I noticed some time ago, that my Baby Stuff is a bad archive. After a few years, I will have to change the structure and destroy old links because the directory naming is no longer valid (baby/). Live and learn. On the other hand I still don't have my own domain to keep a permanent URL anyway. If this blogging thing is still fun after several months, I may have to get some hosting service. (Looks like weinitschke.com is already taken.)

Adam Curry is publishing stories at The MTV Chronicles about bands and performers. Cool stuff. The latest is about the Rolling Stones.
They never show any of the really cool stuff on tv!

Ars Technica discusses the future of the universe based on The New York Times article. (An article that expands your mind.)
Stephen Baxter is writing a fictional series called Manifold, where he creates models of the universe and analyses them using some of the theories as the NYT article. Manifold: Time and Manifold: Space are available. He is very optimistic concerning life in the universe. (As was the NYT article.)
I really enjoyed those two books - and will have to get the next one too when it's ready.

Finally got some Euros. I think they look cool. Better than our old Finnish money. But it will take a few days or weeks before I learn to think in Euros when valuating. (Now I constantly multiply by 6).

Genomic Art.

There's a first-hand account of the attempted shoe bombing. This is one of the reasons blogs are so cool.

For a few days Joel has been really walking. Not constantly, but he spontaneously gets up and takes several steps when he feels like it. It took about a week from the day he managed to balance himself.
And that's not all.
His first 2 teeth are finally visible. (3 months later than everyone expected. Sorry, no photo.)

Happy new year 2002!

We (me + wife + 11m son) had a nice new years eve. From our apartment on the 6th floor we can see quite a lot of Espoo. Rockets were flying near and far. And it was a pretty clear night, so the view was magnificent. The whole town was pulsing with joy.

Whoa... what a way to start a new year: the building in front of my apartment caught fire. No-one seemed to be inside, and the smoke smells mostly like burning wood.
And I finally got a chance to have a close look at how the Finnish fire department works. Relaxed and efficient. Maybe this new years eve didn't burn to many buildings.
Oh and it's about -20°C outside. Brrr.