I'm very happy to say that Brytan Seth Isaacs was born Saturday afternoon, January 17. He was 8lbs 12oz, 21in long, and has a lot of dark brown hair.
I snapped a ton of pictures yesterday, but most were duplicates just in case one didn't turn out. (I love that you don't have to worry about that with digital cameras. The 21st century is awesome.) We looked through them all and picked 35-40 and uploaded them to Baby Brytan's website.
In all the picture snapping the only ...
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Well, it's official. Unless he decides to come earlier on his own, we will be going to the hospital on January 17 to induce labor and meet our new son. We're really excited. My parents are coming to town. My 2 year old daughter talks about the baby all the time, even though I don't think she has any idea what's about to happen. She, all of a sudden, likes to play with the toys that were once hers and will now be his. I think she'll be a good little helper. I will ...
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I was playing solitaire ("regular" single-deck solitaire) on my phone the other day and got dealt an unusual hand. All of a sudden I noticed a very weird combination of cards. Then another. Then another. Do you see it? Click the picture to see a larger one.
Categories: Personal | Fun
I just had my favorite conversation ever with my little girl (2yo). Me: Charlie. Charlie: (Stops playing and looks at me.) Me: I love you. Charlie: I love you, too, Daddy. (Starts playing again.) Makes me wish there was a DVR for real life.
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I've been sitting here at the keyboard for an hour now, and I've started writing half a dozen different posts. They're all too much work for a lazy Saturday, though. They each require hundreds of words, time spent editing and more time spent re-editing. So I haven't written them yet. Maybe tomorrow. Or next month.
Categories: Personal | Blogosphere
At work, we are having a fundraiser for Diabetes Research Institute. To try to get more sponsors, one of my coworkers decided to turn himself into Mr. T, step by step. He's skinny. He's white. But so far he's raised $1400. Read his story after you take a peek at this video of him getting the haircut. Share this link with your family and friends: MrTDiabetesChallenge.com.
Categories: Work | Fun | Blogosphere | Professional
Today, October 14, marks the eighth anniversary of the day I proposed to Kelly in the observation deck of the Sears Tower in Chicago. There were tears and hugs and all the stuff I would have expected from a marriage proposal. Since we got married 7 years ago (on 5/5/2001), there has been so much more than I would have expected from a marriage. I love you, Kelly.
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Surely by now you've heard that Silverlight 2 is being released tomorrow (Tuesday, October 14). Coincidentally, the WI .NET Users Group is having a Silverlight 2 presentation the same night. There has been a lot of interest in this meeting and registration numbers are already very high. If you are interested in coming, there is still room, but please sign up quickly so we can have an accurate headcount.
Categories: Community | UG | Professional
As of sometime yesterday afternoon, my boss' boss has subscribed to my blog. I guess it's time clean things up around here. :)
Categories: Work | Professional
This is the third in my "Rules to Live By" series. Like every other professional, in every other field, over the years I've picked up a lot of things that make my life easier, or better, both professionally and personally. Most of these things can be summarized in a sentence or two, and I've decided to call them "Rules to Live By". As much as any other reason, they are here to remind myself of things that I've decided to believe in, even if I don't feel like it one day.
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