We just found out that they have taken Jaxon off the CPAP and he is actually breathing better without it. We are excited that he is doing so well. The respiratory therapist actually said that with the great progress his lungs have made and the blood work he saw he would be surprised if Jaxon…
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At 9:09 PM last night (Dec 3, 2007), Jaxon Spencer Wilson was born! He tipped the scales at 6 lbs even and 18 inches. He was almost a full month early and so his lungs were a little under-developed. He has spent some time in the NICU (and is currently still in there), but they…
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I use a DNS (domain name system) service called EveryDNS. A DNS service allows me to point domains at a specific server on the Internet. Translating “www.ramblingengineer.com” to the IP (internet protocol) address of my server. DNS is part of the backbone of the Internet and makes the world go ’round. There are two components…
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I subscribe to CNN’s “Breaking News” email alerts. This morning, I was “alerted” to the fact that Al Gore was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Can someone please explain this one to me? What does Climate Change have to do with peace? Am I misunderstanding the…
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Watch the full video for some interesting behavior from the Texas Legislature. It seems that if someone is absent, whoever gets to their desk first votes for them. [youtube eG6X-xtVask] I wonder if this happens in the US Legislature as well?
Now, there are those who have been saying this for years, but it’s getting to the point where some might consider it a pandemic. I remember my father telling me that soda pop was just plain bad for us. I believed him for most of my childhood. Even to the point where during football ,…
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Interesting quote from Rick Steves, a well known European traveler: “I think if the world knew what was good for it, it would establish a fund to pay for Americans all to have a free trip for six weeks, anywhere they wanted around the world upon graduation. It would be the best investment the world…
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Dune is one of those books that everyone, even non-sci-fi fans, are somewhat familiar with. If you haven’t read the book, then you have seen the movie. I vaguely remember seeing the 1984 movie, but never read the book, so I figured I would take the opportunity when I saw it come through Audible.com‘s new…
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I recently rediscovered the following clip. It’s one of the funniest clips I’ve seen (or heard) from The Onion. NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Strategy: ‘Drive Fast’
Wow… Orson Scott Card thrashes on the Republican Right in his latest article on immigration. Check it out and see for yourself. I think he’s tired of trying to be logical because they aren’t listening. He’s just tossing dirt-clods now. Although he makes good points throughout.
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