Category: General

You have two good options for running Windows on your Intel iMac: Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion. I use and recommend Parallels although lots of people prefer VMware. If you aren’t the adventurous type, just get Parallels. If you are using the same thing I am, there’s a much better chance that I’ll be able to help you.

If you plan to run Windows XP or Vista, make sure you have at least 3 and preferably 4GB of RAM. Any less and you’ll have severe performance problems when your system runs out of memory and starts paging. It won’t be an enjoyable experience.

If you have an older Intel iMac that only supports 2GB of RAM, then forget about either and use Boot Camp which comes with Mac OS X 10.5. Then you can partition your drive and use part of your disk for Windows. The disadvantage is that you’ll have to reboot to use any Windows apps. But that is far better than trying to run Windows without enough RAM.

The letters were great, my brain was firing on all cylinders, and the scoreboard has a nosebleed. With two sevens, both 10s, and a handful of accessories I did quite well. I think 435 might be an all time personal best score.

Ever curious why you aren’t supposed to eat Lake Michigan caught fish more than twice a week? Or not at all if you’re pregnant? Why not ask the State of Indiana who thinks it’s perfectly acceptable for BP to double the daily levels of toxic pollutants they dump into the lake.

Doesn’t anyone in Indiana, Michigan, or Wisconsin think that’s not such a great idea?

The way to know you’ve bought and placed your UPS systems correctly is having the lights go out, but still be able to post to your blog. 🙂

I’m hoping that the power comes back on before the battery my router is plugged into decides that playtime is over.

Here’s an excellent book I read a while back and just cited it for a friend. It deserves a mention on my site.

Kayla is picking up words so quickly that we no longer try to keep track. At 15 months, we could rattle off a list of words she knew. Now, at 20 months we’re only amused by the 2-3 new words she uses each day.

Two days ago I walked into the room with two tangeranes and an orange. I peeled a tangerine and offered Kayla a slice. “No, BIG orange!”, she demanded. She’s been really fond of superlatives lately, with big getting the majority of the attention. I called to Jen, “I think Kayla has a new favorite superlative.” Her response, “Yes, but it should be no surprise. We are in Texas after all.”

Yesterday Jen left for Huntsville on business, so I’ve been keeping the merry little tribe cared for. Kayla and I get along well by ourselves, but with Lucas here the bar was raised. He’s used to breastfeeding and so a few adjustments were required. The little man is not just strong of body (which still surprises us) but also a bit head-strong too.

Our initial feeding after mommy left went surprising well, but the second didn’t. Which led me to a modified version of an old corollary, “you can feed Lucas a bottle but you can’t make him drink.” After a fairly dismal attempt, I decided we’d give up and wait until the next feeding. At the next feeding we ate like a champ. And for our final feeding, once again dismal.

But daddy didn’t bother battling Lucas’ will. Lucas went to sleep hungry, in our room so I could hear him when he woke up hungry. Sure enough, at 4:00am we had a great feeding. Today has been more of the same. The morning feeding was dismal, but he ate really well at the next one. And now it’s that glorious time of the day when both babies are sleeping and daddy gets time to work. 🙂

Tonight all four of us ate dinner together for the first time. Lucas joined us for some real food – bananas. He’s interested in food – very interested if you can judge by these signs: excited breathing, reaching for the spoon, and grabbing whatever he gets, wide open mouth and a bit of drooling. Once food is in his mouth, he’s not so sure what to do with it. ‘Food Eating 101’ here we go.