Our Son's Name's Domain Names

I have just registered our son-to-be's first name middle name dot com plus one alternate spelling dot com, as well as his first name last name dot com. (We are not telling anyone what we are thinking will be his name; about six more weeks to go, and we have to see whether he fits his name before we announce it. We think he will!)

We came up with a name for a daughter long before we got pregnant. Turns out we are having a boy, though, and so we thought long and hard about what to name him. One day, while talking to him through Maria's belly wall, his name came out of my mouth without my thinking about it, and that was that. We could not believe it. It just fit, and we knew it.

So, we are waiting to be introduced to the little kicker, and then we will announce his name. And then I can can publish his website as well, with maybe a baby photo or two plus endless stories of his first diaper, his first meal, his first curse word, etc.

A couple final details: common as his name will be, it does not appear anywhere in any book of baby names. Also, one friend came extremely close to guessing it correctly, but we did not let on, so they did not know.

San Francisco From Twin Peaks — July 1, 2007

#1 Looking north to the top of Castro/Eureka Valley, and to the south side of Buena Vista Park.

#2 Looking northeast to City Hall and downtown.

#3 Looking east to Market Street.

#4 Looking south to the rooftops of Twin Peaks.

Phenomenal Beat Box!

Beatbox Fame Game
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California Morning Commuters

Waiting at a crosswalk near "The Hub" in downtown San Anselmo, CA, the other day, I watched the faces of drivers whizzing by, and I got the idea for this little art project. Reminds me of the movie 'Smoke', where Harvey Keitel said, "You're going too fast; you have to take time to look at each picture."