Author Archives: ianmacd
There’s The Rub
Eloïse continues to demand all of our time and attention. I can’t really tell whether she’s growing, but I assume she is. The only obvious sign to me that she is aging at all is that her strawberry blond hair … Continue reading
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Movable Type 3.17
I finally took the plunge and upgraded the server blog software to Movable Type 3.17 today. It was a fairly substantial upgrade, requiring a lot of template and style sheet editing, as well as the copying of files hither and … Continue reading
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Final Paperwork
We finished filing the current spate of paperwork for Eloïse this morning, with the submission of her application for an American passport. The document in question should arrive around six weeks from now. Even if her Dutch passport arrives first, … Continue reading
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Bureaucratic Headway
Sarah and I handed in Eloïse’s Dutch passport application at the Dutch Consulate in San Mateo this morning. A huge pile of original papers, apostilles, passports, photographs and photocopies were handed over the counter, verified and finally accepted. Because Sarah … Continue reading
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State of the Union
The following State of the Union speech by George Bush was just brought to my attention. The audio editing is really very good.
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