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Techie Geekie
Brad’s New Digital Camera
02.26.04 | Permalink | Comment?

I finally got a new digital camera. The last one I bought right before Maddy was born, and now she’s 5 1/2 and I thought it was time. After reading a column in the Times about mid-range digital cameras by my favorite computer columnist David Pogue, and checking out Steve’s Digicams, I waited [...]
Books
Reading Biographies
02.25.04 | Permalink | Comment?

Been reading a lot of musician biographies, such as:
John Cale
Vivian Stanshall
Ian Dury
Wreckless Eric
The stories are basically the same:
Precocious childhood, early success on the cutting edge, much mis-use of drugs and/or alcohol, bottoming out eventual commercial success, embracing true meaning of life in a mature manner, early death (except for John and Eric).
I read [...]
Kids & Family
We Went To The Zoo
02.23.04 | Permalink | Comment?

Other updated pix HERE
Home Improvements
Kitchen Project
02.23.04 | Permalink | 1 Comment

On the way home from Connecticut over Xmas, we stopped at Ikea, and The Wife found a Breakfast nook set she loved. Then all we needed was a breakfast nook! So when I got home I ripped out some cabinets and we started painting. Then we started replacing the dark wood trim… [...]

Brad’s New Digital Camera