Category: Personal

Donald Nepveu, 1951-2009

Kate’s father passed away today. He’s been battling cancer for while, so this was not unexpected, but the end was still surprisingly fast. He was at least at home with loved ones, including Kate and SteelyKid, who went down there yesterday. He will be missed.

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Bonus Baby Blogging

Because everybody could use some extra baby pictures, a reminder from SteelyKid that a baby’s reach should exceed her grasp… … but not for too long.

Why We Immunize

Over at Making Light, Jim Macdonald has a response to the anti-vaccination movement, taking his cue from the Navy: There’s a manual that every Navy gunnery officer is required to read or re-read every year: OP 1014; Ordnance Safety Precautions: Their Origin and Necessity. It’s a collection of stories about, and photographs of, spectacular accidents… Continue reading Why We Immunize

Information Insecurity

I only started using FriendFeed a few months ago because other people at the Science in the 21st Century workshop were documenting the conference on it. I quickly became a fan of the service, which not only added an extra dimension to the meeting, but has also been a continuing source of interesting material from… Continue reading Information Insecurity

Half a Year!

SteelyKid is six months old today! To celebrate, here’s some video of her bouncing around in her jumper: (That’s spliced together from a bunch of shorter clips. You can here me babbling inanely in the background, because my brain turns to cheese whenever I’m within about five feet of her. I was tempted to mute… Continue reading Half a Year!

Twenty-Five Things

Since everybody I know on Facebook seems to have done this, it seems I’m obliged to post a list of twenty-five random facts. I wouldn’t want to have my Internet License revoked, or anything.

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Tiny Baby Pictures

SteelyKid is running a bit big for her age– she’ll be six months next weekend, but she’s outgrown all her six-month size clothes– but she’s still tiny. At least, I think so, and Kate has the pictures to show why.