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Celebrating David’s birthday and his new guitar.

Here’s a video made out of a collection of random pictures taken from my camera phone over the course of fifteen months between June 2006 and September 2007.

Today is David’s 36th birthday.

Driving home from school, Elijah and Joshua were talking in the back seat as usual. They started talking about grades in school and how when Elijah is in 4th grade, Joshua will be in 2nd grade and so on. They went on through middle school and high school.

Joshua said, “12th grade is the last grade.”

I replied, “And then you go to college.”

Joshua then said in the sweetest, most sincere voice, “You go to college, then you get married, then you get a baby, and then you live happily ever after.”

I hope he’s learning from example.

David has become an amazing athlete in just over a year. He competed in the Blanco Out-Back Triathlon on August 5, 2006. His time would have won the entire race last year. This year he came in 3rd overall and 1st in his age group. Click here for results.

Jessica: Joshua, do you want to play baseball, soccer, basketball or [mumbled]football[/mumbled]?
Joshua: I want to play baseball. And soccer. And basketball.
Me: Do you want to play football?
Joshua: Uh-huh.
Me: Do you want to be the boy that runs with the football, or the boy that tackles the boy with the football?
Joshua: YES!!

Try out the lamest Java Applet in history.

I caught a fish once.

I went to Europe.

I wrote an article for PHP Builder.

I also used to work for the Austin American-Statesman.
I wrote some articles.

Come sail away with me — Published 02-07-02
A Labrynithe Maze — 11-22-01
A stroll down SoCo — 9-6-01
Book Review: “In a Sunburned Country” — 7-9-00
Zilker Kite Festival — 3-9-00
New Year’s Eve — 12-30-99
Georgetown Christmas Stroll — 12-2-99
Book Review: “Passage to Juneau” — 11-28-99
Texas Renaissance Festival — 11-14-99
Book Review: “Best American Sports Writing 1999″ — 10-31-99
Shiner Bocktoberfest — 10-14-99