http://hypocaffeinemia.com rants and raves from inside the ICU Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:40:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quite independently, without any prodding from me, it seems both my wife and my brother have started their own blogs today. I wish them the best of luck -- it is an excellent medium to share thoughts with family, friends, and the world. My wife's blog is BabyDayze and my ... http://hypocaffeinemia.com/2009/01/seems-blogging-runs-in-the-family/ [caption id="attachment_349" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="I think the goal is to escape the giant crawfish chasing you"][/caption] One of my main goals this calendar year (notice how I avoided the term "resolution"; sneaky eh?) is to run my first 5K. I've ran here and there, but it's always been on my own ... http://hypocaffeinemia.com/2009/01/2009-goal-1-muddy-trails-5k/ My son, 18 months, recently has been on a kick for ice. He loves it. He'll walk around the house asking for it: "Ice? Iiiiice?".  My wife and I, being the horribly awesome parents we are, decided to put this to good effect by teaching him to amend "baby" to ... http://hypocaffeinemia.com/2009/01/stop-collaborate-and-listen/