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Last weekend was the annual trip to the Long Beach Grand Prix. It marked the last time the series known as “Champ Car” will be headlining the weekend.  The Champ Car World Series is now defunct and some of the teams/drivers are joining the IRL.  Next year we’ll see whatever the result of joining the two leagues will be.  That will be exciting to have one open-wheel, but it was bittersweet a little bit as Champ Car had forged it’s own niche and was starting to develop a nice fan base.  I’ll spare you the whole story about the guy behind the whole mess of splitting the big Indy car league into two leagues long ago, only to proclaim himself the hero this time around by taking credit for the merger.  Blah!

For the weekend I just went on Saturday and Sunday this time, both with my Dad and Brother.  We always have a great time.  I snapped a ton of photos, but only uploaded a select few.  Check’em out!

Monique took our baby girl up north to visit the masses for the long weekend.  They made the huge journey by car — I’m usre that was one LONG trip!  Both of them did great though, and I’m happy to have them home safe.

Tim’s 40!  Can you believe it?  Well believe it cuz for the occasion Chip & Drifty rocked The Lucky Labrador in Portland last weekend.  The three of us flew up to catch the gig and bookended it with a nice visit with my mom and sister.  But back to the gig.  Chip & Drifty packed the house and then blew the roof off the joint with a new arrangement of “Church!”  Excellent stuff.  Happy Birthday Tim!

Wordpress 2.5 was a pretty big leap.  Or at least it feels that way.  Rumor has it 2.6 will build off of these changes and be ever more cool.  Can’t wait!

There’s been a long gap in posts around these parts. The little girl pictured here is the main reason for that, of course. But I’ve also been busy with some side-work, sneaking in some fun here and there, and work work work. It’s all good stuff as our now 2-month old is changing day to day and we’re getting used to the patterns of parenthood.

Today we took her to the park to feed the ducks for the very first time in her life. Heck, she didn’t know what ducks were before today (and still doesn’t). We were there almost an hour before we headed back home to give her some grub. She likes to eat and sleep more than anything else. She sleeps like I do… a lot. In fact she’s slept through the night most nights she’s been alive. A chip off the old block!

For some reason I enjoy the funnier expressions on her face for photos. There are the sweet ones too, but I laugh every time I see one of her weird expressions so I chose one of those for this post. She looks like she’s wearing a military helmet in this one. Something out of Band of Brothers or something.

Wow! Today was the greatest day ever. We had a baby at 10:01am, the Chargers won their first playoff game in 13 years, and Ferrari announced the F2008. Okay, so one of those far outweighs the others, but all make them an even better day! Mommy, Daddy, and baby girl are doing great.

Monique and I are enjoying being at home together. The holidays were nice and quiet and we’ve been staying home mostly. We got out yesterday to run some quick errands, but when you’ve got a tiny human on your front-side, it’s not easy to stay out in public walking around a lot. It amazes me how many people become the friendliest folks you’ve ever met when you are with child and so close to the big day. Pretty much everyone we came in contact with asks when the baby is due. Monique has lost patience with it I think as she didn’t gush with motherly love when she said, “last Sunday.” I think we’re ready for this ship to sail.