Busy…
Yeah, I know, it's been a while since I've posted. For me at least, there have been some very good reasons for this, but one sticks out. I knew going that the "going back to school" period was going to be incredibly busy, so I took a mini break of sorts on my typical online activities. School started on Monday (officially) and as advertised, it's busy! I have a beta page up and running that will be somewhat dynamic and have links to all my assignments, notes, and projects so that they will be accessable and shareable should that be desired.
My son Noah is 7 months old and has in earnest started to babble. I think it's funny now, but I have a feeling that may change. No worries, he's a great kid and I am really looking forward to seeing him get into trouble. I've been somewhat delinquent in taking pictures of him as he's grown and even more lax in posting the ones I do have of him. I'll get the pics posted in the next few days.
Posted: 08.26.2009Video - Noah Mouth Action
Note: no peanut butter was used to achieve this effect.
Posted: 06.07.2009An Interesting Weekend
I have never discussed my health status on any of the social networking sites I utilize or on my blog. I suspect that many find publicly discussing their health issues provides them with a sense of power over their condition and helps them connect with others having similar experiences. I take a somewhat different view in that I believe that I exercise ultimate power over my health issues by not discussing them publicly nor in being labeled and therefore potentially discounted as a productive member of society and it's organizational structures. Even with my viewpoint, I'm not above discussing something truly odd even when it comes to my health.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1990. In the 19 years since my diagnosis, I had been hospitalized several times for diabetes-related issues and conditions but had been fortunate not to have required the use of emergency services until this weekend. I had been dizzy all day Sunday, ate a normal sized meal for dinner, and went to bed early Sunday night. The next thing I remember, I was horribly confused, having a dream about 5 firefighters being in my bedroom asking me to wake up. I did wake up and began to realize it wasn't a dream. As the confusion subsided, it became more and more clear that something had happened requiring emergency medical aid.
According to my wife, I was sitting up in bed at about 2:30am. She tested and confirmed a low blood sugar, and brought me some juice. My blood sugar continued to drop and I became increasingly confused, was then unable to focus enough to drink the juice, and began "twitching" at which point she contacted her parents and then called 911.
I suppose this should be the point at which I should say I had a epiphany and began planning some major life changes. The truth is that I didn't, because changes were already underway. This past year, I became a father and am going back to school for my Masters degree, two substantial life decisions I haven't and will never regret. In an odd way, I'm glad those life decisions didn't require a medical event to initiate. I'm feeling more proactive and forward looking than I have in years.
Posted: 05.26.2009iTunes Library Syncs
I have been really happy with iTunes as a music player, only having one small gripe. iTunes does not monitor folders for additions or subtractions which can lead to syncing problems when music files are moved, renamed, etc…
While iTunes Library Updater isn’t perfect and no longer appears to be under development or supported, it works well enough and appears to offer a command line mode for those desiring to automate the process via Scheduled Tasks. One small note: after installing the program, issue the following command in the “Run” window if using iTunes 8+: “iTunes.exe /regserver”. Also, note the program is likely to choke and puke if any dialog boxes open after iTunes launches (version updates, etc...).
Other than that, the program seems to work as intended. Of course, your mileage may vary.
(via Lifehacker)
Posted: 05.15.2009