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A few new pics on Flickr

April 30th, 2007 2 comments

Including this

Girl, Mother, Grandmother

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Outing

April 29th, 2007 No comments

Last Satuday (21 April) the folks and I took J, K, and L on an outing to the old homestead.

(The somewhat cheesy music is Brian Eno, surprisingly enough. I used it because of the title: “Deep Blue Day.”)

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My New Hero

April 28th, 2007 1 comment

How easily are people manipulated? How quickly can someone change a complete stranger’s will? Just how fragile are we, mentally speaking? A few videos from skeptic Derren Brown shows just how easily someone with skills can manipulate people.

But by far, the best (a tie):

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The Laugh

April 27th, 2007 No comments

It’s something every parent eagerly awaits, I suppose — early laughs. Unlike early “smiles,” which are often the result of baby’s gas, laughs come from a sense of humor, and not a pressurized digestive system.

L has been laughing here and there, but only for a few moments, and then it’s just smiles. Recently, however, she has begun laughing for extended periods of time. Not extended enough for all of us huddled around her, but more than a few isolated seconds.

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Sort of… (Redux)

April 26th, 2007 No comments

Not only did I not provide the link to the video the first time. It turned out that the video hadn’t even uploaded properly.

So, second try.

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