RT @qikipedia:It was 21 years after the invention of basketball that anyone had the idea of cutting...
Jul 1st
Use a Chain Sinnet to Tidy Cables
Jul 1st
A spot in the shade
Jul 1st
Bumbling About
Jul 1st
Okay, so it’s just MY dungeon-master slave-driver American employer that doesn’t give me...
Jul 1st
My third Plantronics headset arrived today. They last about 4 years. I use mine for 3-8 hours a day...
Jul 1st
If the US were like Spain, everyone would get Friday off this week because it’s not fair that...
Jul 1st
Stuff I Seen – June 2009
Jun 30th
Hee hee!! Reviewing some old blog posts. I still get a kick out of this framebreaking one....
Jun 30th
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Robot soccer is THE. AWESOMEST. THING. EVER....
Jun 30th
Have acquired a device that spins and generates a current of air, drawing heat away from my skin by...
Jun 30th
.@jagosaurus I’m not supposed to tell you this, but those ‘remember me’ boxes are...
Jun 30th
Don’t you think that clicking “block” on my “followers” list should...
Jun 30th
Another Flowery Dress
Jun 30th
Another Flowery Dress
Jun 30th
Morning beer with Mommy and Daddy
Jun 30th
Stuff I Thunk – June 2009
Jun 30th
Watching Richard Dawkins talk I downloaded several weeks ago. I missed him. There’s a reason...
Jun 29th
Whoa is me!!
Jun 29th
Too bloody hot to have windows closed + circular saw at construction site outside = ……...
Jun 29th
RT @Glark:Who wants to feel old? http://bit.ly/pPBfP Ugh…
Jun 29th
I think that, if Stephen King were god, he’d be exactly the kind of god to create a...
Jun 29th
Because cyclists are always looking for ways to look MORE like a dork. http://tr.im/qcc6
Jun 29th
No, I’m not trying to start a Twitter trend where you say the opposite of what you mean....
Jun 29th
Foosball:
Foosball
Jun 29th
Foosball:
Foosball
Jun 29th
Foosball:
Foosball
Jun 29th
Foosball:
Foosball
Jun 29th
Foosball:
Foosball
Jun 29th
Walking around town with Grandma:
Cheek-to-cheek
Jun 29th
Foosball Player (cropped):
Foosball
Jun 29th
Foosball
Jun 29th
Twitter search for name of my town (Colindres) has gone crazy because of new Foreign Minister of...
Jun 29th
Today’s weather: Too hot to work with a shirt on. #toplessmonday
Jun 29th
Holly carp this is Teh Awesome! http://bit.ly/yTog8 Augmented Reality is the future of gaming. Sent...
Jun 29th
Well, played, Brazil. I wouldn’t have wanted to win with that goal they didn’t count...
Jun 28th
Just did a “clay keepsake” for daughter. Will blog later this week. http://bit.ly/pjwrA...
Jun 27th
Not a bad place to find yourself at 7:50 on a Saturday morning. About to play golf 200 meters from...
Jun 27th
Funniest tweet I’ve seen all day. That’s really his kid’s name....
Jun 26th
Guess whose music videos are skyrocketing on youtube today! http://tr.im/pTCu Give up yet?
Jun 26th
Red and White Shorts:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Red and White Shorts:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Pink Dress, White Sweater:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Pink Dress, White Sweater:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Oh?:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Silly Girl:
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Whoa!:
Title should be read in a Keanu Reeves voice. Even...
Jun 26th
Noctilucent Clouds Over Germany
Jun 26th
Even More Nora Clothes
Jun 26th
Onion headline: “Chuck E. Cheese moves to tie tokens to the euro.”
Jun 26th
I can haz hat?
Jun 26th
Looking good in my hat
Jun 26th
Excuse me, but is that a Canon 40D?
Jun 26th
O hai.
Jun 26th
does my language influence the way i think?
Jun 26th
In solidarity with Michael Jackson, I’ve made my avatar background white: the color he always...
Jun 26th
Wait, no. Ya no vive el rey. Hmm.. Oh well.
Jun 26th
RT @bitwrathploob:What luck! http://www.facebook.com/bitwrathploob was available as a custom...
Jun 26th
NEWS BULLETIN! This just in: Within 5 hours of completing her 94th day, @noraras achieved a full...
Jun 26th
Whoa! Google street view finally made it to my home town.
Jun 25th
American Baby
Jun 25th
Telecommuting perk #73: If it’s too hot in the office, you can take your pants off....
Jun 25th
Clearly it was my consumption of hamburgers made with Spanish meat that caused the American victory...
Jun 25th
Out for sunny walk with daughter. Stars and stripes flapping proudly from top of stroller. Go USA!!...
Jun 25th
Spain hasn’t lost in the last 35 matches.
Jun 24th
Overheard in bar: “Eventually we have to lose one.” “Sure, but to the United...
Jun 24th
This is so true. http://bit.ly/1a2ePj “Potential Employee Uprising Quelled With Free...
Jun 24th
Heh, my twitter search for “spain” is lighting up with Americans tweeting about US v....
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Three Months Old:
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
A three-month-old fist ‘bout to knock you out!:
...
Jun 24th
Three Months Old
Jun 24th
Nora’s DNI:
Dual Nationality
Jun 24th
Nora’s US Passport:
Dual Nationality
Jun 24th
Consular Report of Birth Abroad:
Dual Nationality
Jun 24th
The Whom:
Originally tweeted by @seantroversy....
Jun 24th
Wife to crying daughter, “Nora, es que te aburres hasta los muertos en el cementerio!”...
Jun 24th
Ugh! This custom of having birthday cake for every month @noraras lives is not good for the...
Jun 24th
Sending this tweet via a 3G internet tethered iPhone. Wild!
Jun 23rd
Dual Nationality
Jun 23rd
I Have Dual Nationality:
Dual Nationality
Jun 23rd
I Have Dual Nationality:
Dual Nationality
Jun 23rd
I Have Dual Nationality:
Dual Nationality
Jun 23rd
Ha. I just mistyped “cash” as “cache”. The latter is much more natural for...
Jun 23rd
This artículo de Wikipedia is muy interesting. http://bit.ly/n4uPQ
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of the...
Jun 23rd
WOW! This blog entry DID deserve to win the “Top Quark” Science Blog award....
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Her Holiness, the Bishop of the Church of The Giraffe:
...
Jun 23rd
Mommy Snuggling
Jun 23rd
Mommy Snuggling
Jun 23rd
Nora in ‘Jammies
Jun 23rd
Sweet! Just used an iPhone chat application with push notification. Worked freakin’ perfectly.
Jun 23rd
Watching live streaming video of @NASA spacecraft approaching the Moon. Living in the 21st century...
Jun 23rd
Buying Lottery Tickets Is Stupid, Right?
Jun 23rd
An Empty Bottle Gets A New Purpose In Life
Jun 23rd
Savior In Deep Waters
Jun 23rd
I love that there’s some still light on the western horizon at 22:45 at night. The summer...
Jun 22nd
Quest for “Play that funky music” lead me to download WAAAY more disco music than I...
Jun 22nd
This Onion article hits a little too close to home. http://bit.ly/OawEW
Jun 22nd
RT @noraras:I’m really digging this new Black Eyed Peas album. Especially the fools that Mommy...
Jun 22nd
A search of iTunes library for “funky” returns neither “Play That Funky...
Jun 22nd
Onion headline: Study shows that children that watch over 18 hours of television a day are less...
Jun 22nd
Mondragon Sunset
Jun 22nd
Balcony Flower
Jun 22nd
Aunt Belén
Jun 22nd
Two Granddaughters and One Great Granddaughter
Jun 22nd
Let this serve as a warning to all cute yellow canaries....
Jun 22nd
Flickr’s CSS class for their buttons is “Butt”. Hee hee!
Jun 22nd
Tweety Death Camp:
Tweety finally gets what’s been...
Jun 22nd
FIFA Fail:
F you FIFA.
Jun 22nd
My inflatable friend:
Great Grandpa bought me a doggy!
Jun 20th
Chillin’ with Mommy:
You can tell where Nora gets...
Jun 20th
Having dinner in same room as a 2 year old named Erik. Hard to eat amidst exclamations of...
Jun 20th
About to watch a parade consisting mainly of children with drums. http://twitpic.com/7x0vd
Jun 20th
Dance around the world
Jun 20th
Siesta Haiku
Jun 20th
Daddy Mattress
Jun 19th
Daddy Mattress
Jun 19th
Daddy Mattress
Jun 19th
Hey @donttrythis and @badastronomer! Could one of you change your avatars? They’re too damn...
Jun 19th
Old Man Blues
Jun 19th
I love that I get a couple hits a day from people googling “What’s the point of...
Jun 19th
Vendors and Clients
Jun 19th
Man, it wasn’t easy finding the english wiki page for what I know here as a paraguayo....
Jun 19th
The paraguayos are like candy this time of year. Mm! http://tr.im/p1ZU There are few pleasures for...
Jun 19th
.@zefrank http://vimeo.com/4837290 That talk you gave was great. It brought me both laughter and...
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Bizarre Monster Art in Madrid:
Strange Monsters Of Madrid
Jun 18th
Strange Monsters of Madrid
Jun 18th
I’ve been craving fried potatoes all day. So I’m frying some. I’m calling them...
Jun 18th
Can someone explain what the color of my twitter avatar has to do w/ Iran? I’ve never...
Jun 18th
If this fly doesn’t fly back out the window, I’m gonna have to get all Obama on its ass.
Jun 18th
From the Only In Holland Dept. comes the combo of beer and bicycles that has got to be the coolest...
Jun 18th
Sitting on waterside bench. Cool breeze. Handel’s clarinets and oboes eminating from bassinet...
Jun 18th
.@evawalter STFU! @noraras is following you! Actually, she’s quite familiar with grandparent...
Jun 17th
CSI quote: [gang biker to cop] “Hey pig, don’t touch my hog.” Anyone see any irony...
Jun 17th
This just in: Wine intake and Wii Sports performance have a POSITIVE correlation. As does swearing.
Jun 17th
Gah! I’m a member of 505 Flickr groups, a list that iPhoto has to load every time I publish a...
Jun 17th
iTunes pulled out Staind’s “It’s Been A While”. That song got so overplayed...
Jun 17th
Moonrise Over Turkey
Jun 17th
Slinky
Jun 17th
LOL! I love this site. What a great idea. http://tr.im/oOfT
Jun 17th
New Blue Dress:
A dress from our friend, Eva, in England.
Jun 17th
New Blue Dress:
A dress from our friend, Eva, in England.
Jun 17th
New Blue Dress:
A dress from our friend, Eva, in England.
Jun 17th
New Blue Dress:
A dress from our friend, Eva, in England.
Jun 17th
Wife and daughter went to the beach while Mr. Daddy Breadwinner stays home and works. Sigh…
Jun 17th
Expressions of a 2.5 month old
Jun 17th
I’ve owned and used a Wii for two days now (I’m an early adopter, I know) and have...
Jun 17th
Oh yeah, that’s the spot!:
Getting the spa...
Jun 17th
Spa Treatment:
Getting the spa treatment, a post-bath...
Jun 17th
Bebiendo cerveza y comiendo cerezas. Rhyming summer bliss.
Jun 17th
Dave Matthews on Charlie Rose. Good stuff. http://bit.ly/QwVwr Dave starts at 32:30.
Jun 16th
Nora Dress
Jun 16th
Nora Thumb Sucking
Jun 16th
Flowery Dress
Jun 16th
Mustard and Ketchup Sisters
Jun 16th
Because I Said So:
Because I Said So
Jun 16th
Nora Dress
Jun 16th
Because I Said So
Jun 16th
I’ve had a cordless rechargeable mouse for 6 months, and this is the first time I’ve let...
Jun 16th
.@sgazzetti I’m sure you could give updates on a more regular schudule….IF YOU HAD AN...
Jun 16th
Idea: The Outlet Wall
Jun 16th
Bringing Up Baby Bilingual in English,...
Jun 16th
Oui oui, we wii.
Jun 16th
socialism
Jun 16th
Dumbass mistake on my part took my blog down (entire server down for an hour or two). Doh.
Jun 15th
The blog. It be up again. Whew! I hope the $0.03 of AdSense revenue I budgeted for today isn’t...
Jun 15th
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #photography #spain #expat
Jun 15th
Listening to science podcast about human beings. They just said, “The genus is homo.” I...
Jun 15th
Madrid Subway Stick Figure Peril
Jun 15th
If you can identify the shapes in the captcha box, you might be human. http://tr.im/ox9z
Jun 15th
Captcha Penises: This spam message actually got a lol out of...
Jun 15th
Basque Streets
Jun 15th
Korrika - Basque Graffiti
Jun 15th
A Twitter Client For the Commodore 64
Jun 14th
A Twitter Client For the Commodore 64
Jun 14th
Top 10 How-to Cooking Videos
Jun 14th
Snack with my midday wine: cold leftover sirloin steak from yesterday. In Spain, we live like gods.
Jun 14th
Beware the coming Twitpocalypse
Jun 14th
I dreamt that I was sitting on a park bench, peeling off single sheets of newspaper, lighting them...
Jun 14th
Gift for great grandpa: He likes my photo.
Jun 13th
Half naked: Hooooooot!!! That dress didn’t stay on...
Jun 13th
For dinner last night “tortillas de haba”. Habas are beans I’ve never seen....
Jun 13th
Happy birthday Abuelo! http://twitpic.com/77zq6
Jun 12th
Surely this shit is illegal? http://tr.im/ogYX Link to me or not, you can’t copy my entire...
Jun 12th
I’m seeing a surge of people finding my blog by googling “iPhone in Spain”....
Jun 12th
Nora’s World
Jun 12th
Shame on you, NPR, for misspelling tornado chaser Erik Rasmussen’s beautiful name....
Jun 12th
Yep, @noraras, it was a long night. Glad you’re feeling better now, though.
Jun 12th
bridal blog
Jun 12th
De-clutter: How I used my iPhone and Evernote...
Jun 12th
Dear Twitter: I want to be able to force approval of followers, but allow public viewing of feed. Is...
Jun 11th
Today’s access password is “bellyrub”.
Jun 11th
The packaging for the ink cartridge for my printer says “harmful to aquatic animals”....
Jun 11th
Just copied and pasted something on my iPhone. Oh yeah, baby!
Jun 11th
$10 Bribe: A $10 bribe for strokes for the 2008 Myrtle Beach...
Jun 11th
Whew! Pack of 90 diapers purchased! Threat level lowered back down to faintly odiferous yellow.
Jun 11th
Bobblehead Baby Just Called
Jun 11th
Sungha Jung
Jun 11th
Today’s access password is “bellyrub”.
Jun 10th
Using new Nambu preview release an loving it. Can’t wait to try out Facebook integration when...
Jun 10th
Anyone wanna come over to my house for tea? I wanna try this. http://tr.im/o1UN
Jun 10th
The taxman cometh, and the taxman taketh away
Jun 10th
Shooting Movie Moving Posters
Jun 10th
Inverted hand transplant carried out in Spain
Jun 10th
No, beef jerky is the question.: A screenshot from this...
Jun 10th
Day 5 Feeding Notebook: A page from a notebook that remained...
Jun 10th
No, beef jerky is the question.
Jun 10th
Ethics of blogging about your children in the...
Jun 10th
Dancing A Jig
Jun 10th
The Elusive Smile
Jun 10th
Sitting at the tax office humming a Beatles song.
Jun 10th
Just installed iPhone OS 3.0. It’s all kinds of yummy. Feel free to send me non-copy-pasted...
Jun 9th
Onion headline: Princeton Review introduces new course for improving your child’s Apgar score.
Jun 9th
Who says you have to be able to stand up to dance to bluegrass music? http://tr.im/nTMG
Jun 9th
RT @noraras:Just had a bath, got on my ‘jammies, ate a big meal, and am lying on the couch...
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
Attempting To Smile: The Elusive Smile
Jun 9th
we don't belong down here
Jun 9th
Falling Asleep At 200x Speed
Jun 9th
You see? THIS is the kind of footage I want streaming to my house 24/7. http://bit.ly/nAXGF (RT:...
Jun 8th
Time to remove all damage prevention measures from my iPhone 3G, I think.
Jun 8th
Crib Noises - Nocturnal Haiku
Jun 8th
Crazy. Flickr group about wood fired bread ovens unites two pictures of the same huge baker dude who...
Jun 7th
For lunch today: venison in raspberry sauce. Delicious!
Jun 7th
It’s 8pm, and everyone in my house is going to bed. Long weekend.
Jun 7th
Stone Table: Pink woman in a gray landscape.
Jun 7th
Family meal: Yes, that’s Futurama on the telly.
Jun 6th
Grass Cocktail
Jun 6th
RT @BadAstronomer:”Your lips say 0 but your eyes say 1.” #robotpickuplines
Jun 5th
Last night wed ring moved mysteriously, not back to proper hand, but to middle finger on wrong hand....
Jun 5th
…just like your average American has no idea what a paella or flan is.
Jun 5th
You go, AAPL! http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikrasmussen/3597992220/
Jun 5th
For lunch today: Old El Paso Burritos. ¡Olé! Your average Spaniard has no idea what a burrito is...
Jun 5th
There’s something special about slicing your dinner right off a pig’s leg that you keep...
Jun 5th
Worn Soles: The only thing about me is the way that I walk
Jun 5th
Worn Soles: The only thing about me is the way that I walk
Jun 5th
How ‘bout them AAPLs!: That’s my kind of...
Jun 5th
Even More Dresses
Jun 5th
The only thing about me is the way that I...
Jun 5th
Cut on knuckle has forced wedding ring over to other hand. Very, very, VERY awkward.
Jun 4th
My friend @hubbers invited me to go to Normandy this weekend to watch Obama speak at Omaha Beach on...
Jun 4th
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is now officially the fastest thing I’ve ever downloaded. 80...
Jun 4th
Great! My voicemail guy is speaking in Catalan now. Luckily all numbers and times are...
Jun 4th
Every new parent needs a BabySafe Ball! http://tr.im/nsoH
Jun 4th
Only 1098 seeders on the torrent for the new Dave Mathews Band album. C’mon people! (only if...
Jun 4th
Flickr pro account expired today. Renewed at midnight!...
Jun 4th
Wait! You’re not my mother!: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla and Nora: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Moms: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Dads: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Dads: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Carla, Nora, and Dads: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Nora and Carla: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Nora and Carla: Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
Two-year Upgrade: If they would let me pay $1000 for a...
Jun 4th
Summer Hat, Butterfly Dress: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
Butterfly Dress: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
1950’s Housewife: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
Sea Horse Dress: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
Sporty Nora: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
Sporty Nora: Even More Dresses
Jun 4th
Meeting Carla
Jun 4th
RT @VoicesEnEspanol:Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual leader turns back on...
Jun 3rd
Today I can’t seem to stop whistling Peter and the Wolf.
Jun 2nd
Tuesday pick-me-up: Downed plane in Brazil contained 28yr-old Spanish woman returning from...
Jun 2nd
Hey you. Go vote for me! I’m #50. Click vote link at bottom and find me under E in the list....
Jun 2nd
Google finally sent me the cash for the 60+ beers my blog ads have earned me over the past three...
Jun 2nd
Onion Headline: “Threat level for you being stoned raised from ‘nobody realizes’...
Jun 2nd
Bench Mom: Bench Mom
Jun 2nd
Bench Mom: Bench Mom
Jun 2nd