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After a long absence, I’m going to fire up this blog again.
So what’s happened in the last couple months?
- Kaitlyn turned 2 a few weeks ago. We went to the Please Touch Museum for her birthday instead of having a party. But then we ended up having an impromptu gathering anyway.
- I was in Chicago for a couple days in May, then in Phoenix for 10 days in June, then in New Orleans for a day and Dallas for a day. All work related stuff.
- We went to NY for 4th of July.
- Julia has finally done #2 on the potty – after an epic struggle. Though it seems like no amount of bribes can help get her to do with any regularity.
- Rick, Niki, Collin, and Caelie visited for a couple days. We went to Philly and saw all the historical stuff – Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, but not the Mint. No cameras allowed, and with nowhere to leave it, we’re out of luck.
Stay tuned for some more pictures too. I’ve got some queued up already, and more are at the ready.
Our home builder, THP, laid off all their employees on Monday, leaving us with a half finished community. The local NBC affiliate was in the area yesterday afternoon, looking for people who had placed deposits on houses, only to be left with nothing. (Note to NBC10: they don’t live here yet because their house isn’t finished.)
Sharon went out there to talk with some other homeowners, and ended up getting pushed into an interview. She ended up in the clip below. It’s toward the end of the clip, and I think what they used really makes it look like Sharon is losing a deposit.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/syndication?id=43401792&path=%2Fnews%2Flocal
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Debit Card Fees on Unemployment Benefits
How low is this?
There are many states, including PA, that have an option to give unemployment benefits in the form of a debit card. This is fine and good, except that you incur fees on every little thing, like checking a balance ($0.40), accessing your account by phone ($0.35), or, get this, the privilege of getting your card declined ($0.50).
Why in the world would states go for this? Someone must be getting a nice kickback for these deals, because something here sure stinks.
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The Three Branches of Government
Can you name them?
If so, you’re in the minority. Only 1/3 can name all three branches. (Link)
How can 2/3 of the people not know? It’s basic civics knowledge!
Look after the jump if you really need to check out what the branches are.
In the not too distant past, Kaitlyn and Julia decided they should play peekaboo during dinner. This by itself is not a big deal; they often play peekaboo during dinner, especially Kaitlyn. But this time, I had the camera ready to take a video.
[flashvideo file=https://bastone.org/video/Kaitlyn_Julia_Peekaboo.flv /]
I’m not sure why they go so crazy, but it’s fun to watch regardless.
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Done For the Year!
I’m done with work for the year, and I’m ready to do nothing until January 5th. Now I just get to hang out, spend time with the kids, stay up late, and sleep in (past 5 or 6!).
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Upgrade to WP 2.7
This WordPress suite is getting more impressive with every release. It took all of 10 minutes to update it, and that’s mostly waiting on the files to upload. I like it because it just works.
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Julia’s Self Portraits
Julia had a phase recently where she was taking a ton of pictures of herself. Instead of uploading all the pictures, I played with the collage function in Picasa.
She’s developed a habit of needing to immediately see the picture after it’s been taken. When she’s taking pictures of herself, this isn’t a problem; she just flips the camera around and looks at the screen.
However, when I’m trying to take a picture, she insists on coming over to the camera, and gawking at herself on the camera. It gets old quickly.
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