Thứ Tư, 31 tháng 12, 2008
Palestina 23 - Israel 3800
"Según datos del Ministerio de Defensa israelí, la ONG The Israeli Project calcula que 23 israelíes han muerto entre principios de 2001 y el verano de 2008 a causa de los proyectiles palestinos. Según el Centro Palestino para los Derechos Humanos, en...
Otro vidiete de Fabri
Recuerdo que teníamos de vecino a Fabri Fibra, un pedazo de artista Italiano, viviendo a nuestro lado en Brighton. Un tio de putísima madre, modesto y sencillo.El cabrón llegó de vuelta a Italia después de tener curros de mierda en UK y triunfó como...
Thứ Ba, 30 tháng 12, 2008
sample video
Here is my very first video with the new Flip camera. Alex picked the color, and she really, really wants to play with it. You can tell she is working on her cha...
Thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 12, 2008
active bottoms
If you are in need of a more active bottom, there are several styles available at TJ Ma...
Thứ Sáu, 26 tháng 12, 2008
Kubrick2001
Una increíble explicación de la brutal película 2001 Space Odyssey de Stanley Kubrick.Basada en una novela del genial Arthur C. Clar...
Kiosko
De lo mejor que conozco para estar al día de las noticias en los periódicos más importantes del mundo.Te organiza ls portadas por países, continentes, tipo de periódicos... Una vez veas las portadas puedes acceder a la página del periódico en cuestión.Una...
Thứ Tư, 24 tháng 12, 2008
a very Maulden Christmas, Plan B
Well, after packing up the car and getting on the road to Reno last night, we had an unexpected surprise. We had wondered if the weather would be a problem, but it was fine. Instead, Alex started crying and complaining of a tummy ache about one hour...
Thứ Sáu, 19 tháng 12, 2008
famous last words
Alex was coming out of her room at 9:30 pm complaining, "I'm not tired!" "Well, you can stay in your room and be quiet, or sit in the time out chair for a while. Which will it be?" I said. She chose the chair.A few minutes later, while transferring wet...
Thứ Năm, 18 tháng 12, 2008
parking vandals striking again
Well, it's that time of year again. People (VA hospital staff) are illegally parking in spots designated for our office at work, causing us to have to park farther and farther away and walk through the snow. Last year I sicced (sp?) the VA police on...
Chủ Nhật, 14 tháng 12, 2008
Bananarama- Cruel Summer
Toma más petardeo ochentón: Estoy muy melancólico con los petardos ochenta ultimamente...
Thứ Bảy, 13 tháng 12, 2008
Sam's crunchy and sparkly snack
Believe it or not, Sam ate part of a broken Christmas ornament today. I was cooking dinner and saw him walk by crunching something in his mouth. It occurred to me to wonder what he was crunching and when I looked, he had all these sparkly shards in there....
where dreams end up
I was putting Alex into bed the other night and she said, "Oh, this is the place where my dreams come out."How sweet, I thought. "Your dreams come out while you're sleeping?""Yeah. They come out my botto...
Thứ Sáu, 12 tháng 12, 2008
Birdy Nam Nam - Absesses
Tod@s l@s que me conozcan o que sigan este blog sabrán de mi afición por el turntablism.Hoy quiero dar a conocer para quien no los conozca ya a los Birdy Nam Nam, campeones de la DMC en equipos.Muy salvajes.... Yo mismo tengo unos platos Technics...
Thứ Tư, 10 tháng 12, 2008
we fish you a merry christmas
Alex was trying to sing, "We wish you a merry Christmas" today in the car, but wasn't quite able to remember it all. She told me they had taught it in preschool. So I sang it for her and she said, "It's not 'we wish you', it's 'we FISH you a merry Christmas,...
Thứ Ba, 9 tháng 12, 2008
Tequila. Salta
Proveniente de la Movida madrileña, la única revolución cultural vivida en España hasta el momento. Tequila se creó en 1975 por Ariel Rot, Alejo Stivel, Julian Infante, Felipe Lipe y Manolo Iglesias.Alegre y llena de energía: ...
Thứ Năm, 4 tháng 12, 2008
India
Estoy buscando itinerarios para viajar por India, todavía no se dónde iremos.Imagino que bajaremos al Sur y de ahí iremos subiendo hasta llegar a Nepal cuando no haga mucho frio.¿Y luego?Pues no se...Tibet, China, Corea, Mongolia... Japón...
Thứ Ba, 2 tháng 12, 2008
¿Qué es lo que pasa?
Qué bien vivimos, ¿no?Mi nevera está llena de comida, pero quizás ese pollo que tengo no haya llevado una vida tan agradable, de hecho no creo que nunca haya tenido ninguna libertad de decidir ni siquiera a dónde ir. Puede que solo tenga unos meses de...
Thứ Hai, 1 tháng 12, 2008
India, allá voy...
Para quienes no lo sepan, la mayoría imagino, me voy a India el 14 de Enero.No es muy buen momento para marcharme, pero ya tenía el billete antes de que pasara nada de lo que está pasando con los ataques y tal.Espero que para Enero las cosas estén más...
Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 11, 2008
Thứ Sáu, 28 tháng 11, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008
We had a very nice Thanksgiving. The day was actually very relaxing, and I reflected throughout the day on my good fortune to live in this time and place, and especially for the people God has given me to love. Thank you, God. :-)We cooked the turkey...
Thứ Tư, 26 tháng 11, 2008
Memoria Histórica, exhumaciones, hermanos de los dos bandos, Lorca y Machado
Está calentito el tema de las exhumaciones de los republicanos caídos en la Guerra Civil.El bando nacionalista permitió, después de la guerra, que toda persona que hubiese perdido a algún familiar a manos de los republicanos pudiese exhumar el cadáver...
Thứ Hai, 24 tháng 11, 2008
the silliest thing
Alex: Mom, do you know what the silliest thing is?Me: No, what's the silliest thing?Alex: Getting up in the morning when it's still dark outside!Yup - pretty silly, all right. Too bad the world still expects us to go to work even if it's dark. I love...
Thứ Bảy, 22 tháng 11, 2008
pre-Thanksgiving stuff
Alex and her preschool class presented us with a cute Thanksgiving program yesterday. Here she is in her "Indian" outfit (OK, Native American) which she decorated herself. Alex loves to sing at home, but apparently does not think much of singing in groups....
Chủ Nhật, 16 tháng 11, 2008
yummy way to eat yams
I tried a new recipe this weekend - it was yummy!http://www.nutritionmd.org/recipes/view.html?recipe_id=205Yams, apples, and cranberries are a good combinati...
Thứ Bảy, 8 tháng 11, 2008
end of an era
November 8, 2008 - today we said goodbye to our crib. Wah!For the past three years, five months and fifteen days it has been in use every single day and night. When I think about it, it's been such a haven of security and rest for both Alex and Sam....
Thứ Hai, 3 tháng 11, 2008
Shriiimp
Shriiimp.com es una web con graffitis, la peculiaridad es que no son en paredes sino... en chicas.Geni...
Thứ Sáu, 31 tháng 10, 2008
a happy halloween
This was a low-key, very nice Halloween. We did not carve any pumpkins or put out any decorations, except a cute ghost with a spiral tail that Alex made at school. We went trick-or-treating with some friends There was a light drizzle so we came home...
Thứ Hai, 27 tháng 10, 2008
going veg?
I can't believe it myself, but the more I learn about food production and the agriculture industry, the more inclined I am to eat less meat and more plants. Even more shocking is the sudden consideration of substituting soy and/or rice milk for cow's...
Eureka!
I've always had a thing against Landon Donovan. The tag of "best US soccer player of his generation" rang a bit hollow when you looked at what he's achieved on a global scale. His two aborted attempts at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany really frustrated...
Thứ Sáu, 17 tháng 10, 2008
Thứ Năm, 16 tháng 10, 2008
my dream commute
I just want to record for posterity that it IS possible. Today I had a near-perfect commute. After one stop (first light on Wasatch) I got every single light green from my house to work, even the left turn from Foothill onto Sunnyside. The entire drive...
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 10, 2008
just stuff
Here's what's been going on...Sam likes to sleep on the floor of his room, against the door. With his blanket around his head like a turban. He has decided his favorite binky is the one that says "Mute Button."Alex ran too close to her trundle bed and...
Thứ Hai, 13 tháng 10, 2008
YouTubeTracks
YoutubeTracks es una utilidad online que te permite descargarte el audio de cualquier vídeo de Youtube en varias calidades.Muy útil...
Thứ Sáu, 10 tháng 10, 2008
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 10, 2008
Vías Verdes
España está plagada de rutas verdes para hacer en bicicleta.En total son más de 1.700 kilómetros de antiguas vías de tren habilitadas para bicis y senderistas.Una maravilla para los que tengáis bici y os guste salir de nuestras ciudades poco amigables...
Thứ Tư, 8 tháng 10, 2008
Zombie GI Joes
Un vídeo bestial de GI Joes zombies en Antártida con muy buena música: ZOMBIE ZOMBIE Driving Clip Simon Gesrel Xavier EhretsmannCargado por JeanCarpentierEncontrado en Daylimot...
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 10, 2008
GoodSearch
GoodSearch es un motor de búsqueda estilo Google, pero con motor Yahoo que dedica los beneficios generados de tus búsquedas a una organización de tu elección que luche contra la pobre...
Morello y De La Rocha acapela en una manifestación
Sí,Rage Against The Machine se ponen a cantar acapela después de que se evitara que actuasen a manera de protesta en una convención nacional del partido republicano en Estados Unidos.No es fácil hacerles callar, sobre todo cuando casi todo el mundo en...
Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 10, 2008
Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 10, 2008
ha ha ha, I got her!
Last night I finally figured out how to get Alex back for her naughty screaming fits in the car. For about the last year she has discovered that she can get away with a lot of bad attitude and very disrespectful behavior while safely strapped in her...
Thứ Ba, 23 tháng 9, 2008
wasting elevens
We were sitting around the table eating lunch. Alex was counting (for some reason) and every time she said a number, Sam said the number too. Alex said, "I don't want Sam to count." I asked why. "Because then he would be wasting elevens!"Elevens. A terrible...
Thứ Sáu, 12 tháng 9, 2008
apatía
"La ciencia puede haber encontrado cura para la mayoría de los males, pero no ha encontrado remedio para el peor de todos, la apatía del ser humano"Visto en"www.animalliberationfront.c...
Thứ Năm, 11 tháng 9, 2008
first day of school
We signed Alex up for a preschool program at the Catholic church near us. Yesterday was her first day. She's been talking about preschool for months, telling us all that she plans to learn (especially learning to whistle). As we were getting ready to...
Thứ Năm, 28 tháng 8, 2008
end of august update
The last half of August brings happy celebrations for us. Alex turned 4 on the 19th and Sam's arrival day is the 24th. Alex chose a cake with rubber-bug finger puppets on it, and got some cool presents related to her latest interest in bugs - a ladybug...
Thứ Năm, 21 tháng 8, 2008
"Lightning" Bolt
In spite of my love affair with most team and individual sports, I was never one to follow track and field with anything more than a passing interest in the latest world record. I must admit that the advent of the olympics didn't really strike much of...
Thứ Ba, 12 tháng 8, 2008
feeling lazy
It's summer and I'm feeling lazy. So lazy I haven't even blogged for the past few weeks. I've also been choosing sleep over workouts - frustrating, as I love the way I feel when I get my workouts in, and I know I should be getting up early to take advantage...
Thứ Tư, 23 tháng 7, 2008
Después de 7 años vuelvo a Madrid
Pues sí, como dice el título del post he vuelto a Madrid.He empaquetado unas cuantas camisetas, libros comics y a mi gatita Candela (ya os hablaré de ella) y me he venido a Madrid tras aceptar una oferta de trabajo bastante jugosa.He vuelto a currar...
Thứ Ba, 15 tháng 7, 2008
cookbook battle
How funny - right after I posted that debate I was having about which cookbook was better - here is a New York Times article reporting that the author of one of the books is suing the other for copyright infringement! I don't know enough about the case...
Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 6, 2008
Gamedevmap
Gamedevmap es una web de grandísima utilidad para los que nos dedicamos a los videojuegos.Es un mapa del mundo donde puedes elegir la ciudad que te apetezca y te dice que empresas de videojuegos tienen sede en dicha ciudad.Una maravil...
deceptively delicious vs. sneaky chef
Recently two cookbooks have been brought to my attention - "Deceptively Delicious" and "The Sneaky Chef." Both books purport to help you "hide" veggies and healthy stuff in your kids' food so they will get better nutrition. I am intrigued by the idea,...
Thứ Sáu, 27 tháng 6, 2008
Ah, summer
We enjoyed a beautiful summer evening last night with Mom, Dad, Buzz, Cameo, Bean, Ava, Lena, Alex, Sam, and Tres. The kids played for a long time with the rocket-sprinkler and ended up wet and naked and very happy. We decided the girls should at least...
Thứ Hai, 23 tháng 6, 2008
fun times
We're having fun this week with family in town. My sisters Mary and Robin, my parents, and Bryan's mom are all here AND I'm working the hospital every day, so it's feeling fun and slightly out of control. :-) Between us we have kids ages 5 months, 1,2,3,...
Thứ Ba, 17 tháng 6, 2008
silly kids
I'm just recording these here because I want to remember the silly things our kids say - these made us laugh.We were at the park with Ava and saw a goose with one of those lumps on the top of its beak. Ava laughed and said, "That duck has a crazy nose...
cooking good food
I've enjoyed cooking some new dinners from my new "Thai cooking and more" cookbook (a Borders $4 special). So far, I've made Pad Thai, Buddha's delight, and baked fish with Thai pesto. They were all good but I think the Thai pesto has been the best so...
Thứ Ba, 10 tháng 6, 2008
women's weekend getaway, books
This weekend was fabulous. The women's group at our church took a little time out for pampering at a Park City condo. Nothing was scheduled. We just hung out together and relaxed. Luxurious for moms of small kids, which we all were. I think the idea...
Thứ Sáu, 6 tháng 6, 2008
Netdisaster
Con Netdisaster podéis ver la web que os de la gana atacada con los desastres más terroríficos.Bueno, los hay que no son tan horribles como la manifestación que está invadiendo mi blog en la foto de abajo.No es una página muy útil, pero para darle un...
Thứ Năm, 5 tháng 6, 2008
Phoenix trip
Haven't posted in a while. We've been busy! Here are pics from our trip to Phoenix. (I got to go present a paper for a conference, and we decided the whole family should come.)Phoenix was GREAT. The hotel we stayed in was quite the resort - complete...