By slhilbert on 10/1/2009 11:39 PM

Thinking if I replace the Alaska references with Indiana and the Polar Bear with a Cow then this video pretty much describes my website.

By slhilbert on 9/25/2009 4:01 PM

My hard drive just crashed. But I got a BAG OF CRAP just now from Woot.com!

By slhilbert on 9/17/2009 7:43 AM

Another fun August.  Especially fun this time was that Annie didn't have to go back to work but instead gets to stay home with Sebastian and I.  This has been a big blessing on our family indeed as I get to see both of them throughout the day. 

Sebastian is getting bigger and bigger and is definitely getting his own little personality.  I try to make him laugh out loud every day. So far, I think I am pretty close as he loves to smile and giggle.

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By slhilbert on 9/8/2009 7:50 AM

Here is a long email I wrote to my mother-in-law regarding my thoughts on health care reform.  I am for what campaign Obama said, when he talked about using a scalpel.  I think health care reform is best done slowly and deliberately to make a real change.

1. Putting caps on medical malpractice lawsuits.  Currently a person can sue a doctor for as much money as they want.  This sort of practice has caused the doctors to have to purchase incredibly expensive insurance which they then past the cost on to us.  As far as I can tell, no one is really against this piece, they just say it doesn't go far enough. 2. Allow citizens to buy insurance across state lines.  currently you can only buy insurance in your particular state, you can't buy it from another state.  By tearing down this restriction you immediately make insurance way more competitive (which is what the public option is suppose to do). The democrats are against this because they say that everyone will immediately go to the cheapest, easiest insurance...

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By slhilbert on 8/12/2009 8:33 AM

Today I believe I was baptized into fatherhood by Sebastian. I had just finished feeding him his rice cereal and picked him up over my head to tell him what a great job he did. He took that opportunity to spit up all of his cereal and milk all over my face.  Luckily I saw this avalanche of gross coming and was able to turn my head before any got in my mouth. 

Anyway, pictures and videos are over the last few weeks.  Some of the pictures are from our vacation to Fripp Island, SC.  Others are going to the county fair.  And others are just little pictures of Sebastian.  Enjoy!

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By slhilbert on 8/10/2009 7:46 AM

Annie’s mom, Gwen, took this picture of Sebastian.  So cute!

Things are going well here at the Hilbert House.  We are trying to get Sebastian to sleep through the night. It has been hard but I think we are starting to feel like we are making progress.  We have had a great summer so far and are looking forward to the fall.

By slhilbert on 7/27/2009 11:14 AM

I tried to sign Sebastian, my infant son, up for Facebook so I can tag him in pictures.  Here is the message I got.  It seems like Facebook is a bit of a hypocrite.

 

By slhilbert on 7/7/2009 7:51 PM

After months of staying out of the media spotlight, Joe Biden has now reappeared with a new economic plan that he devised after scouring reports from historical revolutionary thinkers.  His surprising inspiration has come from an unlikely source: Marshall Applewhite, the co-founder of the controversial cult, Heaven’s Gate.  In secret phone calls with governors and mayors, he has disclosed the newest plan of action: recycling.  The Earth is on the cusp of being “recycled” and so our economy will have to respond to this coming change.  Details of this philosophy and plan are to be disclosed in “private meetings” later this week.

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By slhilbert on 6/11/2009 10:24 PM

You there! Follow these hyperlinks below to see pictures. OK!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=82407&id=619468208&l=a0751a6163

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=85790&id=619468208&l=459d30f65d

 

If you are reading this you can’t follow directions… FAIL!

By slhilbert on 6/11/2009 7:49 AM

My wife and I are planning an upcoming trip and we had some concerns about flying with our son who will be just over three months old on the flight.  I posted a query on the topic on Twitter and Facebook and almost immediately my cousin, who works for a major airline as a flight attendant chimed in with a ton of great information.  I am including the tips she gave me below.

 



From the Pro First, disregard all this info if the baby is sleeping, just let him sleep. I hoped this helped and don’t freak you out!

Why Babies Cry Why babies usually cry when flying, aside from the normal tired,hungry, dirty diaper, is their ears start...

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