Well, due to user error--that would be me, not you--the comment system was broken for about the last month and a half. Thanks to Kevin for an IM pointing out the problem. I installed Perl's GD bindings and it was back up and running.
Thanks to everyone who has taken to the now-working commenting system. It's nice to know people are reading and I appreciate what you wrote in the comments. Thanks for all the feedback about the purpose of blogging and your tips for managing photos.
I look forward to many more posts in this worldwide blogging experiment.
Does anyone have suggestions on a photo management tool? I would like to know two things: 1) Regardless of platform, what is your favorite photo management tool? 2) What is your favorite photo management tool that can be run in Linux? Maybe your answers to 1 and 2 are the same, maybe they are different. I would love to hear.
I've thought about dumping stuff in flickr, but it bothers me to have some company own all my data and that I can't access my photos offline. The same concern has stopped me from using del.icio.us and gmail.
Recently I've been thinking about why I haven't blogged much in the last several months. I guess it's because blogging seems more like talking to the clothes in my closet than having a meaningful conversation. For me there is something motivating about conversing with other people. In interaction there is something to keep me interested and engaged. I have limited use for just writing thoughts down just to get them "out there." (Ironically, like this blog entry.)
On the other hand, I have had several people tell me in the last couple of months that they saw this on my blog or that on my blog, so I guess people are reading. It does make for a nice way to let people know what's going on. A kind of news feed for the Neumann family.
So, I guess I'm in a bit of a quandary: I kind of like my blog and I kind of hate it. I like it because it seems to be filling its role, but I hate it because as I generate content it doesn't feel like I'm doing anything worthwile I certainly don't need a place to just rant.
I'll have to think about this more. If you have any suggestions, feel free to post them.
I just posted some new photos of our little bean. Boy has she been growing fast. Check out our photo gallery.
Just to clear up some past confusion. There were some photos in our gallery of my parents, siblings, etc. I moved them under their own heading for all of you who were wondering about those strange people you didn't recognize.
We've been pretty busy lately. This past weekend, Lisa and I celebrated our six year anniversary. Boy does time fly. Emily stayed with some friends for the weekend, so it was nice to have time alone...well almost alone. Katrina is still to little to go away, so she tagged along and slept most of the time.
This coming week I'm wrapping up my masters thesis. It will be nice when that's off my chest. Most of the content is written, so I'm in the revising phase.
Overall, we're doing well just plugging away...