http://certainextent.com/ en-us 2008-04-19T16:47:01+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001045.php Snow day Started snowing today, and my daughter is almost one so she can a) see b) point c) smile. There were days when we thought she wouldn't a) arrive b) sleep c) live past her first few days. She... personal david 2008-04-19T16:47:01+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001042.php I can't do it. I can't heal her, or make the hives go away or make her ears stop hurting or make her fever go down - I can't. I couldn't take the tubes out in the NICU or stop... prayer david 2008-04-19T16:32:59+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001044.php while i.am.not.tired do work(primary) end if (isBurnOut) .refresh() .cycle... work david 2008-02-19T16:38:08+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001041.php So I've been acting like a cyclist this winter and not pedaling much but over the last few weeks I've been ramping up and for some reason been pining for a new bike (a track one at that). Looking through... personal david 2008-01-28T01:48:22+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001038.php Father's Day I am ashamed to think that I didn't think about you on Father's Day. I have, however, been thinking about you a lot. We were downstairs waiting on B to shower and I had the TV on to... sk david 2007-06-20T13:04:43+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001037.php Dear self part 2 (part 1) - She is very small now, 5 months and smiles and grabs her hands like she is playing or praying and sometimes just stops and stares at them seriously now, then looks up and... personal david 2007-06-20T13:00:27+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001036.php My Goals for this week A) Identify why you lost your mojo B) Get your mojo back Progress on A) 1. Someone at work is undermining, annoying, negative, and has got hooks in you when they shouldn't be allowed to.... work david 2007-06-20T12:29:51+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001035.php At the purest moments of my new life, I fear the car wreck. The two of them clipped out unaware and unexpecting by a truck with a blind spot - a rental, guy with a map sending my life into... things beyond my control david 2007-06-20T12:01:07+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001034.php I am in at work early - the morning shift. Which I created. To provide lots of support for our clients in different time zones. To make sure that blah, bluh, blih. I got in a full hour earlier than... unavoidable sadness david 2007-06-20T11:57:23+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001033.php "Oh, there is a McDonald's - do you want McDonald's or Subway?" "McDonald's, but I'm surprised that there is one here." "There are always McDonald's where there are white people."... fragments david 2007-06-19T13:12:49+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001026.php How to make it to hell and be an asshole Track 1: Don't think about religion. Track 2: Think about it, pray until you are moved and get saved, then ignore it and feel superior to those in Track 1.... things beyond my control david 2007-05-16T12:41:58+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001024.php So, I just got done with Philip Roth's book Everyman, and here are the interesting bits: - From the back cover of the book the critics almost literally called it the best greatest book 'alive'. Why? It was good, sure... art david 2007-05-15T00:18:48+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001014.php I like to think that I can sometimes have times when I can describe something well. But there are simply no words for what it looks like when you look up at me with those deep, dark blue eyes at... sk david 2007-02-20T04:13:10+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001011.php We have encountered a few (in hindsight small) obstacles in our quest to build our own small family and I have found that waiting for three years, Sarah experiencing a rough delivery and then being very ill, and our long... sk david 2007-02-14T04:11:03+00:00 http://certainextent.com/archives/001010.php Things that I have done today. - Spent 4 hours holding my daughter and rocking her to sleep so that her mother could rest. - Watched Rachael Ray, Oprah, then a little Dr. Phil ("Man Camp") and a little Ellen... sk david 2007-02-13T14:47:46+00:00