Chattanooga, Teneessee! The last time I was in this state, Jim, his Cherokee Territory wife (Christina), and me were ascending its highpoint, Clingmans Dome, along a snow-strewn access road under a bright midnight moon. Following this summit, Jim got really, really sick from gas station Cheetos and we hunkered down [...]
American History Leads To Wendy’s
2008-04-21 21:16:31
My work trip to Chattanooga ended very nicely. I even found time to walk around their downtown, which is darn nice what with the river walk along the Tennessee River, the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge, and the spacious, wide sidewalks leading to loads of quality restaurants. The nice thing about doing consulting work [...]
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, Leads
, Wendy
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Ich Bin Ein Baby
2008-04-27 18:49:18
Megan and I had lots of misgivings before sending Hazel to daycare. Would we become strangers, ranking behind all those fun teachers? Would she learn all sorts of nasty behavior? Would she be permanently snot-ridden and coughing? The pessimistic litany went on and on, our cyclical conversations on the matter amounting [...]
All Wet
2008-05-01 11:01:46
I realize that I have been remiss in reporting funny Hazel anecdotes, illustrated by unbelievably cute photos of our little girl. Just so you know, this post won’t really have much to say about Hazel, but with her First Birthday coming up in just two weeks(!), she’ll have much attention lavished upon her. For now, [...]
Ich Bin Ein Baby
2008-04-27 18:49:18
Megan and I had lots of misgivings before sending Hazel to daycare. Would we become strangers, ranking behind all those fun teachers? Would she learn all sorts of nasty behavior? Would she be permanently snot-ridden and coughing? The pessimistic litany went on and on, our cyclical conversations on the matter amounting [...]
American History Leads To Wendy’s
2008-04-21 21:16:31
My work trip to Chattanooga ended very nicely. I even found time to walk around their downtown, which is darn nice what with the river walk along the Tennessee River, the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge, and the spacious, wide sidewalks leading to loads of quality restaurants. The nice thing about doing consulting work [...]
Read more: American
, History
, Leads
, Wendy
, American History
Tennesseein’ Is Tennebelievin’!
2008-04-15 18:02:43
Greetings from sunny Chattanooga, Teneessee! The last time I was in this state, Jim, his Cherokee Territory wife (Christina), and me were ascending its highpoint, Clingmans Dome, along a snow-strewn access road under a bright midnight moon. Following this summit, Jim got really, really sick from gas station Cheetos and we hunkered down [...]
Consarnit
2008-04-10 10:55:36
Megan and I are both getting more parent-y by the second. We’ve already moved well beyond the not-being-grossed-out-by-bodily-excretions stage; most mealtime conversations revolve around what Hazel did or did not pass through her body that day. Hopefully, this is the only time in our lives that taking a massive poop at the dinner table qualifies [...]
Big (Dave) Apple Hitchin’
2008-04-08 09:48:55
We are back refreshed from our mini-vacation to the green southern lands of Connecticut and Manhattan. Seriously, flowers are growing down there while here in Maine all plant life is dormant and mostly brown. In fact, the only green grass I have seen is on Hadlock Field as we drove through Portland yesterday [...]
Read more: Apple
Important Stuff In Varying Degrees
2008-04-02 14:07:14
Work is a bear right now, albeit a rather friendly bear that only chases you up gumdrop trees and, once cornering you, just mauls you a little bit with filed down claws. Still, I have a few things to report:
I am addicted to blog theme redesign. I simply cannot help myself lately; I find a [...]
Read more: Degrees
It’s Not Quite Breakfast
2008-03-31 14:17:15
In celebratory honor of my completion of hundreds and hundreds of words worth of freelance lawn mower reviews, Megan’s new 17” MacBook Pro laptop finally being delivered, Hazel’s deft mastery of getting from the living room floor to the back of the futon using only guile and a well-placed footstool, and my possession of a [...]
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When Hazels Attack!
2008-03-28 10:07:58
Don’t Grumble - Give a Whistle
2008-05-05 10:33:34
One of the best skills a person can have is the ability to put a positive spin on a potentially bad situation. I’m not talking about someone who blindly ignores the icky parts of life in favor of Precious Moments figurines and posters of kittens staunchly “hanging in there.” This optimistic outlook needs to be [...]
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Toro Tirade
2008-05-08 13:16:46
Picture yourself in front of an impossibly tall door that can easily be opened, but not by you. Imagine, if you will, the sound of a small hand smacking against a pane of glass. Visualize the frantic motions of someone whose dexterity is still in beta development, spurred into action by a burning need to [...]
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Workin’ ‘n a Buildin’
2008-05-12 12:26:36
Megan and I have moved a lot over the past eight years — seven times by my count. It’s like one of us is in the military or wanted by the authorities (or both á la The A-Team!) and we have to keep stealing away in the midnight hours. I have to seriously wonder if all [...]
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Happy First Birthday, Hazel!!!
2008-05-15 13:09:21
Excuse me, Hazel?
How old are you today?
Darn tootin’!
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, First
, Birthday
Garage Banned
2008-05-20 12:29:44
Last night was our free estimate appointment with a local contractor — we’re hoping to put up a two-car garage. Not having a garage stinks, especially in Maine where winters are cold and snowy. Plus, it’d be cherry to have a place to store the lawnmower, snowblowerthrower, bikes, and sundry other things that we don’t [...]
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