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I am glad independence day only comes once a year.  It sounds like bombs going off outside.  I have pretty sensitive ears, so it is hard to get some sleep.  The worst thing is that firecrackers, M80’s, etc. are illegal in Illinois, but not in Indiana, so it sounds like Baghdad out there.  I wish they would enforce the laws more strictly.

Glenn is getting better at walking, up to 15 steps at a time now!

In geekier news, anyone buying blank DVD-R media, avoid Windata 1-16X media.  It seems to burn data (at slower speeds) reliably, but does NOT play DVD-Video in stand alone DVD players or even in the DVD burner it was burned in!  I don’t have detailed specs on the disks, the information encoded on the blank disks is minimal.  The worst thing is that is looks like it burns fine, then nothing else can read off the disks.  I have a NEC 16X DVD (NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A) burner that has never made a coaster before this batch of disks.  I didn’t have any problems with their 8x media, but they were not really 8x disks, the burner read them as 4x disks and they worked fine.  I have had no problems with k-hypermedia as well, so I think I will switch back to that brand when these disks are done. 

Glenn’s birthday went very well, lots of cool toys for him to play with!

It’s the end of the month, so here are 500+ more Glenn photos!

Glenn, June 2007

I am sick to death about hearing about the iPhone.  People, it is not the second coming of Christ, it’s a cell phone.
A very very expensive cell phone.  The interface is slick, but if you don’t have a subscription to AT&T, it is just a brick.
Speaking as a AT&T subscriber, I can tell you a lot of people will be disappointed in their iPhones.  AT&T call quality sucks ass.  Virtually every call that I make gets dropped.  Of if it do__ get__drop_d _he_ i_ sou__s l_k_ th_s.
This pattern has continued over 2 different phones by 2 different makers, so I have to believe it is the network.  Their data network is antiquated, at best.  So, don’t expect to be streaming videos, no less music, unless you are in range of wifi.  They should make a PDA version of the iPhone, a modern Newton, so you don’t need to subscribe to that horrid network.

In other news, Glenn keeps getting closer to walking every day.  The separation anxiety seems to be peaking.  Leaving a room for few moment puts him into a tizzy.  He will be 1 in a few days.  I am amazed how much he looks like a little toddler now.

While I was out, he added:
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbjio                                                                                    
fcccccccccccccccccc     nn                                   
zzzzzzzzzzzzz        bbbb       nnnnnnn
To my Google notebook.  I have no idea how he opened the Firefox, then clicked on open Google notebook, then typed!

Not too much else going on.  Glenn is getting closer to walking and closer to 1 year old.  Just 10 more days until your next installment of Glenn photos.

Went to Lincoln Park Zoo for the first time with Glenn.  He saw some animals, but I don’t think he really gets it yet.
 I think he will enjoy it more when he can really walk, and not be stuck in the stroller all the time.  It has been about 2 years since we have been there.

Took some good photos, like the gorilla below.

One thing is for sure, you could not pay be enough money to live in that area, with all the congestion and traffic.  Even at 9:30 A.M. with most of the buildings not open yet, it was still busy.