TED is a profound, horizon expanding experience — and I’ve only ever watched the videos. One day I’d love to go to the event. Here’s five of my most recent favorites. There’s no common theme, and there’s no single reason why I liked them. Some of them moved me, others encouraged me or educated me
Jack tries chewing solids
Yesterday, we tried something new. We cut up some pear into small chunks to see how Jack would go with it. Watch the video. A big thanks to the guys in #mplayer on freenode for helping me work out how to rotate, reduce, reencode this vid
Paydirt!
On April 22 2007 I planted some pumpkin seeds. Before Jack was even conceived! The pumpkin seeds grew into shoots, then into vines then into .. well .. not much. Not a single pumpkin did we reap. In January 2008, Jack was born. In June 2008, the pumpkin vine died .. only to reveal that
Jack: Growing up fast
Over at Flickr I have a whole ton of pictures of Jack. It’s the most amazing thing going on in my life at the moment so I wanted to share just one of the photos with people who see my blog. Jack is waking himself up in the morning and spending a good half-hour chattering
Warning: Provocative Images may offend some viewers
Here in Australia there is an enormous brouhaha surrounding the photography of renowned photographer Bill Henson (left). If you’ve missed it, the controversy surrounds his use of nude child (teen) models in his photography (below). I’ve been meaning to write a blog post entitled “What is art: I’m right, you’re wrong.” But it’s a difficult
Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Jack Isaiah Measham
Yes, the day came, and none too soon. We’re due on the 15th of February, but Jack decided to come early. What a great way to start life! He’s officially full term from week 37 and he made it five days past that. Jack was born on January 30th, 2008 at 1526 (3:26pm) at Werribee



