Time Capsule

It often seems to me that the times in my life when I should be really taking time to reflect, appreciate and capture memories, is when I do the least. As a result, there are big gaps in this chronicle. So here’s a little less space between the beats: It’s in these periods of intense activity and creation when I …

Something to remember us by

Never seem to have smoggy time to write a proper post – whatever that is. But whnever I look back, I’m always glad I did what I did. So here’s the minimum requirements:

Kids first day at HackerSpace Melbourne

Today I took Cedar and Lucas to http://www.hackmelbourne.org for the first time. It was great. They had an opportunity to use Lego Mindstorms (programmable robot Legos) and got some wonderful support from the HackerSpace crew. If you have an inter…

Question: Are computer games bad for the environment?

My 5-and-three-quarter year old twin sons asked this question the other day. It’s a challenging question to answer – I guess, yes they are, by way of the energy used and materials involved in the delivery platform. But then, if you charge with gre…

What’s in a picture?

As my youngest son (19 months old) adopts the iPad with voracity, he is being introduced to a world of images – both of the world around him, and of himself. I can’t help but wonder what the impact of this is – surely there is one, and surely it i…

Family Update

Inspired by Grandma Sherry’s birthday, here’s a slew of photos and video – I’ll let them do the talking.

Jasper Takes Over The Universe!

I guess it’s to be expected that as the second birth (third child) he doesn’t get quite the limelight that C&L got. Having said that, I do think he is simply more self sufficient. In any case, he’s a delight, and it’s amazing to watch his personal…

Daintree Daydreaming…

We recently returned from a week in the Daintree in the far north of Queensland – way up there in the tropical jungle with the crocodiles (tho we never saw any). We did see lots of amazing butterflies, a spotted tree monitor (the big lizard pictur…