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Flickr rolled out a new home design which integrates statistics more heavily, including sparklines of recent activity. Thanks to Amelia, Erin has a spiky sparkline:

Pretty cool. Unfortunately, besides a larger version on the main stats page, that seems to be the only graphic Flickr’s statistics generate. Erin’s account doesn’t get a bazillion hits, but I [...]

Today we were reintroduced to baby parenting. Seemed like a hundred times I thought, oh yeah, burping, done this before or something similar as I helped Erin with Amelia. But one big difference: when Madelyn was born, I didn’t have another child to think about. And today as I was running errands, canceling appointments, singing [...]

Born today at 2:01am. 9 lbs 6 oz, 20 1/2 inches. Erin’s labor wasn’t a picnic, but she’s doing fine now, and so is our new baby girl.
Happy Birthday, Amelia. And you too, Madelyn.
Update 10/27 9:45pm: Everything is going great. We’re hoping the girls will come home Wednesday morning. More pictures on Flickr. Best wishes [...]

Penn St 10
Ohio St 6
Penn State is undefeated. Joe Paterno is 81 years old. He’s got me beat by 40+. If I should be so lucky to hit 81, can I please be 1% as amazing as Joe? One condition: no simpering sentimental ESPN-tributes allowed.

Last Saturday we celebrated Madelyn’s third birthday a little early, to ensure no conflicts with the impending birth day of grrl#2. Here’s a video of us singing Happy Birthday, followed by the distribution of the cupcakes. (Thanks to Scott for great shooting.)

Like last year, our format was pajama party: potluck breakfast at night, with a [...]

I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised about this, but there’s a frost warning for tonight. And again Friday. In 2007 we had tomatoes in November. Not this year.

Apples, to eat and to hack on

Yes, the exclamation point is default punctuation for Little Miss Intense.

Can I watch Dora for a little bit?
Mama, your toothpaste tastes NASTY!
Oh. It’s the merry-go-round song again! I turned it on with my foot.
But we don’t have a rhinoceros!
Does anybody want to go to the… children’s museum?
Daddy, you’re sweaty. Get in the shower right now!
My [...]

I’m happy to say that at long last, From A to <A>: Keywords of Markup is under contract with the University of Minnesota Press. Jeff and I hope to see it in print in Spring 2010.

I recently attended CPTSC 2008 in Minneapolis: pretty good conference, damn good beer.