Asymptomatic

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Fios Photos
October 07, 2004

Had I mentioned that our whole town is getting Verizon’s Fios - Fiber To The Premesis - sometime within the next year? Did you want proof?

I took these pictures of the utility pole behind my house this morning. There, you can see the large box that the Verizon guys installed sometime within the past month. If you follow the really thick cable, you go all over the place. I haven’t checked yet, but I’m pretty sure it leads directly to the Verizon Central Office which is just a block or so away.

Pancake Ritual Overage
October 06, 2004

Every Sunday the girls get up too early and go downstairs for breakfast. Usually Berta makes something special, and since I was up last Sunday I put together an order of pancakes.

I asked Berta how many pancakes she usually makes; what amount of ingredients she uses. She said she usually doubles the recipe on the box. Often we end up with a few (say three) extra pancakes after I eventually stumble downstairs, and so I mixed up the pancakes to her specifications.

Doorman Spider
October 05, 2004

I don’t remember what we were doing exactly, perhaps moving things in the front door from outside. Berta came out back and told me that there was a huge spider on the doorbell.

I really think this spider was trying to solicit something, because he was perched atop the doorbell wondering what to do next.

Abberina Ballerina
October 04, 2004

Abby’s been taking ballet classes on Saturdays for the past couple weeks. She’s only had two classes so far, and our vacation has interrupted them somewhat, but she seems to enjoy the dancing. She’s scheduled for a whole year of learning to dance.

It’s not just a ballet class, but a tap class as well. We went through a lot of trouble finding dancing equipment (outfit and shoes) that fit such a small little kid. The little tap shoes are cute.