- I’m such a sucker for signing up and trying new internet sites. In the last month, I signed up for and use Twitter somewhat regularly. You wouldn’t think a website where you simply tell people what you are doing would be so addictive, yet it is. I’m not sure why. The latest one I’ve been using is Geni, a new website where you can map out your family tree in a very Web 2.0, Ajaxy kind of way. It’s painfully easy to use and if widely adopted, will be a fascinating website.
- I make no bones about the fact that I’m a fairweather football fan. I pretty much watch the Patriots if they make the playoffs. I might catch 1-2 regular season games. Last night’s AFC Championship was a hell of a game, even though the locals lost. There wasn’t one big play that decided the game, really, although Reche Caldwell had a HUGE drop in the 4th quarter that would have given the Patriots 38 points instead of 34 (he had another one in the 3rd quarter, but the Pats scored a TD anyway). Or, as my cousin Jenny just wrote me, “they definitely should have won. That dude with the bug-eyes couldn’t catch crap if it slapped him in the forehead! Our defense sucked too!” Either way, it was just one of those wild, memorable shootouts that are so fun to watch.
- I opened the newspaper this morning to find out that President Bush will address global warming in his State of the Union address this week and that his initiatives will go slightly further than he has in the past. I’m curious to see where this goes, but my optimism is guarded at best. One thing to consider: when Bush speaks about weaning the U.S. off of foreign oil, alternative energy stocks usually see a nice bump. You may want to think about moving some money into some of those alt.energy companies if you have any to play with. I am NOT a skilled stock picker, so take it with a grain of salt. Just a hunch.
- It has become painfully obvious to me that there are little-to-no resources out there for fathers-to-be on how pregnancy changes the man psychologically. There are PLENTY of resources out there in regards to things like the physical changes you and your wife might be experiencing, supporting your wife, actual childcare and how to help out around the house and stuf, but there’s nothing at all at any extensive level that explores what the father-to-be is feeling. Interesting.