In the pursuit of saving time for things besides maintaining a website, we've decided to simplify things a bit.  The main site page can now be found here.

Oh, & we'll leave this up a bit for posterity & practicality.  I need to find a good solution for the ol' recipe book as well.

You've probably noticed that the site updates have been non-existent since October.  We've hardly had time to catch our breath since the birth of little sister.  o­n top of  the double-shift diaper changes, Dad's working more now, but we've still been snapping a picture or two when we can.

So, here's some photos from the past few months!  We're going to try to keep this gallery fresh, so check back every few weeks to see what's going o­n.

Allow me the pleasure of introducing the newest member of the Dealy family - Kiera Michelle!
Kiera was born October 19, 2006 at 8:24 am.  She weighed in at 6lbs, 14oz. and is 20 inches long.

The delivery went really well.  Mom & baby even got to go home early.  Evan and Lucy are both very excited to have someone else to play with, whereas Mom & Dad would just settle for a bit of uninterrupted sleep.

Anyway, we all know why you're really here, so -

Click here for the pictures!!

(oh, & check back throughout the next week & we'll add a few more).

Update 10/25 - We  added a handful of pictures taken in the last few days.  I'll try to do o­ne more update to this gallery before starting her 1st year picture gallery.

I recently took advantage of a lull in my consulting workload to do some housekeeping o?n my play computer.  I use the term 'play' loosely because although I do most of my gaming o?n that rig, it's also my multimedia workhorse; housing my music, digital photos and home movies.   To the point, my computer hadn't been reformatted in 2 years & things were a mess.

Ever since I got my home theatre PC going, I'd been itching to try Linux again o?n another box. I had an older rig sitting around that I'd installed a few different distributions o?n just to kick the tires & see what I liked.  Based o?n what I'd experienced, I decided to take the plunge and use Kubuntu, the KDE version of Ubuntu Linux, as the primary operating system o?n my play box.  As it happened, I couldn't ditch Windows XP all together though.  A lot of games I play don't quite work or don't work at all in Linux. So this time, I set up a dual boot, giving me the option to drop back to Windows for gaming goodness.  So how did Kubuntu Linux stack up for me?  Click o?n thru to read the details.

My dear Green Iguana spent 12 of the 13 years of her life with me.  She started out as 'Wedge' 'cuz I thought she was a guy (that & I like Star Wars).  As she got older, it was pretty apparent that she wasn't exhibiting male-type characters & the name just wasn't right anymore.   Anj started calling her 'Shirley' & the name stuck.

I'm comforted by the fact that she passed at an age that unfortunately not too many of her kind make it to, because they are treated as 'disposable'.  I hope that a passerby reading this understands that the $20 you spend today o­n that cute little lizard could be a 13 year responsibility for a 4ft, 8lb presence.  Be prepared for the committment.

Oh, sure she never did alot, especially at the twilight of her life, but there's an empty space in the basement now; and she will be missed.

Click 'read full article' to see a few pictures of my old college buddy.

If you haven't heard yet, the Dealy family is expecting a new addition this October. Angie had her sonogram appointment last week, and everything looks good - see for yourself!

Everyone's excited, including future big-brother Evan, who recently has taken to saying "baby" in between his renditions of "Old MacDonald".  I went ahead & put up a new album for him too.   Check it out here.

Oh, & if you're the type who prays, start wishin' for a girl.  Dad's thinkin' that his limit might be 2, but he'd like to make that as indisputable as possible.   If o­nly those w/ a Y chromosome actually had a say in the whole affair.  I think the seahorse might be the o­nly critter that has that rap beat.

On April 4, our little boy had his 1st birthday.  I added the final round of pictured to the 'Evan's 1st Year' gallery, so if you like to see kids making messes, go have a look. 

In the meantime we'll have to figure out a new place to put pictures, since he's out-grown the 1st year album.  We'll let ya know when that happens.

Even before we had Evan, I knew that I wanted to stay away from the jars-o-baby food if we could.  I mean really - would you wanna feed your kids anything you wouldn't eat yourself?  Jar baby food reminds me of canned food which is usually gross & devoid of nutrients (especially the vegetables).  So, I try to whip up stuff from fresh or frozen items when I can.

My stick blender has really been a boon to baby food making.  Easy clean-up & ours came with just the right amount of accessories.  The traditional "jug" blenders are a pain to clean & stow and as far as I'm concerned, the o­nly thing they're good for is making frozen margaritas (which you should drink on the rocks anyways).

I've added a couple of baby food recipes that my stick blender works wonderfully for, though you could probably use a food processor or jug blender if you like doin' dishes.  The 1st is a 'fruit smoothie'  that Evan really digs.  Cinnamon applesauce was his fav until he sampled the smoothie.  The second is a Chicken & Rice recipe that I chanced upon when I accidentally used sushi rice instead of plain ol' white.  The boy is kind of picky about his food texture rite now & this stuff works for him every time.

I'll try to add a few more babyfood recipes as we go & if you have any baby food  recipes of your own, I'd love to hear about them.

Video-gaming has always been a good release for me.  30 minutes of escapism (OK, sometimes more) can go a long way to help keep o­ne's sanity.  Click o­n this article's title (above) if you're interested in what games I've been playing lately.

Most people who know me know that I like to tinker w/ all things computer.  Well, about 2 years ago (wow this story is overdue) I embarked o­n starting to put together my home theatre PC (htpc for short).  You can check out the specs here; which I must say ain't too shabby for under $200 & some spare parts.

Anyway, I chanced upon this beast while surfing today - 11 tuners & HD support!  I guess if you have 4k to spend o­n an htpc, you can do that sorta thing; but is sure is somethin'.

It looks like these guys went w/ Windows & Beyond TV to run their system, while my frugal self chose Linux-based MythTV, which I have to say has treated me quite well, o­nce I got past the learning curve.

Drop me a line if you ever feel like rolling your own htpc; I've amassed some great resources, & I've helped @ least one other person get o­ne goin'.