Monthly Archives: December 2007

The best baby bathtub ever

As our kids start to move out of babyhood, I feel the need to tell someone about the best baby gear we came across while helping them survive to toddlerhood. I also have a pair of friends about to have … Continue reading 

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No more AdSense on this blog

I know, you're not all torn up about this. As a further refinement of my blogging efforts, I've decided to stop hosting ads on this site. Especially Google's context-sensitive AdSense ads. Turns out that a blog as eclectic as this … Continue reading 

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Obligatory ice storm photo

We had an ice storm earlier this week. I, along with every other individual in the Midwest, took pictures of the cool ice capades. I am limiting myself to just one photo, taken a day later, when the sun was shining … Continue reading 

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The Master Home Computing Plan gets a wifi remote (updated)

You may or may not have read the Master Home Computing Plan, a post where I outlined how and what my perfect home computing plan was. That post is under review right now, but a crucial element has just been … Continue reading 

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Nearly Always Fatal

The phrase, "nearly always fatal," or words to that effect, appears in every description of rabies I have managed to find in the last twelve hours. Here is why I'm looking up rabies. Late last night I was working in the … Continue reading 

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New spokesperson for infectious diseases

So, I was doing some research yesterday about an especially scary infectious disease, touring the Internet, checking the CDC sites, and I came across this photo on the page about wound treatment. Now, I know from how put-together and happy … Continue reading 

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