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Cloudy: The Good and the Bad

Remember Cloudy? No? Let's see if this picture of Claire crotch-punching Cloudy rings a bell: I keep forgetting how TINY Claire used to be! She is now more than twice Cloudy's size. You can read all about Cloud's origins here, including the hilarious story behind her name. :-) Lately we have been keeping Cloudy near Claire's diaper station as a means of distracting our little girl while we change her. And, because sometimes just holding Cloudy isn't enough, we will usually squeeze Cloudy's left paw to play the theme from Star Wars. The good news is that Claire has grown to love the theme from Star Wars. :-D She will smile and clap as the majestic melody swells through the room. (I know! We couldn't be more...

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The Rise of the New “Super People”

A few days ago, the NYTimes ran a op-ed piece titled "Super People" that left me pondering its implications and reactions. If you have a few spare minutes, I highly encourage you to read the article. If you do not, this paragraph sums up what "Super People" are: A brochure arrives in the mail announcing this year’s winners of a prestigious fellowship to study abroad. The recipients are allotted a full page each, with a photo and a thick paragraph chronicling their achievements. It’s a select group to begin with, but even so, there doesn’t seem to be anyone on this list who hasn’t mastered at least one musical instrument; helped build a school or hospital in some foreign land; excelled...

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Eternal Flame

I remember that the first computer I ever used was a Mac. I remember learning Photoshop on a Mac. I remember buying my first Mac. I remember lining up for Apple OS X "Panther," and how this was the very first geek-related launch party I ever attended. I remember squealing like a little girl when I saw Steve Jobs at the opening of the Fifth Ave Apple Store. Today, lots of people are rightly talking about Steve Jobs’ creative vision. But vision is nothing without rightful execution. Thank you, Mr. Jobs. You will be missed. Today's xkcd, aptly named "Eternal Flame."When you hover over the comic, it reads, "There's always the hope that if you sit and watchfor long enough, the beachball will vanish and the thing...

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36 Weeks

There is now officially less than a month remaining until my due date. HOLY EFFING HELL! I also had a minor freakout last night, when I discovered that Bee, whose due date is a few days after mine, went into labor and had her daughter early in the morning. As happy as I am for her and her family that both mom and the baby are doing well, I couldn't help but FREAK OUT over the announcement, knowing that my own BebeDeux can come at any moment. I barely slept last night. And BebeDeux didn't help either — she was kicking up a storm, as if to tell me, "Mommy I want to come out NOW!" (On a related note, my mother had the...

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Celebrity Sightings and Meetings

I just finished watching the season premiere of Dexter and was surprised to see that Colin Hanks would be playing this season's villain. Don't get me wrong — I know that he is a great actor and would probably knock the role out of the park, but having met him in person, it is a bit difficult to imagine this outgoing, easily likable young man portraying a sinister character on screen. Thinking about the contrast between Colin Hanks' character on Dexter versus what I knew of him from our encounter made me consider all the celebrities I have ever met, and (if they are actors/actresses) how they contrast from the roles they play, as well as their public perception. Having lived near NYC for...

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