Rob Lifford

Tonight I got my motivation up to build a very simple Firefox extension that I’ve been wanting for a while. It’s all explained over here on its own page: http://rob.lifford.org/typeaheadtoggle/

I’ve mentioned this before, I think, but we’ve discovered one of the great undocumented uses of Twitter is a scratch pad for capturing funny things that the kids say. Cheris’ laptop sits on a bookshelf in the living room, so whenever a kid says something memorable, she just jots it down and it’s saved for posterity. The other nice upside of this is that I get a stream of kid-quotes through my Twitter client so I get to share in these funny quips while I work.

Graham recently started talking enough to merit his own account, and Violet’s is still going strong. They’re both private accounts but if you use Twitter just request to follow and we’ll happily let all family & friends in on the laughs.

Yesterday I crossed off another line item on the “stuff I might get around to” list: I ran in the Capitol 10k. For most runners this really would be no big deal, but given that my running habit is highly irregular at best, this was the longest distance I’ve run in over 15 years.

All things considered, I’m pleased with the results: I managed to run the whole thing without any stops to walk, and my mile pace—a measly 10:48/mi—was still slightly faster than my mile pace over just 5 kilometers back in November. Of course, in the November race I was pushing a jogging stroller with Graham in it, probably about 35 pounds of combined weight there, but never mind that: I’m choosing to be pleased with this result and don’t try to convince me otherwise.