Despite not feeling well today, James took his first (known) steps today. He clearly took 2 unassisted steps – towards me! I win again! This photo was taken a few minutes later. He’s been trying to stand and walk a lot this evening. Technorati Tags: Blog, Family, Kids
This picture, taken last night at dinner, should have been our first clue that James was staring to feel under the weather (again). Today he’s coughing (not surprising because we’re on the third day of high pollution warnings in a winter chock full of them), his cheeks are bright red and he’s begun to vomit. … Read more
Ah late Christmas presents! A coworker took the crew out for pizza as a belated Christmas present. We decided to go to Oregano’s Oregano’s is a local Arizona chain, although somewhat of a late-comer to the Phoenix market. I ate in one in Flagstaff many years ago and bemoaned the fact they didn’t have one … Read more
I felt my review of Red Brick Pizza was somewhat unfair. Considering how much they bragged up their oven technology, it seemed I must have gotten an off-day pizza. They could hardly have called what I got “crispyâ€. Today, I took the family in during the middle of the day and tried again. This time … Read more
Yesterday, we went out to Verrado, which is one of those master-planned communities on the unbelievably far outskirts of the Phoenix-metropolitan area. Personally, I have strong misgivings about people who choose to live out in the boonies. I understand the rationale. Who wouldn’t want to get out of the damned, polluted and dirty city? As … Read more
OK, it’s not my new iMac… it isn’t mine… it isn’t even a Mac… come to think of it, it isn’t even a computer. We were looking at model homes today and this was one of the props used to show how modern and computer-friendly the house was. Too bad there was no actual place … Read more
For several months I’ve been noticing the Red Brick Pizza on Camelback, but, with just a glimpse inside, I’ve had the impression it’s really too trendy to be a place to take the family, so I’ve avoided hauling the Glover clan in for a review. Tonight, Irene and the kids were out and I decided … Read more
Every time we go to my father’s house, my daughter wants to toss the balls around on my dad’s pool table. So, my dad decided to get her a mini pool table for Christmas. There’s a far distance from tossing the balls around by hand and actually putting a cue in the hands of a … Read more
Before James was born, I got an iSight camera. I was testing it and the video conferencing (using Macs and iChat AV) was the best I’ve every seen, this side of dedicated hardware and network. We’d been using MSN messenger to video chat with my in-laws on a PC for months and the experience was … Read more
At last, our Ikea sofa set arrived today, and after hours of assembly (I’ll never remove those covers for cleaning) it was finally done. While Irene is happy with the sofa (and I’m not displeased) the path to happiness wasn’t smooth. Here’s the story of the Ikea fiasco associated with this sofa. I was hoping … Read more