Ollie is 17 weeks today. On Thursday she will be 4 months old! She surprised us this past Thursday by rolling over from back to front for the first time, and repeating this new trick several times over the past few days. Each time she does it she gets frustrated to find herself on her tummy, which she doesn’t like, and then cries until we help her back to her back. I have a feeling that she’s going to start doing this in the crib, so our currently sleep-filled nights should get more interesting soon.
She’s also going through a super fussy feeding period, where basically she is very distracted by her new clear vision and wants to twist her head around all over the place while (or instead of) eating, to see the world. I was getting frustrated by this, thinking she’s not eating enough, but just read in one my multiple baby books that this is totally normal behavior for her age, and in a week or two she’ll go back to feedings with her normal vigor.
This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving with a visit from Geoff’s brother, dinner at Matthew, Kristen, and Paxton’s place, and a Friday visit with Jill, Morgan, and Pearl at their new house in Fishkill! I am over the moon at having 5 full days to spend with Ollie and Geoff. Just have to make it through tomorrow and Tuesday…
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The Next Iron Chef Finalist Video Chat -
A live video chat I did yesterday with the 2 finalists of The Next Iron Chef, a $100 webcam, 6 days of prep and zero budget! Thank you UStream and embed codes that allowed this be viewed on Facebook with a Live Status Stream for others to comment. Television? What’s that when you have the power of broadband. - G
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Honey bunches of oats! - DaDdY
New Yorkers in droves are leaving the state for greener pastures due to high taxes. Only the rich and poor are staying behind. Is a return to the 70s followed by John Carpenter’s film plot that far behind? - G
On the Web, Amateurs Rivaling Professionals - G
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Yet the majority is still smoking the crack spewed out that health care reform is bad, but corporate welfare and bailouts are good. - G
What a waste of fuel to promote a TV show
From the upcoming and much talked about “Body Issue” by ESPN. D.C. United of Major League Soccer line up for a photo shoot in what every kid has nightmares about. Y’know the one you show up to your game with no pants and you’re running around on the field naked. Then you wake up and you’re so happy to know it was just a dream. All I can say when I see this is “Ouch!” - G
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One of the funnier office blogs out there "The Office Avenger"
“As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new generation of change is lost. They can issue press releases saying how excited they are to be able to bring their product to a whole new world of customers, and how their new suitor will bring enormous resources to bear, but we know that’s usually not really what happens. Development slows, products stall, the staff that built the great stuff leaves, and mediocrity creeps in. Not always, but usually.” — The next generation bends over