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RETHINK - I Never Expected to Be a Revolutionary, but Our...
We always expected our children to surpass their parents; after all, they have the advantage of standing on our shoulders, and of...
sursumcorda, 24 July 2006 |
Jonathan Quote of the Day
We brought Noah to church, but he's still nice. Jonathan loves going to church, so I'm not at all sure what he meant...
Jonathan and Aunt Janet
I've mentioned before that Jonathan is highly verbal, especially for a two year old boy. I hate stereotypes and the judgement of...
What Hath Postmodernism Wrought?
While doing a Google search for a friend's blog, I came upon this exchange on someone else's blog. To be fair, I know nothing about...
Unwarranted Sex Discrimination Is Alive and Well
When Larry Summers, then President of Harvard, dared suggest that genetic differences between men and women might, in general,...
The Visitation
The Visitation , by Frank Peretti (W Publishing Group, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003) I believe it was Samuel Goldwyn who said,...
"Breast Is Best" -- But We're Telling the Wrong People
From what I read, people are getting tired of hearing about the benefits of human milk for human babies. Let's stop making mothers who...
Big Dig Collapse
The sad thing is, I'm not surprised. During the 18 months we lived near Boston we heard a lot about the Big Dig, experienced...
Am I My Brother's Jailor?
The State of Florida has seized a woman's assets and imprisoned her because they think they can make better decisions for her than she...
Sauce for the Gander
A 62-year-old British woman is being called selfish, ridiculous, irresponsible, and unnatural because of the recent birth of her son ,...
Noah: The Babymoon
"Babymoon" is a term that didn't exist when I was having babies. I'm not too clear on the definition even now. To some it...
Noah: On the Eighth Day
At his one-week appointment today, Noah weighed in at 10 pounds 15 ounces! That's a 12-ounce gain from birth. Jonathan had gained 11...
My Kind of Fireworks
Congratulations, Discovery! A shuttle launch is my favorite kind of fireworks, and makes a great Independence Day show as far as...
Hope in the News: Recovery from Brain Injury
Most of the news we hear about people with severe brain injuries (such as Terri Schiavo) is from a negative perspective: How long can...
Noah: The Story
Things just began to settle down a bit after Noah's birth when we had computer problems to deal with, but it's now a quiet Sunday...
Baldo
Okay, so the wider dissemination of lesser-known comic strips is not the greatest use of the Internet, but it's fun. I've featured...
Noah: Pictures!
In case you want to see the newest of the World's Most Adorable Grandchildren before I get around to updating my own image collection,...
Noah Hezekiah Daley Is Born!
June 28, 6:02 p.m. 10 lb. 3 oz., 22.5" long, 15" head, 15" chest. This is the quick post. The birth story is...
Teaser
Many, many thanks to all who have been praying! Mother and baby are radiant and doing well. More details after Jon posts to their blog;...
A Humorous Interlude
Jon showed me this Speed Bump comic (by Dave Coverly), and it's too good not to pass on.
Still Waiting
The title says it all. We are now past everyone's guess but Heather's, but still only four days past D-Date, and Jonathan was five....
Lunchtime Story
There's something delightful in hearing a two year old say, "I want some guacamole."
Update 6-25-06
Porter is here. We have a van. All systems are go. Just waiting for the star of the show to make his/her grand entrance. Sometimes...
Update 6-24-06
Tomorrow Janet will be with APA and I am so excited for all of them! No news on the baby front, except that Heather is really tired...
Now This is Scary
I've occasionally wondered what we might be doing to ourselves by prolonging daylight with the use of artificial lights. A study by the...