Zachary has begun employing the force when he wants something. Like a little Padawan, he thrusts his arm forward, opens his hands, and wills the object in question into his tiny grasp. Add a facial contortion and some grunting and you have a scene out of Star Wars. For example, last night he wanted some …
Taming Twins: A Great Day
Ok so I take it back, I won't give away my twins. Some days are tough and others are fantastic. It's like living on a roller coaster. Today was one of the really exceptional days. The boys woke up at 6:30 and I got up with them and let Sally sleep in for once. We …
Taming Twins: O Holy Night
Tonight was a good one. Adam wasn't feeling his best today and he was pretty much done with the world when we picked him up from daycare. He fell asleep in the car so we let him stay there for a bit after we got home while Zach ate dinner. Eventually we brought him in …
Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel
Fiona Apple's fourth album (her first in 7 years) is different than her previous albums. Musically it is sparse and pared down without a lot of the flourish that was found on 2005's Extraordinary Machine. Most songs only have light piano and sparse percussion. Lyrically it is... happier and more self-reflective. At first I didn't …
An Adorable Ancedote
Adam was in a melancholy mood this afternoon. We'd been out for much of the afternoon and he hadn't had a nap for several hours. He was getting tired. When he gets tired he tends to get cuddly and clingy. After clinging to Sally for a bit on the couch, he noticed me in the …
Touch and Type Covers
Microsoft announced its rumored first-party tablet today. It runs Windows 8. The most interesting part to me were the two accessories that Microsoft announced, the Touch Cover and the Type Cover. Both attach magnetically to the tablet (similar to the iPad's Smart Cover), both act as a cover for the tablet when folded over it, …
Images for iBook Profile
One of my goals for the Mac Museum is to provide original content that plays on my strengths. I pour a lot of my writing ability into the profiles that I've posted (that's why they take so long to write), but I haven't had a chance to do the same with the photos. The iBook …
iOS 6 Wish List: Update
Two months ago I posted the things that I wanted to see in iOS 6. Now that it's been announced, let's see how I did. Background Downloading: No Dice I wanted apps to be able to download in the background. Nothing has been announced nor have any developers discovered this ability. But it's not October …
Mac Museum Visual Update!
I've mad some major changes to the way that the Mac Museum part of my website is organized! I've had the museum page up for about 10 months now without any major changes. To be honest, it has been a bit of a struggle to keep up with all of the content that I wanted …
Books, Hats, and Waking Up
On good days Zachary has a wake-up routine. He begins by chattering to himself quietly as he rolls around pushing his legs out and running his feet between the rungs of the crib. After a few minutes of this rolling, he moves towards the end of the crib where his noise maker and dresser are …
Relatively Ambitious 