Monthly Archives: September 2005

All of my Houston-area-based family members seem to be relatively unscathed after Rita’s passing, but my Dad’s place — ironically the location where my brother and his family decamped to, to escape the storm — is still without electricity. He’s … Continue reading →

Here’s more video (click on the picture) of Callum’s chattering. He gets in these moods where he just talks away — mostly to his mobile or to the lights/sounds/smiley face in his gym. But he also talks to us. And, … Continue reading →

As Rita makes her inexorable journey toward the Texas coast, a number of members of my Houston-based family are fleeing. They’re headed North, to the homes of other family members, some of whom are still close enough to have laid … Continue reading →

Callum went to the doctor this week and he’s officially weighing in at 12 lbs and 2 oz. He’s grown 75%, weight-wise, and he’s now 23 inches long. This was also the big visit when he got his first immunizations. … Continue reading →

Hearty congratulations are in order for my industry colleague Pete Blackshaw and his wife Erika, who have recently become parents of twins. It’s a wild ride, this parenthood thing. Of course, Pete is blogging about the whole experience.

Last weekend, the whole family piled in the station wagon and we cruised out to Pleasanton, a town south of here and a bit more inland. And in this area inland = hot. Despite this very un-Scottish weather, we were … Continue reading →

Today I came across an article that’s a few years old but really fascinating. The title? “Scientists in the Crib Use Adults as Lab Rats.” Basically, the piece is a review of a book called “The Scientist in the Crib,” … Continue reading →

This post is another test to see if the e-mail subscription link (now migrated to Feedblitz, thanks to Gotham Gal‘s example) is working. I was never convinced that the Bloglets list actually worked, mostly because I was on the list … Continue reading →