It's a girl!
The as-of-yet unnamed Baby Sowrey entered this world at 18:24, weighing in at a hefty 9lbs. Both mom and baby are healthy and well (if a bit tired) and resting. Dad, on the other hand, is a bit of a nervous wreck… …
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Water has broken!
Stay tuned, folks! The world’s about to change. 🙂 Update: we’re at the hospital, but we might be sent home until things pick up a bit. But no matter what, baby’s coming in 18 hours, so says the doctor. Update (14:30 …
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It's...
10 points if you actually understand this post.
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I'm on crack
Well, it’s happened. I am now officially on crack. Crackberry, that is… Yes, I’ve bought a Blackberry. A model 8830 to be specific. Alex is calling it my delayed father’s day present. I can live with that. No, …
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iPhones take a long time to charge
Something else I’ve noticed about the iPhone — it takes a long time to charge. Or at least, the one I have in my possessive trust certainly does. For the record, I’m comparing this to my cell phone, an LG 6070. Perhaps …
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We have (new) electricity
And the wonders of renovations continue. As you are aware, we’re getting a new electrical service. The panel moved, the meter moved outside, and the wires into the house are being moved to the roof. Yesterday (yes, I’m a …
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T minus 14 days and counting
Two weeks, today. That’s the due date. It can’t come soon enough for Alex. I think I’m finally getting scared. Before I was excited. Now I’m actually worried. Dunno why, I just am.
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It's...
A treatise on It’s/Its from my alma mater.
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Why does my dryer not get hot?
Okay, this is actually more of a rhetorical question. I now know the answer to the question, thanks to a call to my handy electrician, Mark. My biggest worry was that I’d made a mistake with high-amperage wiring. Turns …
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Pictures from my new lens
On the weekend, I spun by a very busy The Camera Store to pick up my new lens, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. This is the standard prime used for virtually every camera for the last 60 years or so. Even the digitals picked …
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