Thursday, July 14, 2005
Random #1
A couple of things I forgot to mention and/or follow up on yesterday:
- Apparently I already posted that happy picture of Lindsay in an earlier post. I must really like it. So, here's new one, proudly showcasing her latest skill -- thumb sucking! Man, she's a wiz...glad she's moved beyond that pacifier now that we're like 20 weeks or so into her life. I mean, come on! The addictive behavior is so...8 weeks.
- I forgot to mention that the other day I took the ferry (and bicycle) and on my way home, some ferry terminal employee was actually searching/squeezing people's backpacks and briefcases before we got on. Not sure if the Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry is high on the hit lists once we get to Orange, but the searching produced an uneasy mixture of unease and appreciation. "Oh good, they're taking extra precautions. Oh wait, what the hell does that mean?"
- Ella finished her second session of swim lessons tonight, graduating with BOTH Tiny Tots II and Beginner I badges (buffing my nails on my shirt as a proud dad)! I don't know what those mean either, but I do know that she's progressed from a girl unwilling to get her face wet to one floating solo face down and holding her breath for 18 seconds. And much more -- the gambit of taking lessons with her best pal Grace really paid off in some friendly motivation and competition -- they both ending up doing really well. I'm so proud of my skinny, pale, cute-as-a-button 5-year-old!
- Our first solo (non Ella) weekend in town since early June looms, and I'm looking forward to playing hockey, spending time with Nicola (dinner date tomorrow night!) and Lindsay and cruising around town in the new Taggart Family Toyota. Having 10 cupholders is NOT overrated, I tell you.
- I'm feeling the need to connect with some old friends...so Brett, Louis, Ted, Gene, Dave Glenn, Nikki, Claudia, Pete...if you run across this blog, I'm thinking about you and hope you are doing well, and I'll be in touch soon. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the daily details and the breakneck pace we all keep...and so easy to forget to reach out to those who've been part of your life for so long. I hate to take people for granted, thus I will e-mail one of these people each day for the next however many days. That's a start.
// posted by Bill @ 9:56 PM 
