I'm going to the optometrist later this morning. I need a new prescription. I can't wait to get my new lenses... it's very uncomfortable for me to have any blur in my vision.

(I had 20/15 vision before it started to deteriorate)

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We saw the OB GYN yesterday. We got the result we were hoping for, they've agreed to either induce Cheryl, or allow an elective C-section.

This baby is really big, and in particular we're told his head is BIG. :) Cheryl had trouble birthing Cyan, her shoulders got stuck and the cord was wrapped around her neck, she was ghostly-white and wasn't crying when she was born, from the distress. Cheryl had a retained placenta and nearly bled to death. Her hemoglobin count was in the 50s.

All of these things made us not looking forward to another natural birth where there was a real chance of a dangerous incident. We've decided to go with an elective C-section. Hopefully it will be ASAP. That will probably translate into Thursday or Friday. (we thought they were going to induce her last weekend but it didn't happen)

I can't wait! ;-)

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Well I need a new prescription, as I expected. Also, the Dr. said that my eyes track slightly differently; the left tracks higher than the right... he said, this might make it difficult to read spreadsheets because I'd lose the row as I look across the screen/page, and, it could make reading difficult.

(cue fireworks, lightbulbs bursting, applause, 21 gun salute!)

I asked, "Is this why I have so much trouble reading novels? Whenever I read a novel, I'm always accidentally reading the same sentence twice, and I have trouble keeping my concentration because I'm working so hard just to keep my place on the page..."

He said, "Exactly. A few days after you wear these lenses, you should have no problems reading anymore."

WOO HOO!

You might want to buy some stock in book publishers soon. ;-)

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CNET: AOL's Netscape sues Microsoft

Yay!

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I've made a minor UI change on the home page. Not sure if I like it yet or not.

Please let me know if you don't like this as much as the old design, or if you definitely prefer this design.

Thanks!

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Just read that Blogger Pro will have a Title (Subject) field. Finally! Hopefully this will be added to the Blogger API and Conversant (and Radio) will adopt that field for Blogger API posts.

If that ever happens, I'll consider posting to my weblog(s) via Blogger API, probably using Radio. Until then, I think it's a showstopper and the Blogger API bridge to Conversant (through Radio or any client) is a no-go for me.

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Dave responds on SN:

Translation, courtesy of WWF's The Rock:

Grace need not be restricted to one direction. Why'd you take my name off? Where's the grace, peace and love? We're not seeing it...

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Dave Winer has updated the Frontier/Radio 8 section of the credits page, which was previous marked as a draft. I was pleasantly surprised to see myself and others who had been invited and contributed to the endgame of the Radio 8 testing process on the list. Heck, I was pleasantly surprised to have been invited at all.

When I made the comment about WinerLog and censorship on Friday, one of the first things I thought was, "I bet I'm removed from the credits page for this...". And I was right. I was hoping to be pleasantly suprised, but I guess my cynical side was right this time.

Personally, I've always liked shit disturbers... emotional people who care enough to be vitriolic. (Dave himself is exactly that kind of a person. hint) Yes-men and brown-nosers are boring to me, and rarely advance the status-quo. Dave thinks this way too; I know because we've spoken about it on the phone. (one of those times Dave appreciated my talent instead of despising my observations and brutal honesty)

Anyway, I write this as a follow up. Not to blow my own horn, but just to note I was acknowledged in the past, that I have contributed to Frontier, even when I was a pain in the ass (I was). This is what Dave called taking the high-road, and he used to be consistent about this.

I'm third on the list for Frontier 5.0. I spent a ridiculous amount of time testing that release, especially on Windows. I'm first on the list for 6.0. I provided a nice quote about it for an article on MacUser, among other things. I'm also on the list for Frontier 6.2.

Times appear to have changed.

Another observation... desperation makes people do weird things. I'm noticing it in my own behaviour, like telling people I'll work for $X when I'm really worth $(X*1.5) and could probably have gotten $(X*1.25) had I asked for $(X*1.5), and been in line with market value. And keeping a lot of things about my life to myself instead of sharing them here like I used to.

Some day, I hope my life returns to a happy balance so I can tell you all about what I've been going through, and be open again... be myself.

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