Return of Computer = pictures

Yeah....we got our computer back from the Police - thanks to Aaron. Our pictures were erased, but they were still in the recycling bin so we were able to recover them and download them onto our external hard-drive. The computer was also locked and Julia was able to find a way to unlock it on-line. It is still running slowly, but now we can update our blog and post some pictures. So here is a nice picture of the kids at the beach.


[diving at Liz's B-day]

Diving is awesome. This is a picture from my favorite dive so far. It was a really beautiful spot. My gear is on the way and I have met even more divers lately so I should be getting out a lot more pretty soon. Not to mention that with Carol gone Jay is available to go almost any day.

Simon v. The Librarian

Simon recently had a conversation with our friend Naomi at Moi's birthday party. Naomi, of course, was trying to convince Simon that reading is a good thing because it makes you smart . Unfortunately Simon disagreed, at least on some of the finer points. The conversation went something like this:

[Simon running to catch a wave w/ kickboard]


Naomi: Do you like to read?

Simon: Yes.

Naomi: Reading makes you smart - huh.

Simon: Well...reading doesn't always make you smart. Sometimes it makes you dumb.

Naomi: No, reading can't make you dumb.

Simon: Yes it can. If its not true. Like if a book is non-fiction and it says that dinasours are still alive. If it was in a fiction book that would be alright but if it is in a non-fiction book it wouldn't be true so that would make you dumb.

Naomi: (Im not sure if she actually spoke at this point or if she just stared at him in shock and with the realization that a five year old had just presented her with a perfectly sound argument about why books can make you dumb and that he was in fact right - not the best moment for a librarian).

Simon: [cute little knowing smile].

I dont know if I got the conversation exactly right but that is the gist of it. Darn kids. Hopefully Naomi keeps pushing book reading on our kids. We know reading books does make you smarter....well....most of the time.

[Beach at sunset]

[Ila]

A lot of people have asked about our dog, Ila. He is doing much better now. However, we let him hang out with the local dogs for a few weeks and now he has mange again. We are going to get him cured of it again and he will be an inside dog only - mainly because mange freaks me out, but also because no one wants to touch the dog and so he gets very little attention.

Alright lest you think that it is all play and no work. I put a picture of the view from my office in here. The rolling surf and swaying palms make it really easy to concentrate while at work.

[view from office]