http://amit.asaravala.com/ en-us amit@asaravala.com 2008-07-23T10:01:46-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001100.php Need to find all the squeaky spots in your floors? Simple: Just walk around the house with a baby you're trying to put to sleep.... 1100@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-23T10:01:46-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001099.php As I was shivering at the pool today, I realized that I haven't had a true, warm, sunny summer in a decade -- literally, a full 10 years! In 1998, I spent the summer working in Scotland (more on... 1099@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-21T12:54:17-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001098.php Some friends are doing some cool stuff this week: Ben, who runs Virtually Blind and is an expert on legal issues in virtual worlds, has had an op-ed piece about the future of the Internet published in the Wall... 1098@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-17T21:25:10-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001097.php Clearly, I've had a few things on my mind lately. So it's no wonder I completely forgot about jury duty. That's right, I completely blew off my civic responsibility and simply did not show at the courthouse on my... 1097@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-16T21:46:51-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001096.php A lot of people say exercising helps them relax and takes their mind off things for a while, or else it helps them focus on a problem a little more clearly. When I jump in the pool, there's none... 1096@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-15T20:40:28-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001095.php They asked about the peeing at the pediatrician's office. But they didn't ask whether he can also shoot poop a foot in distance. We've since learned that the answer is yes. Aren't you glad you know that now? Enjoy... 1095@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-14T21:48:25-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001094.php I was not expecting to be so charmed by the minutiae of infancy. I mean, he's small and that's cute, and I get that. But watching his eyelashes grow little by little? Noticing that he stares just a second... 1094@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-12T21:04:46-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001093.php So what have I been doing with my time now that I'm a fancy-pants "Independent Technology Consultant"? In addition to working for some great startups and nonprofits -- and, oh right, that whole procreating thing (which I did in... 1093@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-07-09T17:01:36-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001092.php At the pediatrician's office, one of the questions on the form asks if my child can shoot urine more than a foot in distance. Yes.... 1092@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-06-27T20:35:02-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001091.php I don't remember when, but at some point I must have signed up to receive emails from Buy.com. The messages show up a couple times a week and are full of offers for all sorts of tech stuff --... 1091@http://amit.asaravala.com/ technology 2008-06-24T20:16:12-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001090.php Yesterday was my first Father's Day, what with the little guy having been born about two weeks ago (and having kept us very, very busy for the past two weeks.) His present to me: Falling asleep on my chest... 1090@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-06-16T17:05:41-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001089.php We are waiting for the hospital to call. So we can go in and induce labor and finally bring this kid out into the world. Except things are busy at the hospital. And so we are waiting for a... 1089@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-05-28T16:45:06-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001088.php We continue to wait for the kid to arrive, which means we continue to prepare by crossing things off the to-do list. Item #439: Find some way to keep the trellis from falling over completely.... 1088@http://amit.asaravala.com/ 2008-05-26T18:17:45-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001086.php So there's no sign of the kid yet. In the meantime, we continue to prepare. And that means taking care of all the things you just don't want to have to be dealing with later when you're at the... 1086@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-05-19T22:04:30-08:00 http://amit.asaravala.com/archives/001085.php 1085@http://amit.asaravala.com/ life 2008-05-11T11:40:33-08:00