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Last Dance

March 30th, 2004 · 1 Comment

Today when we went to Abigail’s dance class we learned that this would be the last one. Although the class was offered in the island’s Parks and Recreation District catalog for spring session – we had signed up for it yesterday – it has since been cancelled. We had heard that there would be a […]

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pH balanced

March 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on pH balanced

Ted was gone to PyCon and we had our fun. We entertained a few friends and made lots of loud noise right next to Ted’s empty office. We went on day trips to faraway places and came home whatever and whenever it worked for us. We ate plenty of whole wheat potato and pea samosas, […]

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Speech synthesis

March 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on Speech synthesis

The other day my favorite artist did an on-line chat in the evening. I usually ignore those events, declaring them too inefficient for family life. With three small children running about the house, I find that all my attention goes to them: it’s difficult to participate in on-line real-time dialogue. Better to concentrate on the […]

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Heckling Hector

March 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on Heckling Hector

Go say hi to Hector! I liked Steven Noels’ photo of his fine feathered friend. I thought about Hector today as we were visiting a farm. Chickens were running around across the barnyard: free range?!. Even Elisabeth enjoyed them. They came in all kinds of colors and feathers. One chicken – rooster? – reminded me […]

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The price of diapers

March 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on The price of diapers

A few days ago Enoch posted links to disposable diapers at great discount prices on Amazon. I ordered enough to get the Super Saver Shipping… quite possibly the last disposable diapers I will buy for a long time….I hope to start potty-training by the fall… Through Lisa William’s post I discovered Malcolm Gladwell’s essay describing […]

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