I took a quick trip out to San Francisco for a DoubleClick meeting in
Napa Oct 16-Oct19. I visited Shane and Vicki Holland and their adorable
little man Ian. Just a few pics since I left my charger at home :-(.
But I did manage to get a few cute pics of Ian and a nice view of the Golden Gate Bridge. In addition to getting a lovely head/chest infection, the DoubleClick meetings were enjoyable – notable for the fabulous dinner at Cakebread Cellars. I spent more on wine I shipped back home than I probably should have. But hey – how often can I get my hands on a reserve wine a winery I love doesn’t retail anywhere but at their own vineyard.
It wasn’t enough for Apple to surprise everyone with a Video iPod last week, a Windows-Media-Center-like iMac (interesting) and to begin offering network television broadcasts for download on the ITMS. Yesterday, in an event I wasn’t even aware of in advance, Apple took the lid off minor resolution enhancements to the current crop of Powerbooks (yawn), announced a new Quad-Processor G5 (wow), and released a new application called Aperture. This is what I’ve been waiting for.
Today was another milestone for Sam – we introduced him to solid food. Really more symbolic than anything else, this first meal was still pretty much liquid, 1 tablespoon of rice cereal disolved in five tablespoons of formula. Nonetheless, it involved (a) Sam sitting in a chair (b) The use of a spoon and (c) The foodstuff involved was slightly more substantial than unadulterated formula. Thus, it counts as his first non-liquid meal. Sam loved it, and wanted to ‘help’ guide the spoon to his mouth. Next up will be sweet potatoes or green beans, then sweeter stuff later on. Take a look at the gallery here.
Sammy turned six months old today, and we thought he deserved a shave and a haircut. Well, the haircut anyway. He squirmed very little, and took it all in stride. We think he looks even cuter – how about you? Check out the gallery here!
