Category Archives: Fatherhood

At the Hospital, Waiting for Baby

Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Neal Locke

We got here this evening a little after 5:00, and checked in.  The room is nice, as far as hospital rooms go, and our nurse is a friend of a friend.  Early tomorrow (Thursday) morning around 6:00, Amy will be … Continue reading →

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Mid-Blog-Life-Crisis?

Posted on November 14th, 2007 by Neal Locke

If a blog can have a mid-life crisis (what’s the life expectancy of a blog, anyhow?) I think this blog is in the midst of one. When I first registered the domain name “mrlocke.net,” I was a high school English … Continue reading →

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Three-Year-Old Grammar Shark

Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Neal Locke

My three-year-old son just corrected my grammar. He was right. I, the English major and former high-school English teacher, was wrong. Grady: Daddy, somebody at school kicked my foot today. Me: It’s ok, Grady. I’m sure they didn’t mean it. … Continue reading →

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The Children of Hurin

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Tonight I am proud, happy, and a little sad. Grady and I turned the last page on a novel we’ve been reading together by J.R.R. Tolkien: The Children of Hurin. As novels go, it’s short — 257 pages — but … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, My Super-Hero-Warrior-Son

Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Neal Locke

1041104210401064 So we did the Chuck-E-Cheese thing. Not my favorite (noise, chaos, junk food), but at least we didn’t have to clean up, and Grady (of course) loved all of it. More pictures are here. Among his favorite two presents … Continue reading →

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Grady-Daddy Camping Trip

Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Neal Locke

1039100110211016 This past weekend, Grady and I left suburbia behind for our first-ever-Daddy-and-Grady-camping-trip. We both thought it was pretty cool. The original plan had been to camp at one of several campgrounds near one of the many lakes in the … Continue reading →

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New Release!

Posted on June 15th, 2007 by Neal Locke

I’m proud to announce the forthcoming release of Baby Locke 2.0 (Beta)*. Baby Locke 2.0 will undoubtedly reflect features yet to be seen in previous releases, but by far the most exciting one we can announce for sure is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby, Family, Fatherhood, Life, Open Source, Web 2.0 | 9 Comments