Just yesterday I cleared one of the final hurdles blocking my official participation in our non-profit, Sound Off. Of course, we’ve been setting things up and we’ve even launched our first campaign to help provide ASL interpreters and live captioning for AlterConf. This is all on top of the work we’ve already done to sponsor … Getting Started
Someone stayed up a little too late last night. The first thing Molly said when she came in the door this morning was “I’m tired. I want to take a nap.” Who am I to argue with someone that cute?
I don’t play a tremendous number of video games. I’m not very good at them and I don’t find fast-action, murder-everyone style of game very interesting. However, games with a strong storyline are usually enough to pull me in. I’ve played each of the previous Fallout games (although I never finished Fallout New Vegas) and … Crawl Out Through The Fallout
Sometimes I don’t need to prompt Molly to pose for a photograph. My mom sent the goofy Christmas tree headband. Molly put it on immediately and cuddled with both the smilodon and artic fox stuffed critters she received for Christmas.
This year, the Hogsfather brought Molly her first computer: a little Arduino disguised as a desk clock. Molly has been interested in learning to code for some time, but I’ve been struggling with how to introduce her to something that can be super complex. Both of us wanted to jump right in and build a … Molly’s First Computer
When I was a kid my mom would always make us stop what we were doing and pose for photographs. As a result, there are no photos of me actually having fun, but there are lots of photos of me looking annoyed, because I was having fun and really want to get back to having … My Favourite Goofy Person
We recently went on holiday to Scottland – more about that soon. Molly is not just My Favourite Person, but she’s also my favourite photographic subject. Of course, she doesn’t always enjoy being photographed. Fortunately, I found her in a good mood one morning on our drive down to the Southwest coast. I’m biased, but … Scottish Tiger
At long last, I’ve got my Web site back online. I don’t exactly recall when TextDrive shutdown unceremoniously, but I couldn’t really be bothered to find a new host. For a static site, there just seemed so much effort involved in setting up a Web site. Probably the biggest stumbling block has been my atrophied … Back Online
There are three kinds of lies that people tell: social lies, lies about themselves, and lies about others. They start off harmless and get progressively more destructive. First, there are the lies that form the grease for society: “That shirt looks terrific on you”; “Sorry, we can’t come to your BBQ, we have a prior … Lies
We’re pleased to welcome Felicia and Edison to the Watkins family. Molly and I adopted them last Sunday and they’ve been slowly settling into a routine here at the Watkins Compound. It’s delightful having kittens around the house again. I’ve had the pleasure of teaching them to hunt toes under the comforter–much to Anna’s delight. … Welcome Felicia and Edison
