Halloween was super fun this year (see what Amy has to say)! Tru was a tiger and Asher was a clown. It couldn’t have happened without Grammy’s help, though… Check out these guys!
Entries from October 2006
Halloween!
October 31st, 2006 · No Comments
The Dyson phenomenon
October 29th, 2006 · 5 Comments
We got a Dyson vacuum about a month ago. Got it off Craigslist, brand new, for about $100 off of retail. I love it. Amy’s okay with it, though I think she’s more convinced about it than she was when I was jonesing for it.
Matt just visited Brandon and says they’ve got a Dyson, too. [...]
Tags: General
More mapping fun
October 22nd, 2006 · No Comments
UPDATE: I found my Mac solution! Here’s the resultant Google Earth file of the hike (kmz). It has everything embedded in one file: images with titles and comments, GPS track and topo overlay. Very cool. I think this is the final tech piece I needed for the blog post. Tomorrow I’ll make a track around [...]
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New look
October 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Should be pretty self-evident, but I migrated the blog from Wordpress 1.2 to version 2.0.4. Messing around with themes tonight, and I like this one. Think I’ll leave it for a while.
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King’s Mountain hike
October 18th, 2006 · 1 Comment
UPDATE: Forgot to mention the pictures I took. Look for the “map” link to see exactly where on the mountain the picture was taken.
Took the day off of work today (legitimate vacation day, not the sneaky “personal day” with sick leave) and hiked King’s Mountain with Frodo. I’d been up once before and I remember [...]
Tags: monthly hike
On the Amish
October 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment
I’ve got to say that since I’ve become a dad, my heart has gotten a whole lot softer. Especially towards parents and their love for their children. The recent news of the murders of Amish schoolgirls in Pennsylvania has made my eyes well up on more than one occasion. I am utterly humbled by the [...]
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