It has been a while since I posted anything. The delay is predominantly because the POS laptop had a complete overhaul including reformatting its hard disk. This is the laptop that I usually use to scribble my thoughts. It's only on rare occasions that I want to post anything substantial from the work computer.
First item: Last night I put up some new pictures of the kids. You can see them here.
Second item: A few days ago Michelle confirmed that our neighbor across the street, Annette, is pregnant and is due in October. That's cool because there will be a child relatively close in age to the twins -- only 9 months apart. Annette and her husband, Allen, have been pretty much open to having children since we moved here back in 1994. They hadn't had much luck though. The doctors are watching her closely.
Third item: On the same day Michelle found out about Annette, she also found out that Gina's pregnancy stopped progressing at around 6 weeks. This is very sad news. Please pray for the Chinni family! I don't think they'll try again this year, but hopefully they can receive the graces to remain open.
Fourth item: We bought (and assembled) a new bike for Claire on Sunday. This one has 16 inch wheels. It's a smidge big for her now but should fit fine next spring.
Fifth item: I got an e-mail from Christian Schuler this week. It sounds like he and his wife, Lori, are doing well back in Indiana. Lori took a new teaching job this past year in Bloomington.
In closing, there has been a lot of discussion this week about computing technology in light of the new movie: A.I. I tend to be not hysterical about the whole subject. Yesterday I read the following two quotes which sum up my opinion:
Einstein once said that computers are fast, accurate and stupid, whereas people are slow, inaccurate, and brilliant-- and that together they are unimaginably powerful.A human mind is like a human's body (frail, but alive and adaptable). A Computer is like a human's tool (strong, but lifeless).