Month: July 2003

It’s a Girl!

Sorry for posting this later than in actually happened, but coming across a ‘net connection wasn’t really a priority for me the last couple days (and I couldn’t sniff any wireless access points inside our cement-build room). But on July 27th at 4:07 PM, another Ortman joined the family: Michelle Naomi Ortman, all 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and 20.75-inches of her. She was actually a bit taller than Hannah, but 6 ounces lighter.

Hannah is really excited to be a big sister. We had a t-shirt made for her that said “I’m a Big Sister” that we gave her on Sunday, and she was really excited about that.

The labor went really well for Lydia, much quicker and less work than Hannah’s. And since Lydia barely lost any blood and things went so well, nobody bugged us all night long so we could actually get some sleep. But I couldn’t be more impressed with Lydia. My wife is awesome! 🙂

Anyway, pictures are coming as soon as I get them developed and scanned (which will probably be at least a week). I’m off work until Sunday, but I’ll still try to blog periodically between cat-naps.

July 29, 2003

We’re having a baby….soon….

Within the next 24 hours, Lydia and I should be holding our 2nd baby in our arms. Lydia’s been having fairly steady contractions for a few hours now, and we’ll probably be going into the hospital once they get closer (we live really close, so we’re putting it off as long as possible).

So there won’t be much blogging for a couple days, but I’ll be sure to try to get some baby pics online once it decides to arrive. Stay tuned…. .

July 27, 2003

I finally got a wireless card, but…

…I don’t have an access point. Anybody got one to get rid of? Meanwhile, I’m searching around the area for hot spots and I’ll have Netstumbler running on my drive home to see what can be found. Probably not a whole lot, but I did already find the SST-PR-1 mystery SSID that nobody can seem to identify (most folks are sure it’s a Sears truck thing).

Update on 7/26: Read the comments below to see what I’ve found….

July 24, 2003

Church Buys Porn Shop

The biship says that’s just the beginning. He says the church will be collecting more money to buy-out other porno shops in the community so they can shut them down as well. Full Story.

July 24, 2003

Man arrested for taking food from sister’s refrigerator

Sheriff’s Capt. Scott Moser said the family decided to call police because “they felt he needs to learn a lesson about taking other people’s property.” Well, that’s one way to teach a lesson.

July 24, 2003

Planning on going to Greece for the Olympics?

More people might make the trip in 2004 if they knew that there would probably be more whorehouses.

July 24, 2003

Arial vs. Helvetica

I posted a while back with a little quiz and site that described the differences between the two fonts. Now you can take the role of Helvetica, and kick Arial’s butt.

July 24, 2003

Central Oregon’s burning to the ground — again

Looks like some areas East of Bend are on fire. Thanks to several consecutive days of 100+degree temps and very dry conditions, this entire county is going to go up in smoke in no time at all. Many of our guests here at work have tee-times today and tomorrow at Lost Tracks Golf Club — and the road getting to the course is closed because of the fire.

So it looks like we’re going to be having a bunch of angry guests calling us because they can’t golf. They’ll hold us accountable, because they know we were the ones that started the fires. It’s amazing to me how tourists leave their brains at home when they travel.

Update on 7/24: The golf course is open, and actually being used — they’re taking water from the course’s ponds and dumping it on the fire. The fire is now 2000 acres, and luckily the winds are blowing it away from Bend. The smoke in the air is pretty thick (as the fire’s about 10 miles Northeast of my office) and there’s a bit of ash on my car. Full Story on bend.com.

I remember looking up at Pilot Butte (and big ol’ butte right in the center of town) last night and looking at all the cars driving up to the top to see the fire. There were cars wrapped all the way up the butte full of people gawking at it.

July 24, 2003

Buy a Magical Box of Crap

Make sure when you move out of an apartment, you take your stuff with you, otherwise somebody will be selling it on eBay.

July 23, 2003

Cheech and Chong, together again!

“That’s the famous Marquis du Hickey: legendary lover–makes Casanova look like a school boy. He’s a trisexual. Trisexual? Yeah, he’ll try anything, mud, chickens, anything.” Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are doing another movie.

July 23, 2003