The Very Rich Hours of the Lambrights

I’m in Madison, WI for the WILSWorld 2007 conference. I’m blogging the conference at SELCO Librarian; I won’t crosspost that here but check it out if you are interested in library technology. For those who are not interested, I give you a small, blurry picture of some sailboats on Lake Mendota.

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Some worthless piece of human garbage broke into my car last night. Don’t know exactly when. I went out this morning to go to work and found the door just slightly ajar. The vehicle was ransacked with the contents of the glove box scattered around. I haven’t gotten in to do [...]

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Today is my Dad’s 78th birthday.  He passed away, also today, in 1994.  We miss you, Dad.  Hope you’re having a great birthday.
 
 
 

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We got a new bed!

What with Nicole being pregnant and both us craving a little room to spread out, we decided to take the plunge and get a king-size bed.  I’ve driven through counties that were smaller than this thing.  It took a couple of nights to get used to it but we are sleeping [...]

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Hope everyone is having a great 4th!  It was pretty low-key here.  Roger and Mona (Nicole’s folks) came over for lunch–we grilled burgers with homemade potato salad, fruit salad, and strawberry tarts.  Yum…  Nicole had to work this evening so Rayna and I just chilled until bedtime.  After Nicole got home we watched the fireworks [...]

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Before we dig into the burgers and fireworks, take a moment to read the document that started it all:
 
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, [...]

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A few new pictures from playing outside last weekend are up on our picture site.  We tried out the new bubble machine.  Rayna didn’t quite know what to make of all the bubbles swirling around her.  She didn’t run away but she didn’t drop her guard, either. 

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I try not to get too strident when making political comments here but I’m going to beg your indulgence today.  Two stories in the news got my attention, both of which have to with the Bush Administration.
Today, the President commuted Scooter Libby’s prison sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice. This is not a [...]

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