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Stairway Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
The security line at O’Hare was almost non-existent, so now I’ve got a bit of time to kill and (since “free wireless network” doesn’t seem to want to give me any DNS) have the laptop open, it’s probably time to digest and process my PyCon […]

You Don’t Say Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
March 1 was strangely mild; I laughed derisively when the weather lady declared that it was “coming in like a lamb” for once. Silly, silly woman. As a recent fortune cookie told me, “the lion, when hunting, does […]

I haven’t been posting much lately because I’ve either been too busy to write anything or too not-busy to have anything worth writing about. So here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been up to, in more or less random order.
I’m thinking of moving our blogs to private hosting on WebFaction, partly because I […]

I got a note yesterday that two of my photos have been shortlisted for inclusion on Schmap’s upcoming guide to New York City.
The selections kind of surprised me. One is from the super-cruddy RAZR v3 camera, and the other was in incredibly awful light with no flash and got converted to black and white […]

Hackers Only Originally uploaded by aaronoliver3000.
Once upon a time, some Python developers here at AG Interactive said, “Gosh, we should totally do one of those fancy Hack Day things.” And they went unto their manager, who said, “What excellent timing, I think we should totally do one […]

Timeless Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
I threw out a couple of numbers in the original announcement that seemed somewhat off, and a few curious folks wanted to know what the scoop was. So, finally, I’m stealing a few minutes to explain the mysterious, divergent numbers.
Thirty-two hours is the […]

Snuggle Buddies Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
…is pretty great. It’s safe to say that I’m hopelessly head-over-heels nuts about my daughter.
There are lots of great photos from the past couple of days as we’ve adjusted to life with Claire (and Claire has adjusted to life with us), but […]

I Are Curiosity! Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
We’re home!
The cats are astoundingly curious, not even interested in their favorite toys. Valentine in particular is hypnotically fascinated by the wriggling little pink thing that keeps making soft kitten noises. Julia is suddenly developing a whole new vocabulary of […]

Where the River Meets the Sea Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.
Since I can’t hit LiveJournal from inside the hospital’s China-style firewall, cross-posting from Flickr will have to suffice. Here’s a shot of Claire on Tuesday morning, just twelve hours old and starting to figure out who this Mom […]

Hello, Claire Originally uploaded by mikepirnat.

After a 32-hour adventure, we welcomed Claire Margaret Pirnat into the world at 9:57 PM on Monday, September 10. She’s nine pounds, six ounces, and nineteen inches long. Labor itself was a brisk 14 hours once it got rolling for real.
Mom […]