Great news: US forces free 41 hostages held by al Queda. I don’t believe a word of it. This may very well be true, but I don’t trust anything the media reports about Iraq after the blatant lies reported about Jessica Lynch.
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Just for the record
I will always need my mom. Even when I am 64 and a grandmother living off of social security and enjoying the early bird special at Luby’s, I will still need my mom. Even if there comes a time when she isn’t around, due to the cycle of life, I will still need my mom.\
Check it out: My mom and Me! -
Paris Pics
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Most of them are up now over on Flickr. -
Au Revoir, Paris!
It’s been a good week in Paris for XTech. I haven’t been able to do a lot of site seeing with Jen because of a chest cold and my foot, but the food’s been good, the company great and I’ve learned some interesting stuff and met some really cool folks. I spent most of the afternoon in the hotel bar with Molly, Simon and a bunch of other geeks laughing and drinking (them wine, me Fanta and a Coke). Then tonight, to cap all of this fun off, Jen and I had dinner with Daniel Glazman and his lovely wife at a fantastic French restaurant. The food was out of this world, and the company was wonderful. I love Daniel, and am always happy when we get to share a meal. We both love food and giggle over each course, how it taste, how they made it, where the ingredients are from… way too much fun.\
It’s up early tomorrow, breakfast, then off to the airport and home to see the boys and hear all about their adventures with Grandma. Au revoir, Paris! -
Tom and Kevin’s XTech Presentation
It’s called Open AIM as It Relates to You. I’m about to run downstairs to catch Simon Willison’s presentation, and then we’re up. Then, it’s time to pack, then go out to dinner with Daniel, go to bed, wake up, and then come home!
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Eeep!
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Going up the Eiffel Tower is freaking scary! Why I ever thought it was a good idea, when I can’t even stand by my hotel window and look down, is beyond me. Thankfully the top level was closed, so I only went to the second level. It took me 30 seconds to get off of the elevator and I couldn’t get within 3 feet of the edge, even though there is a 12 foot fence all around the edge.\
Yesterday I wandered around a local neighborhood, totally getting lost. I had my map, so I wasn’t really lost, but it did take the map to get me back to the hotel.\
Today’s adventure is tackling the Paris metro in search of the Louvre. Wish me luck! I don’t need too much though, because there are restaurants every 5 feet (so I know I won’t go hungry) and I can always take a cab if I need to.\
The French Presidency just switched power; it is super neat to be here for that. They didn’t invite me to the ceremony though, so poo on them. -
Ghost in the Machine Podcast is Available!
I got e-mail from Hugh Forrest today letting me know what the the podcast for Ghost in the Machine – Spirituality Online is available!\
Mr. McNally did a great job putting the panel together, and it was a great experience all around. I was proud and honored to be a part of it. Go check it out and let me know what you think! -
Mmmm, chicken parm.
I suddenly realized why I have been craving Italian food so much lately: The Sopranos is back! Haaa, heeee, hoooheee. I am not suggestible at all, am I?
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My dad asked me to blog more.
Only three more days until Paris! Two more days until my mom comes! Wheeee.\
I spent a good portion of this morning cleaning out my fridge, in preparation of my mother’s arrival. The more I clean, the more dirty things there are. Grrrr. There are crannies and nooks in the fridge that I can’t get to and the gunk that I can see is driving me crazy. Plus, I can’t get the vent-thingie at the bottom of the fridge clean. Booooo. Does that come off? Maybe I will try q-tips to get in there. Or Valium and a nap. Ha. The funniest thing about this situation is that our carpet is stained and the walls have crayon all over them, but I am fretting over fridge crannies.\
Whenever I have problems like this, I am always tempted to take a picture to mail to my dad so he can talk me through to a solution. (Hi Dad, love you!)\
I realized the baseboards haven’t been dusted in a long while either. Man, after all of this cleaning, I am going to need a vacation! I even dusted the books.\
Earlier in the week, I put away Brian’s 2T’s and got out the old 3 and 4T’s. Brian now has too many clothes for them to fit in his dresser when they are all clean (as they are currently). So now I have to re-organize his closet to fit some of his clothes in there. I am not sure when I will find time to do this since I apparently have to add, “dust baseboards” to my chore list.\
Brian quirks-\
“There” used to = “left” but is now “left way” as Brian tries to communicate more clearly.\
Movie= Hoovie.\
Move= Oof.\
Has been waking up at 6 am. Poooooo.\
Loves the food from my plate more than his plate, even when it is the same food.\
Max’s quirks-\
Couldn’t care less if his pants are on backwards, which they sometimes are.\
Sleeps on the floor on a pile of blankets because he thinks his bed is uncomfortable.\
Takes his pants off immediately upon coming home; his shirt is sometimes off by dinnertime.\
Turned down a piece of cake this week. Whaa?? I couldn’t believe it. It was the best cake ever, too!\
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Lalala, I am bored
My kids are really well behaved. YAY! But they do have some annoying traits. Let me share some with you, ok? OK!\
Max:\
He says, “Mommy?” I stop what I am doing and look at him, “Yes?” Then he doesn’t say anything for a minute. 60 seconds. Oy. Usually after the 15th second, I return back to my task. Max will then say, “Mommy?” again and we start over. He seems lost in his thoughts or distracted by something else, not merely ignoring me, but it happens every single time. Ask Kevin, he’ll back me up.\
Brian:\
He asks me to read video game instruction booklets, because they have bright, pretty pictures on the cover. These aren’t entertaining in any shape or form. I want to hide them from him, but that seems mean.\
Kevin and I are totally perfect and not annoying in the slightest though. It’s true.