Yup

at 12/08/09 2:40AM
As everyone guessed, the "V" in the below entry indicates that come next March, there will be a new visitor at our house. And it's not a (spoiler) lizard person (though I'm with Bill Cosby on what they tend to look like at first.)

V also stands for a certain procedure that I'm going to undergo. (Unfortunately, not on the 5th of November)

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micro-rant:
You can't please everyone. You could, I suppose, calculate the exact amount of happiness you could give to each person, add all that up, and weigh it against the exact quantity of sadness (or opportunity cost of would-be happiness) to make a decision that maximizes total overall happiness output of your decisions.

Or you could, y'know, trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

The bottom line, y'know, is that the maximum overall happiness you'll experience, is what you're going to get in eternity; and your friends too. Make the choices that are right for that (right with God) and they'll also be the right choices for making the most people the most happy for the longest time.

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I have Google Wave invites. I also have a couple of Bible Study waves that I started.. let me know if you want to be added, and/or need an invi-tay. I think I might have google voice invites, too. (austin area code 850 NATE)
  • packetstorm5150
    Vehicle inspection?
    by packetstorm5150 at 12/08/09 4:53AM
  • jlmanager
    Excellent micro-rant, and LOL.
    by jlmanager at 12/08/09 11:49AM
  • sarahphim
    You think our children look like *what* at first?
    by sarahphim at 12/08/09 1:04PM
  • timstarr
    I'd like to experiment with Google Voice, so if in fact you do have an invite for that, I'd appreciate one sent my way.

    What is Google Wave? Wait. Don't answer that... I'll go bing it...
    by timstarr at 12/08/09 2:50PM
  • timstarr
    Hahaha... just kidding. I'll go google it, of course.

    (I haven't even tried bing yet)
    by timstarr at 12/08/09 2:50PM
  • timstarr
    Oh, cool. So, did you watch the hour-and-twenty minute developer preview video?
    by timstarr at 12/08/09 2:54PM
  • lyndie
    HAha... toast!

    by lyndie at 12/08/09 4:38PM
  • kerrigan
    Add me to the Bible study waves! Rachel dot Barry at googlewave.com
    by kerrigan at 12/08/09 5:11PM
  • AlanL
    It took me a while to figure this out. Congrats on the new lizard!
    by AlanL at 12/08/09 5:57PM
  • raifhaus
    Yeah!!! (on the first significance of "V" - not sure the second is any of my business!)
    by raifhaus at 12/08/09 10:15PM
  • lboogie1403
    wow 5....I applaud you and congratulate you, I'm sure the V procedure is now in order :)
    by lboogie1403 at 12/12/09 6:16AM

V

at 07/18/09 3:39PM
this means something
  • split_rock
    Are congratulations in order?
    by split_rock at 07/18/09 9:00PM
  • matthew_and_brooke
    Y?
    by matthew_and_brooke at 07/18/09 10:27PM
  • samngloria
    What does it mean?!
    by samngloria at 07/18/09 11:43PM
  • sharon
    OHHHHHHHHH
    by sharon at 07/19/09 12:20AM
  • sharon
    I have heard so much hooplah about HP lately that I thought this had something to do with that. Now I know. :-P
    by sharon at 07/19/09 12:20AM
  • sharon
    Congratulations!
    by sharon at 07/19/09 12:21AM
  • packetstorm5150
    Uh, are you having a baby? I'm assuming that because of her reaction...
    by packetstorm5150 at 07/19/09 12:22AM
  • timstarr
    FIVE DOLLAR FOOT LOOOOOOOONG!
    by timstarr at 07/20/09 2:00AM
  • i_love_maria
    remember remember the 5th of November?
    by i_love_maria at 07/20/09 11:56AM
  • adampual
    V for Vendetta?
    by adampual at 07/20/09 2:47PM
  • sellerofpurple
    What? I'm confused, yet want to get excited and happy but don't know if that's what the "V" is for. (I'm basing my assumptions on others comments.)
    by sellerofpurple at 07/22/09 3:20PM
  • carpecollum
    viola valence valentine Volkswagen Venus veranda violin very Vickie vessel vassal Wagner
    by carpecollum at 07/23/09 2:01AM
  • i_love_maria
    "Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition." ?!?!?!!
    by i_love_maria at 07/23/09 2:04AM
  • i_love_maria
    yeah I can google
    by i_love_maria at 07/23/09 2:04AM
  • timstarr
    Suite Five?
    by timstarr at 07/23/09 5:49AM
  • timstarr
    ... or is it a down arrow? Are we supposed to look down?
    by timstarr at 07/23/09 5:50AM
  • carpecollum
    When I look down I see my shirt...and it's an ARETE shirt...and ARETE means "excellent." So, you wanted to remind me that I'm excellent. Or that you're excellent. Or that something excellent is happening to you. I think I'm starting to get it. This is deep.
    by carpecollum at 07/24/09 12:42AM
  • heliocentric
    Hey man, I was reading back through my old posts, and read a bunch of comments you made back in the day, when I was just a hapless teenager, and I really appreciated your words of wisdom, man. Just thought I'd let you know. I'm sort of kind of back, by the way!
    by heliocentric at 07/26/09 1:29AM
  • mjintexas
    oh, wow! 5!
    by mjintexas at 08/25/09 12:26PM
  • kiss_the_rain
    Congratulations (I think)! :)
    by kiss_the_rain at 08/30/09 11:27AM

breakfast discussion

at 07/12/09 10:49AM
Me: (to Phoebe) Hey pretty!
Phoebe: *coy glance*
Sarah: Phoebe has already perfected those coy glances, hasn't she?
Me: I wonder where she learned that?
Sarah: *coy glance*

I never told you about my hernia, did I?

at 07/05/09 8:13AM
Hernias are your body's way of telling you that you can't do everything by yourself. Like moving a piano, for example.
  • tu_madre
    i thought i had a hernia last year. but it turned out to be a really really big cyst.
    by tu_madre at 07/05/09 10:21AM
  • markolinux
    Also, never move a piano with sandals on.
    by markolinux at 07/05/09 2:29PM
  • sharon
    ouch. and yes, we're still here!
    by sharon at 07/05/09 4:41PM
  • puppymaster
    Um, ouch! I hope they don't have to pop it back in with a spoon.

    Your suggestion on my blog sounded suspiciously like the instruction manual, but your version made more sense. Hmmm.
    by puppymaster at 07/05/09 7:00PM
  • jlmanager
    Yikes! I have Weird Al running through my head now.
    by jlmanager at 07/05/09 11:27PM
  • texmex
    You had a hernia? :D
    by texmex at 07/06/09 12:29AM
  • nate
    weird al link for you late-readers
    by nate at 07/06/09 12:52AM
  • lyndie
    Ehhh... that's no good! You know, all I can think of is Bill Cosby.
    by lyndie at 07/06/09 12:52AM
  • packetstorm5150
    Pianos are heavy. Even with 3 people, they are hard to move.
    by packetstorm5150 at 07/06/09 2:23AM
  • sellerofpurple
    Oh, my, that is too funny! What a sweetie. I can't believe Joe is 5, cause that means Lydia is older and Judah is what, 3? And little Phoebe, I'm sure she's running everywhere, like Evan. Miss seeing your family in Knoxville. Wish you all the best!
    by sellerofpurple at 07/06/09 9:04PM
  • nickg
    To be honest, I had to look it up on Wikipedia (ouch). Sorry man, hope you feel better.
    by nickg at 07/08/09 3:28PM

I need to update

at 07/02/09 4:48PM
Let's see, since the last update, all my kids have gotten older and done tons of cute stuff. I changed jobs. Collier became a frequent guest at my house. I moved out of my house. I don't have a new house to move into yet. I started a twitter account, and haven't posted yet (a 0-tweet wonder?) Some time in there, Pleo started looking like Facebook. (I think. I don't use Facebook.)
  • lyndie
    You're alive!! Well, kinda figured you were what with Sarah's blog and all...
    G'luck with the house hunting stuffs!
    by lyndie at 07/02/09 5:16PM
  • texmex
    So this is what facebook looks like? haven't done facebook. and you're now a twitter or tweeter or twixie? (i refuse) your kids have gotten older but don't forget so have you! :)
    by texmex at 07/03/09 12:47AM
  • pitufa
    hi! =) Nate was just talking about you! Glad things are going well -
    by pitufa at 07/03/09 12:50PM
  • timstarr
    I tried facebook. It only lasted a few weeks. And the differences between fb and p3 are, well... black and white. :)
    by timstarr at 07/03/09 2:08PM
  • puppymaster
    At first I thought P3 was a little facebooky, but than I realized I still have no compulsions to scoop my eyeballs out and play ping-pong with them like I did when I tried facebook.
    by puppymaster at 07/04/09 1:26AM