3:51 A.M. - I’m still up.

tom | June 30, 2003

This is going to be trouble. Kerri won’t be back until tomorrow (today?) night and Abs gets up no matter how tired I might be. Blasted! Why do I do this? Silly software issues have dictated that I will be a tired Willy in the morning. Geez! I’m crashing [...]

I don’t care where you’re from, that’s funny.

tom | June 30, 2003

This guy Andre Torrez (Thanks to Joe for turning me on to his site) is a fricken riot. Check it: http://torrez.org/
They’re subtle little comments within posts which are supposed to have some substance. I think it’s a genre thing but the wording makes me laugh until a stomach muscle wraps around one of [...]

Quit snoring and non-invasive birth control

tom | June 30, 2003

I just had to click on This Ad when I saw a picture of the “Stop Snoring” device labeled “Sleep Angel” while reading a Yahoo! news story.
If either spouse were to don this beauty, not only will you cease snoring, your love life will evaporate as well. So if you don’t like the idea [...]

Microsoft Helping Mozilla?

tom | June 30, 2003

There’s an interesting article about Microsoft’s decision to cease production of a standalone browser. I had not really thought of the positive impact this could have for other browsers on the market.
Right now MSIE is what most sites code for, hoping that decisions made will work to some degree in other environments. But [...]

Day two on my own.

tom | June 30, 2003

After the morning episode yesterday, Abs and I ended up having quite a bit of fun. We went to Bestbuy and Office Depot so she could slop on all of the cool new gadgets. On the way home we had to swing through McDonald’s to pick up a wholesome meal for lunch. [...]

Solo flight - Captain’s Log, Day One.

tom | June 29, 2003

My wife left for a conference this morning which leaves me alone with Abigail for three days. Oh I’ve done it before but Abigail was much younger and less mobile, less vocal too.
To start things off Abs woke up on the wrong side of the race car and decided a 30 minute whine/yell session [...]

Do Not Call Registry">Do Not Call Registry

tom | June 27, 2003

Well, I registered (thanks for the deets Mom) my home phone today though the calls are not supposed to cease until October. I won’t hold my breath even then.
I wonder how effective this thing can be. There are a few industries which are exempt, like political calls. What!?! Hmmm, I wonder [...]

Sleeping, uh, terror?

tom | June 26, 2003

She seems so peaceful and nearly angelic when she sleeps. It is hard to imagine that the terrible two’s are in full force. Ah but this moring she woke up happy and ready to go. I suppose she’s like a box of chocolates - you never know *who* you’re gonna get [...]

Energy shortage hits Thousand Oaks, Ca.

tom | June 22, 2003

Well, it is a bit more local than the entire city - Basically, my negihborhood. Abigail celebrated her 2nd birthday on Saturday and Matthew (from down the street) had his 1st birthday today. My place saw 40 or so people filter through during the day and some adults carried it through the night. [...]

Working on a hangover

tom | June 22, 2003

Towards the end of her day, skipping a [much needed] nap, Abs sits and wonders what the heck Pat is looking at. And determining how many more seconds go by before she turns and growls at him. No nap was to be had on B-Day and we are paying for it today in [...]