Monthly Archives: March 2008
Revenge of the baby-sat
Any Calvin & Hobbes fans out there? Some of my favorite storylines in that comic involve Calvin’s battles with his babysitter, Rosalyn. I bring this up because we are fast-approaching a major milestone… For the first time, leaving our girls … Continue reading
Getting to know John Becker
I’ve already written in detail about the murder of John A. Becker in 1917 in Chicago. But my main purpose in researching him was to try and see if I could find out what he was like as a person. … Continue reading
Posted in genealogy
Tagged becker, catherine brinkmann, chicago, cook county, frank j becker, genealogy, great lakes naval training station, john becker, murder
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I died and went to Atari heaven
When the day comes that the Renaud Empire is firmly entrenched across the globe, one of the significant changes it will lead to is the re-establishment of the Atari computer. Yes, those who know me well know that I always … Continue reading
Posted in reminisce, technology
Tagged atari, atari st, computers, donkey kong, tramiel
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Push-ups
Yes, Ludi can do push-ups. Better than me, too. Keep reading to see a video.
The echo whisperer
In recent months, Jadzia has been greatly expanding her speech capacity in English and Spanish. She does something now which seems unusual (though maybe other folks out there have experienced this, too). She whisper-echoes Yoli and I when we talk. … Continue reading
Donkey Kong and goats
A few photos for your enjoyment. This is Jadzia at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
