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Human Factors
A couple of weeks ago, I got to meet Donald Norman, the Donald Norman ( Read more... ) -
First Couple: 1, Queen: 0
When Freya was born, we decided that the only polite thing to do was to notify President Obama and Queen Elizabeth of the wonderful news.
A very exciting piece of mail arrived the other day.
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From the past, of the future.
Lately, I have been watching episodes Star Trek the Next Generation, starting with season one and viewing them sequentially. This is one of those shows that was always on tv when I was younger. Like Law and Order, you only had to channel surf long enough to find an episode.
Season two, episode eleven has yielded this startling scene:
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look both ways
I almost got hit by a car on Friday. As in squealing brakes and bumper inches from my leg kind of almost. After finally noticing me and coming to a sudden stop, the driver actually looked exasperated that I was there in the crosswalk on a green light ( Read more... ) -
Drumroll please...
I would like to introduce our daughter Freya. Born March 6, 2010, weighing 7 lbs 1.6 oz, with a full head of reddish blond hair (from her father's side of the family).
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So many plaques
Philadelphia is a historic city. It was the most important city in the early days of the United States. It was founded by William Penn who named the city after the Greek words for "city of brotherly love." The US Declaration of Independence was signed here, as was the US constitution. The Liberty Bell resides here, as does Independence Hall and ( Read more... ) -
No Demi Moore
For anyone who does not already know, I am pregnant. At this point, I am about seven and a half months along in this strange but exciting process.
We decided not to find out the sex of the baby and he or she is currently nicknamed Chilibean.
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The Cold War
I am a bit young for memories of what it was like to live during the Cold War. I certainly remember all of the villains in the cartoons being Russian, and that whatever happened to that guy's shoulder in The Russkies looked pretty bad. But that's about it. Being Canadian probably spared me most of the details. A quick note on details: if you ( Read more... ) -
Here we go again...
I have not really been keeping up with this blog since I moved from Hilversum to Philadelphia. The United States is not as exotic as the Netherlands and things here did not seem as interesting.
However, I am ready to start writing again.
The next post will be an update on the last two and a half years. It shouldn't be too long. -
rockin' out
Last night I went to a Bon Jovi concert ( Read more... )